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From Side Kicks to
Aerials, the author
teaches you how to take
your moves to the
extreme. There are
step-by-step full-colour
photographs of each
movement with
explanations. It includes
videos of the various
tricks so you can watch
each one frame-by-frame.
Beginners can also learn
basic tricks,
stretching, and
conditioning exercises.
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Teaches effective pins
and breakdowns for Judo,
Jujitsu, submission
grappling and mixed
martial arts. This book
teaches 15 core pins and
dozens of breakdowns to
take your opponents from
a stable position to one
where you can dominate
him and control the
match.
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Utilizing the bokken - a
wooden replica of the
Japanese samurai sword,
this video guide features
exercises that can
improve hand-eye
co-ordination and
strengthen hands, arms,
wrists, and upper body.
Combining bokken and
kobudo, it includes
striking, proper
gripping, target areas,
two-man practice, and
grand championship
free-form two-sword kata.
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A comprehensive guide to
the kicks of Taekwondo
from white belt to black
belt and beyond. It
explains the concepts
behind kicks including
how to generate power
using your whole body in
every kick, how to
generate maximum impact,
how to use body mechanics
to kick higher, and how
to get the most out of
every practice session.
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Examines the learning
process and gives the
martial arts student
examples and solutions to
problems he or she may
encounter during
training. This book aims
to start the student on
the road to becoming a
critical thinker, a
person who can use the
highest stage of learning
correlation to accelerate
his or her education in
the martial arts.
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Discusses concepts that
simplify training, help
learn various techniques
faster, and provide
access to the inner
workings of jujitsu. This
book suggests that these
concepts can be applied
to the spectrum of
martial arts, as they
address the fundamentals
of technique, physics,
anatomy, relaxation,
humility,
self-confidence, and
open-mindedness.
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Covers defensive street
fighting, including
kicking drills, striking
drills, and effective
ways to strike and kick
an attacker. This title
tells how to block
attacks and initiate
counterattacks; execute
takedowns; and defend
against holds and grabs.
It also features ways of
defending oneself from
the ground or while
sitting.
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Karate is one of the
best-known and widely
practised martial arts in
the world. This guide
introduces the philosophy
and approach of the sport
and its main schools
worldwide, then focuses
on the technical
elements, from the
warm-up to the delivery
of the perfect punch,
block and kick. It also
includes competition
rules and basic
self-defence.
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Explores cane techniques
(attack and defence
drills), kata and
applications, keibo
jitsu waza (staff
techniques),
attack-and-defence drills
with the staff, tonfa
(side-handle baton)
attack-and-defence
drills, kata and
application, and police
baton techniques and
application.
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Tai Chi and Qigong are
profound yet simple
methods for increasing
vitality, longevity,
and sexual potency. This
book explains Tai Chi and
Qigong principles and
practices. It contains
more than a hundred
illustrations which
teaches you the
techniques drawn from
among 25 traditional and
modern forms of Tai Chi
and Qigong.
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Martial Arts sportsmen
and women must have
flexible bodies and be
capable of reacting
rapidly. However, they
must also be able to have
sufficient build and
strength to carry out the
lifts and throws. This
book helps to find
special exercise forms
and drills for the warm
up and for strengthening
the body.
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Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
is exploding in
popularity as a new form
of martial art. It is a
full contact combat sport
in which a variety of
fighting techniques are
used, including striking
and grappling techniques.
This book takes you
through all the moves and
is packed with
photographs demonstrating
technique, modelled by
experienced fighters.
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Describes the basics of
sai anatomy, history,
and technique. This book
demonstrates a variety of
warm-up, gripping,
handling, flipping,
striking, blocking, and
sparring techniques - as
well as footwork,
stances, and
combinations - through
photographic sequences
and illustrations. It is
suitable for both a fresh
martial artist and a
veteran.
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Suitable for fighters,
this book is also helpful
for athletes or coaches.
With full colour photos
and explanations, it
reveals the secrets of
warming up, weight
training, endurance
training, mental
training, nutrition,
weight cutting, and
strategy development that
the top combat athletes
in the world use to win
IFL, Pride Fighting,
UFC and UCC.
