A Donn Draeger Bibliography
Note: This bibliography, which is based in part on work done by Mike Belzer and Jerry Hays, is not complete, and readers with additions or corrections are invited to contact the editor at jsvinth@ejmas.com. Most recent update: December 2005.
Books
Solo Authorship
Weapons and Fighting Arts of the Indonesian Archipelago (Rutland and Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle, 1972, 1992)
The Martial Arts and Ways of Japan, Volume I: Classical Bujutsu (New York and Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1973, 1996)
The Martial Arts and Ways of Japan: Volume II: Classical Budo (New York and Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1973, 1996)
The Martial Arts and Ways of Japan: Volume III: Modern Bujutsu and Budo (New York and Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1974, 1996)
Ninjutsu: The Art of Invisibility, Japan's Feudal Age Espionage Methods (Tokyo: Lotus Press Ltd., 1977; Phoenix Books, 1994)
Co-author
----- and Ishikawa Takahiko. Judo Training Methods (Rutland and Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle, 1962, 1999); an extract on the Kodokan cherry blossom emblem appears at http://www.judoinfo.com/kdk.htm
----- and Nakayama Masatoshi. Practical Karate: A Guide to Everyman's Self-defense (Rutland and Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle, 1963, 1998)
----- and Nakayama Masatoshi. Practical Karate: Against the Unarmed Assailant (Rutland and Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle, 1963, 1998)
----- and Otaki Tadao. Judo for Young Men, Basic and Intermediate: An Interscholastic and Intercollegiate Standard (Tokyo and New York: Kodansha International, 1964)
----- and Nakayama Masatoshi. Practical Karate: Against Multiple Unarmed Assailants (Rutland and Tokyo: 1964, 1998)
----- and Nakayama Masatoshi. Practical Karate: Against Armed Assailants (Rutland and Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle, 1964, 1998)
----- and Nakayama Masatoshi. Practical Karate: For Women (Rutland and Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle, 1965, 1998)
----- and Ken Tremayne. The Joke's on Judo (Rutland and Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle, 1965)
----- and Nakayama Masatoshi. Practical Karate: Special Situations (Rutland and Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle, 1966, 1998)
----- and Inokuma Isao. Weight Training for Championship Judo (New York and Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1966)
----- and Robert W. Smith. Asian Fighting Arts (Tokyo and New York: Kodansha International, 1969; re-titled Comprehensive Asian Fighting Arts upon republication in 1980)
----- Howard Alexander, and Quintin Chambers. Pentjak-Silat: The Indonesian Fighting Art (Tokyo and New York: Kodansha International, 1970)
----- Tjoa Khek Kiong, and Quintin Chambers. Shantung Black Tiger: A Shaolin Fighting Art of North China (New York: Weatherhill, 1976, 1997)
----- and Leong Cheong Cheng. Phoenix-Eye Fist: A Shaolin Fighting Art of South China (New York and Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1977, 1997)
----- and Quintin Chambers. Javanese Silat: The Fighting Art of Perisai Diri (Tokyo and New York: Kodansha International, 1978)
----- and P'ng Chye Khim. Shaolin, An Introduction to Lohan Fighting Techniques (Rutland and Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle, 1979, 1991)
