Table of Contents
Acknowledgements xi
Introduction: The Invention of Tradition 1
Note on Translation and Spelling 13
Chapter 1 The Arts of War 19
Confucius and the War Dances 22
Laozi and the Cultivation of Qi 29
Sun Tzu and the Maiden of Yue 35
Mozi and Self-defence 37
Chapter 2 The Shaolin Temple 40
Legends of Bodhidharma 43
The Shaolin Temple Stele 48
The Nirvana Sutra and the Icchantikas 52
The Eighteen Hands of the Luohan 55
Sword Dances of the Silk Road 58
Chapter 3 The Fist Canon 61
The Long Fist and the Eighteen Weapons 63
The Mongol Conquest 66
White Lotus and Red Turban 69
The New Manual on Military Efficiency 75
The Water Margin - Evidence from Fiction 81
Chapter 4 Secrets and Shadows 85
The Manchu Invasion 88
The Epitaph of Wang Zhengnan 91
The Heaven and Earth Gathering 95
White Crane and Wing Chun 100
The Boxer Uprising 108
Chapter 5 The Way of the Warrior 114
The Samurai Era 115
The Houses of Go 119
From Jujutsu to Judo 123
From China-hand to Empty-hand 133
Chapter 6 Nationalism and Modernism 140
Jingwu, Ip Man and Guoshu 143
Rivers and Lakes - Early Modern Fictions 152
From Ailcido to Hapkido 156
The Creation of Shorinji Kempo 163
Chapter 7 Journey to the West 170
Britain - From Bartitsu to the Budokwai 171
Australasia - From Cecil Elliott to the Auckland Judokwai 175
North America - From Roosevelt to Rusty Glickman 178
Fist of Fury - The Spread of Martial Arts Cinema 183
The PRC, Wushu and Martial Amnesia 190
Chapter 8 Ball of Kungfusion 197
Gamification and Sportification 199
Enter the Ninja 205
Reasonable Force 213
International Frictions 216
Chronology 223
Sources and Recommended Reading 247
Notes 263
Index 283