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Part of the series
teaching students "Basic
Shotokan Karate", this
work explains how, with
what, and when an attack
is likely to occur.
Providing a definitive
guide to 'Street Self
Defence' for the
beginner, it features
over 500 photographs, a
simple '20 Lesson Plan'
that teaches: Basics
(Kihon) Sparring (Kumite)
and Formal Exercise
(Kata).
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Meant for practitioners
of all ages and
abilities, this guide
shows how to develop your
energy-shout, the basic
stances of Karate and how
to accomplish the art of
punching, blocking,
kicking and striking,
including the moves from
the Knife-hand Block to
the Roundhouse Kick. It
contains step-by-step
photographs and a section
on 'points to avoid'.
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A photographic guide to
performing the Wu style
short form sequence for
the health and peace of
mind. It includes advice
on preparation, warm up,
when and how to
practise, using
meditation and creative
visualization, and how
to integrate t'ai chi
into your lifestyle.
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Judo is many things to
many people, but at its
core, judo is a combat
sport. This book offers
an analysis of how to win
at the sport of judo and
how to make your judo
work for you. It presents
the effective and
commonly used skills,
techniques and tactics of
competitive judo and
analyses why and how they
work.
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Competitive taekwondo is
a demanding sport.
Containing detailed
descriptions and photos,
this book aims to guide
the readers to victory by
demonstrating the skills
needed to succeed. It
illustrates how
subtleties of technique,
such as stance, foot
angle and timing provide
the foundation for
unstoppable direct,
indirect and counter
attacks.
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This work introduces the
techniques of a
little-known ancient art.
Like other martial arts,
Aiki Jujutsu Daitoryu
relies not on a
practitioner's physical
size or strength, but on
turning the force used by
an opponent against him.
Aiki Jujitsu Daitoryu
originated in the 12th
century.
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Explores the spirit of
stick fighting,
revealing many secrets,
advanced techniques, and
dealing with the various
techniques unique to long
sticks. Written by the
Grandmaster of the
Togakure-ryu school of
Ninjutsu, this book
helps the readers to gain
an insight into the true
spirit of martial arts.
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This martial arts guide
contains three essays
from the golden age of
the samurai, composed by
the spiritual mentor of
Musashi and which expound
upon the true philosophy
of the martial way. It
should offer sound
guidance for enhanced
spiritual development for
today's practising
martial artist.
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A guide to some of
martial arts' most
devastating trips,
sweeps and throws. It
offers a collection of
street effective
takedowns that will stop
an attacker cold. It
includes inside tips on
choosing the right
technique, gaining the
upper hand over your
assailant, avoiding
injuries and ending a
fight quickly.
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Following a detailed
historical account of tai
chi, this volume covers
the five aspects of the
art: the hand form;
pushing hands; self
defence; weapons; and
internal strength. In
addition, a thorough
explanation of the
philosophical elements
and advice on training
for competition are
included.
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This judo manual offers
instruction on everything
from the basic pivot,
grips, falls and holds,
to the more difficult
throws, chokes and
counter attacks. It also
explains judo's history,
customs and terminology,
and provides insights and
recommendations on
competition and
conditioning.
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In this judo guide, Roy
Inman examines the basic
rules and techniques,
and discusses his own
training methods for
developing skills and
linking sequences. He
covers throws and
groundwork, contest and
random techniques, how
to deal with awkward
opponents, left-handed
fighters and defensive
styles.
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Depicts beginners' basics
and combat techniques of
judo in sequences. This
book includes chapters
which focus on the
elementary principles of
judo, such as falling,
throwing and groundwork.
It also includes a
section on effective
self-defence using judo
techniques.
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Part of a series of books
designed to help the
reader get more out of
their chosen sport or
game, this book is
suitable for the active
participant and passive
enthusiast. It is packed
with information,
photographs and
illustrations to explain
the core skills, tactics
and rules of the game.
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A manual designed to meet
the needs of the new
generation of enthusiasts
for the martial art of
Taekwondo, now an
Olympic sport. The author
(6th Dan WTF) explains
the comprehensive
step-by-step photographic
sequences and also
focuses on the intention
and philosophy behind
each move.