----- and Otaki Tadao. Judo Formal Techniques: A Complete Guide to Kodokan Randori no Kata (Rutland and Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle, 1982, 1991)
----- and Gordon Warner. Japanese Swordsmanship: Techniques and Practice (New York: Weatherhill, 1982)
Translator
Otake Risuke. The Deity and the Sword: Katori Shinto Ryu, Volume I (Tokyo: Minato Research and Publishing Co., 1977)
Otake Risuke. The Deity and the Sword: Katori Shinto Ryu, Volume II (Tokyo: Minato Research and Publishing Co., 1977)
Otake Risuke. The Deity and the Sword: Katori Shinto Ryu, Volume III (Tokyo: Minato Research and Publishing Co., 1977)
Articles
Solo Authorship
"1960 World Championships," Judo Journal, Spring 1961, http://www.bestjudo.com/article19.shtml
"Judo: Weight Training at Kodokan," Strength & Health, August 1961, 24-25, 48
"The Truth about Karate," Strength & Health, November 1961, 24-25, 50
"Karate's Man of Iron, Mas Oyama," Strength & Health, July 1962, 28-29, 54-58
"Invisible Men with Secret Weapons," This is Japan, 9 (September 1962), 209-213
"Judo Randori no Kata and Ju no Kata," 1966 AAU - JBBF Judo Handbook, http://www.judoinfo.com/kata.htm
"Judo on Bali," Judo Illustrated, 2:1 (January-February 1968), 27-31
"An Analysis of Competition" (probably Judo Illustrated, 1968), http://www.judoinfo.com/draeger.htm
"The Fundamentals of Sword Handling for Judoists (Part I)," Judo Illustrated, 2:6 (November-December 1968), 17-22
"Fundamentals of Sword Handling for Judoists (Part II)," Judo Illustrated, 3:1 (March-April 1969), 30-33
"The Development of Kodokan Judo," Judo Illustrated, 3:2 (July-August 1969), 26-27, 34
"What is Rank: The Matter of Integrity of Judo Ranks," AAU/USJF Handbook, 1970, reprinted at http://www.big-planet.org/WHAT_%20IS_%20RANK_BY_Donn_F._Draeger.htm
"The Moluccan Tjabang," Judo Illustrated, 3:3 (November-December 1969), 1, 12-13
"The Origins," Judo Illustrated, 3:3 (November-December 1969), 10-11, 31 (an introduction to his Budo/Bujutsu thesis)
"The Tjbang," Judo Illustrated, 4:2 (April 1970), 14-15
"Blood… Sweat… Tears, Judo Training at Waseda University," Judo Illustrated, 5:3 (June 1970), 18-20
"Classical Judo Teaching and Learning Patterns," Judo Illustrated, 5:3 (June 1970), 27-28
"Editorial," Judo Illustrated, 4:4 (August 1970), 2
"The 1970 All-Japan Judo Championship," Judo Illustrated, 4:4 (August 1970), 6-11
"Texas Damashii," Judo Illustrated, 4:4 (August 1970), 12-14 (Texas judoka Bill Sanford)
"The Mustika Kwitang Tjabang (Part I), Judo Illustrated, 4:5 (October 1970), 22-23
"Editorial," Judo Illustrated, 4:6 (1970), 3
"The Jigoro Kano Kwai," Judo Illustrated, 4:6 (1970), 9-10
"The 1971 All-Japan Judo Championship," Judo Illustrated, 5:4 (August 1971), 4-14
"The Japanese Martial Arts Are Not Identical to the Japanese Martial Ways," Judo Illustrated, 5:4 (August 1971), 16-17
"The Japanese Martial Arts and Ways Are Composed of Classical and Modern Cognate Forms," Judo Illustrated, 5:5 (October 1971), 14-15
"The Classical Japanese Martial Arts Are Not 18 in Number," Judo Illustrated, 5:6 (December 1971), 32-33
"The Arit," Judo Illustrated, 5:6 (December 1971), 55-57
"The Making of the First Olympic All-Categories Judo Champion," Judo Illustrated, 6:1 (May 1972), 6-9
"The Making of the First Olympic All-Categories Judo Champion, part 2," Judo Illustrated, 6:2 (July 1972), 6-9
"The Making of the First Olympic All-Categories Judo Champion, part 3," Judo Illustrated, 6:3 (September 1972), 6-11