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From his birth in the
shadow of the great
volcano Sakurajima, to
his glorious death by
ritual suicide and
disembowelment, Saigo
Takamori was the ultimate
Samurai leader. His fall
brought about the end of
hundreds of years of
Samurai tradition and in
many ways marks the birth
of modern Japan.
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From his birth in the
shadow of the great
volcano Sakurajima, to
his glorious death by
ritual suicide and
disembowelment, Saigo
Takamori was the ultimate
Samurai leader. His fall
brought about the end of
hundreds of years of
Samurai tradition and in
many ways marks the birth
of modern Japan.
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The ancient Chinese art
of Bagua Quan combines
internal cultivation -
the training of the mind
- with external
application,
strenthening and
supporting the health of
the body. This book
explains the philosophy
and techniques of Bagua
Quan and provides the
reader with an accessible
approach to the art of
practice.
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Jiu Jitsu for all: purple
belt to dark blue belt
guides the reader through
the requirements of these
intermediate Jiu Jitsu
belts. Using step-by-step
photography, it takes
you through all the
techniques as well as
showing how these can be
used in self defence.
There is also a section
on taking your belt
gradings.
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Aimed at martial arts
athletes, coaches and
instructors, this guide
addresses important
self-care issues for the
martial arts. It covers:
Stretching; Conditioning;
Nutrition; Instructions;
Self-care; and
Instructors and Coaches.
It also includes tips on
coping with: Blisters;
Ankle Injuries; Back
Pain; Knee Injuries;
Groin Pulls; Asthma; and
more.
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In order to be able to
train effectively in
Jiu-Jitsu, this book
covers the basic
positions, techniques,
and combinations
required. In almost a
thousand step-by-step
photographs, the
techniques are fully
explained so that
Jiu-Jitsuka of any
standard can follow them
and use them. It also
provides the trainer with
a comprehensive reference
book.
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In order to master
Taijiquan you must begin
with the most fundamental
steps, and
systematically work up to
the advanced levels,
slowly building up your
knowledge and technique
as you go. This book
explains the five levels
of Taijichuan from
complete beginner to
highest level
practitioner.
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Jiu Jitsu for all: brown
belt to black belt guides
the reader through the
requirements of this
advanced Jiu Jitsu belt.
Using step-by-step
photography, it takes
you through all the
techniques as well as
showing how these can be
used in self defence.
There is also a section
on taking your belt
gradings.
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Offers Tae Kwon Do
students - from white
belts to black belts -
with information on
various aspects of Tae
Kwon Do. This book
includes chapters
addressing such topics as
the history and
traditions of Tae Kwon
Do, and mastering the
ten basic movements that
are the foundation for
advanced techniques.
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This volume is a study of
kalarippayattu - one of
India's oldest
traditional martial and
medical arts. Based on 20
years' research, it
traces how kalarippayattu
is a mode of cultural
practice through which
bodies, knowledges,
powers, agency, selves,
and identities are
constantly repositioned.
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Focuses on the many
metaphors and similes
that are used in Tai Chi.
Drawing from a wide
variety of sources, both
Chinese and Western,
ancient and modern, this
title explains the
application of these
images not only in terms
of how to move and take
up a Tai Chi position,
but also how to apply
these to daily life.
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* Author winner of Best
New Writer at the British
Sports Books Awards 2008
* Long listed for the
William Hill Sports Book
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Angry White Pyjamas on
judo * Already acclaimed
as one of the best sports
books of 2007 * The
latest in Aurum's line of
maverick, well-written
sports books to follow
such critical and
commercial successes as
Feet in the Clouds and My
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Packed with over 500
photos and step-by-step
instructions, this book
offers interpretations of
ITF and WTF taekwondo
patterns. It shows
readers how they can find
their own applications.
Whether you are a white
belt or a black belt, it
is filled with
information that makes
your training practical
and relevant to the
social challenges.
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Traces Shaolin Kung Fu's
origins back to 8th
Century China, making it
the oldest and complex
martial art in the world.
This book chronicles the
historical unfolding of
Shaolin Kung Fu from
ancient China right up to
today, while comparing
and contrasting it to
other martial arts
styles.