"Olympic Judo Highlights 1964 (Part 1), Judo Illustrated (October 1972), 6-10
"Olympic Judo Highlights 1964 (Part 2)," Judo Illustrated (November 1972), 6-9
"Sambo Techniques for Judoist: Posture and Gripping," Judo Illustrated, 7:3 (September 1973), 13-15
"Sambo Techniques for Judoist: Standing-Throwing Tactics," Judo Illustrated, 7:4 (October-November-December 1973), 7
"The Japanese Martial Arts Are Different from the Japanese Martial Ways," Martial Arts International, 1:1 (January 1974), 7-8
"The Influence of Indian Culture on Balinese Weapons," Martial Arts International, 1:1 (January 1974), 43-44
"The Japanese Martial Arts and Ways Are Composed of Classical and Modern-Cognate Disciplines," Martial Arts International, 1:1 (January 1974), 43-44
"Osotogari," Judo Illustrated, 8:1 (February 1974), 6-7
"Uchimata," Judo Illustrated, 8:2 (April 1974), 14-15
"Taiotoshi," Judo Illustrated, 8:3 (June 1974), 16-17
"Polynesian Petroglyphs," Orientations (February 1974), 66-68
"Sambo Techniques for Judoist," Judo Illustrated, 8:1 (February 1974), 16
"The Classical Japanese Martial Arts Are Not Sports," Martial Arts International, 1:3 (May 1974), 11-12
"The Origins of Kamae in Japanese Karate-Do," Martial Arts International, 1:3 (May 1974), 44-46
"Martial Arts: Definitions and Approaches, an Introduction to the Concept of Combative Culture," in Play: Anthropological Perspectives, edited by Michael A. Salter (West Point, NY: Leisure Press, 1977)
"Brigand or Patriot? Kusanoki Masashige," in Great Historical Figures of Japan, edited by Murakami Hyoe and Thomas J. Harper (Tokyo: Japan Culture Institute, 1978)
"An Introduction to Hoplology: Part I of II," Hoplos, 1:1 (February 1979), 3-4
"An Introduction to Hoplology: Part II of II," Hoplos, 1:2 (April 1979), 3-4
"The Terminology Study Project," Hoplos, 1:3 (July 1979), 4-5
"Computerization in Hoplology," Hoplos, 1:4 (August 1979), 4-5
"The Hoplologist: Generalist or Specialist," Hoplos, 1:5 (November 1979), 4-5
"Hoplology and the Bang, Big or Small," Hoplos, 1:6 (December 1979), 1-2
"Typology in Hoplology," Hoplos, 2:1 (February 1980), 3-4
"Let Me Count the Ways, Part I," Hoplos, 2:2 (April 1980), 7-8
"Let Me Count the Ways, Part II," Hoplos, 2:3 (June 1980), 7-9
"Let Me Count the Ways, Part III," Hoplos, 2:4 (September 1980), 2-3
"Let Me Count the Ways, Part IV," Hoplos, 2:5 (November 1980), 6-8
""The Martial-Civil Dichotomy in Asian Combatives," Hoplos, 3:1 (February 1981), 6-8
"The Academic Mistreatment of the Japanese Martial Ethos," Hoplos, 3:2 (April 1981), 3-4
"Hoplology: A Century-Old Discipline Yet to Be Appreciated," Hoplos, 3:3 (June 1981), 7-8
"Some Aims and Objectives of Hoplology: Part I," Hoplos, 3:4 (August 1981), 7
"Some Aims and Objectives of Hoplology, Part II," Hoplos, 3:5 (October 1981), 1-2
"The Ten Purposes of the IHRC," Hoplos, 4:1 (March 1982), 13-14
"The Influence of Indian Culture on Balinese Weapons," Hoplos, 4:3 (December 1984), 4-6 (reprinted with permission from Martial Arts International)
"Understanding East Asian Combatives: Part I of II," Hoplos, 6:1 (Spring 1990), 1-4
"Understanding East Asian Combatives: Part II of II," Hoplos, 7:2 (Winter 1992), 21-25
"Letters on Miyamoto Musashi," Journal of Asian Martial Arts, 8:3 (1999), 34-37
Joint Authorship
----- and Shimizu Takaji. "Judo… Jodo," Judo Illustrated, 2:6 (November-December 1968), 44-45
-----, Howard Alexander, and Quintin Chambers. "Batumerah Swordswomen," Judo Illustrated, 5:4 (August 1971), 24-25
----- and Otake Risuke. "A Commentary on the Technique of Sword Drawing," Judo Illustrated, 5:5 (October 1971), 23
-----, Howard Alexander, and Quintin Chambers. "Long-knife Fighting on Ambon," Judo Illustrated, 5:5 (October 1971), 24-25
-----, Howard Alexander, and Quintin Chambers. "Tjakalele," Judo Illustrated, 5:5 (October 1971), 37-38
----- and Datuk Meor Abdul Rahman bin Uda Hashim. "Silat Seni Gayung," Martial Arts International, 1:2 (March 1974), 41-43
International Hoplological Society Donn F. Draeger Monograph Series
No. 1: "Kiai: The Role of Sound in Japanese Martial Arts & Ways"; "Makimono: Japanese Handscrolls"
No 2: "Ranking Systems in Japanese Martial Arts: Modern vs. Classical"; "Bujutsu and Budo"
No. 3. "Zen and the Japanese Warrior"; "Esoteric Buddhism in Japanese Warriorship"
No. 4. "The Martial Arts and Ways of Japan," Part 1
No. 5. "The Martial Arts and Ways of Japan," Part 2
No. 6. "The Martial Arts and Ways of Japan," Part 3
No. 7. "The Martial Arts and Ways of Japan," Part 4
To order the foregoing monographs or back issues of Hoplos, go to http://www.hoplology.com.
Unpublished Manuscripts
"Hoplology: Its Scope and Broad Objectives" (March 17, 1976)
"On Stone Hand Clubs: Classical Hawaiian Martial Culture" (July 1977; prepared for the East-West Center in cooperation with and expressly for the Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawai'i)
Miscellany
Donald Frederick Draeger was born on April 15, 1922. Although born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he often listed his hometown as West Bend, Wisconsin.
His father was Frank Draeger and his stepmother was Dora Olwig Draeger, a 20-year-old German immigrant whom Frank married in June 1935. Frank died in 1958, and Dora died in November 2000. http://obits.conleynet.com/dailynews/2000/November/20/09.htm.
Donn Draeger served in the US Marine Corps during World War II and Korea. According to his grave marker, his highest military rank was captain. However, according to an article by Harman W. Nichols that appeared on page 5 of the Ames, Iowa, Daily Tribune on January 27, 1954, Draeger was a major serving with the Pentagon's Inter-Pan-American Defense Board. As for how Draeger got into judo, he told Nichols that in Milwaukee, "as a kid of eight he bumped into a Japanese. The Japanese bumped him back, judo style. His new friend taught him judo… Presently, on his own time he teaches seven classes a week, without pay. Most of them are kids, 10 and 11." The article concluded by saying, "Maj. Draeger is an honest man. He doesn't believe that judo ever will replace baseball or even beanbag tossing as a national sport." News Article.pdf
Draeger was a member of the Georgetown University class of 1956. http://alumni.georgetown.edu/site/Clubs?club_id=1721&sid=8821&pg=other&JServSessionIdr012=hj56q8b141.app24b
He died at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu on October 20, 1982, and he was buried at Wood National Cemetery in Milwaukee on October 25, 1982. For details, see H. Richard Friman, "Donald F. Draeger's Wisconsin Grave," Journal of Asian Martial Arts, 8:3 (1999).
For photos, start with http://www.hoplology.com/draeger.htm and http://www.hoplology.com/dfdbio.htm.
For streaming video of Draeger doing Shindo Muso-ryu jo kata, see http://www.furyu.com/onlinearticles/shindojo1.html.
For anecdotes, starting places include, in no particular order:
JCS Dec 2005