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Helps you to learn how to
dominate opponents with
the explosive throws,
sweeps and takedowns of
Sambo. This title teaches
75 of the most effective
ways to put your opponent
on the mat. It provides
an overview of the
concepts and principles
of throws and takedowns
including technical
execution, grip
fighting, stance,
posture, and more.
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Offering 100 striking and
grappling combination
moves, this guide aims
to give jiu-jitsu
practitioners the edge
they need to excel in the
sport of no-holds-barred
fighting. It is suitable
not only for high-level
competitors but for
amateur fighters, as
well.
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It doesn't matter what
combat sport or martial
art you specialise in,
showing up in shape is
mandatory. Your work
ethic, your willingness
to withstand harsh
physical training and
ability to absorb
punishment all directly
affect your success in
grappling or fighting.
This is a book about
training for grapplers
and fighters.
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Features more than
hundred low cost
marketing ideas on a
variety of topics
including: Advertising -
42 ways to pump up your
ads; Promotion - 25 ways
to promote your events;
Publicity - 21 ways to
master public relations;
Image Building - 28 ways
to polish your image;
and, Niche Building - 17
ways to establish your
speciality.
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Mixed martial arts has
grown into a
multi-billion dollar
industry. Chief among the
world's leading mixed
martial arts
organizations is the
Ultimate Fighting
Championship (UFC). The
fighter-turned-author has
been one of the few
chosen to lead the
greatest fighting
generation.
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While true perfection is
often fleeting, we often
achieve a moment of
perfection - a state of
mind that is just right,
a time when we are fully
attuned to the needs of
our body, mind and
spirit. This title
explores a variety of
techniques for achieving
this type of integration.
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Designed as a reference
work for experienced
ju-jitsu practitioners
and novices, this book
contains chapters on each
of the belts, including
blocks, strikes and
kicks, as well as
throws, strangles and
chokes. Illustrated with
650 photographs, it
covers unarmed
techniques, body
weapons, and the use of
some of the weapons
employed in ju-jitsu.
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Covers taisabaki (basic
body movement), ukemi
(injury prevention),
taihenjutsu (movement to
avoid danger), rolling,
breakfalls, cartwheels,
and leaping techniques.
This title includes
instruction for ninja
walking and advice on how
to avoid sword cuts.
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This translation of the
guiding principles of
karate is aimed at
martial arts enthusiasts,
particularly followers
of karate. The original
text was written as terse
axioms, the precepts of
which are open to various
interpretations. Many
unresolved questions are
answered in this
commentary.
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Wing Chun is a logical,
scientific yet simple
Chinese martial art
system, which was
developed for practical
and effective
self-defence. This book
includes the fundamental
principles together with
a scientific and
anatomical explanation of
the basic principles
underlying the Wing Chun
system.
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Maintains that training
with the bokken, the
wooden training sword
used by both ancient
samurai and swordsmen,
is important on two
levels for the modern
practitioner: to build
the physical stamina,
rhythms, and adroit body
movements of traditional
swordsmanship and to
achieve something of the
animating spirit of the
traditional swordsman.
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The ninja were trained in
secret schools using only
a few books, written in
code. The Shoninki, is
one of these coded
manuals, presenting the
arts of concealment,
espionage, and survival.
This classic text
confirms the path of the
ninja as an authentic
spiritual discipline.
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Teaches readers how to
avoid absorbing negative
energies from others and
take charge of their
health through the
self-healing techniques
of Chi Nei Tsang. This
work offers illustrated
exercises that show how
to detoxify the internal
organs and clear the
energy (chi) channels
throughout the body.
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Introduces Iron Shirt Chi
Kung, a form of Kung Fu,
that strengthens the
internal organs,
establishes roots to the
earth's energy, and
unifies physical,
mental, and spiritual
health. Through breathing
exercises, this book
shows how to pack
concentrated air into the
connective tissues
surrounding vital organs,
making them impervious
to injuries.
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Includes philosophy and
Bagua Zhang practice,
inward and outward basic
step training, Door
Opening Palm techniques,
Walking Qi Exchanging
Kung breath exercise,
Eight Changing Palms
form, Multiple Post
Switching practice, and
more fighting usage
applications.
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Offering a systematic
approach to basic karate,
this title provides an
intensive training course
in the three main areas:
kihon (basics), kumite
(sparring), and kata
(forms). Using
explanations and photos,
it provides a self-study
training course designed
to be accessible to
beginners and
intermediate level.
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Offers judo practitioners
a comprehensive
illustrated manual to the
sport, exploring the
advanced techniques (arm
locks, joint locks,
strangleholds, and
more). This book covers
the fundamentals of the
sport, including its
history and development,
as well as the philosophy
that underpins judo. It
also looks at grappling
techniques on the ground.
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Taiji Qigong is an
easy-to-learn system of
energy-enhancing
exercises, which
coordinates movement with
breathing and inner
concentration. If
practiced regularly, it
will give you more
energy, improve health
and help prevent illness.
Taiji Qigong is widely
practiced throughout the
Far East and increasingly
throughout the Western
world.
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Demonstrates how the
Basic Exercises that
comprise the core
teaching in Aikido will
develop physical focus in
the practitioner, and
teach them how to harness
that focus for wider
practical applications.
This book also explains
how achieving harmony
with one's opponent can
be done through a
selfless devotion to the
techniques.
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Yang 24-Step Taijiquan is
one of the most
widely-practiced
Taijiquan forms in the
world today. This book
provides a comprehensive
and detailed explication
of the postures and
movements of the form.
For each, it describes
exactly how the weight
flows, how to use the
hands, how to move the
limbs, and how to relax
into the movement.
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Covers various aspects of
Ninjutsu, including the
hidden details within the
Ninjutsu forms. This book
reveals the secrets of
how to develop power
through body movement,
how to effectively remove
an opponent's balance,
and how to unify the
mind, the body and
technique.
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Analyses and charts the
human body's multitude of
nerve and pressure points
and presents a variety of
submission techniques
that use pain induction
to bring an attacker
under control without
injury. This book covers
the secret behind the art
of jujitsu, ki, mushin
and self-defence, pain
compliance, and
pressure-point and
balance-point techniques.
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Heading further down the
warrior's path while
delving into both the
ancient and modern
history of ninjutsu,
this title includes such
topics as combat training
drills, the emergence
and techniques of female
ninja agents, exercises
to increase awareness,
and the goton-po theory
of escape and
invisibility.
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A comprehensive guide
that helps students
develop an understanding
of Advanced Kata (for
Brown belt & above). It
intends to supplement
Dojo training and
increase skill by
preparing students for
grading exams! It covers
such topics as: Bassai
Dai; Bassai Sho; Kanku
Dai; Kanku Sho; Jion;
Jitte; Jiin; Hangetsu;
Gangkaku; Empi; Sochin;
and, Wankan.
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Continual improvement of
technique is a crucial
part of a kickboxing
fighter's success. Good
technique can turn a
run-of-the-mill kick or
punch into an effective
attack against an
opponent. This guide
helps instructors and
coaches hone a fighter's
technical training to
enable the student to
perform to the best of
their ability.
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Offers an insight into
T'ai Chi as a philosophy,
a discipline, a martial
art and a source of
spiritual and physical
well-being. This title
includes insightful
essays on such topics as
the Buddhist and Taoist
'roots' of T'ai Chi, on
T'ai Chi as prayer,
meditation, and martial
practice, and on the
need to combine physical
with spiritual practice.
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Helps you prepare your
body and mind for battle
by mastering the fitness,
conditioning, and
nutritional secrets of a
warrior; learning the
speed, standup,
wrestling and takedown,
and ground techniques of
an Mixed Martial Arts
athlete; and developing
your combat mentality.
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Favouring an emphasis on
real-life situations over
the dramatic kicks and
throws of a formal
competition, Brazilian
jiu-jitsu has quickly
become recognised as one
of the most effective
self-defence techniques
for non athletes. This
guide provides lessons
that anyone, regardless
of strength or size, can
use to neutralise an
attacker in seconds.
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Nei Gong has been a
well-kept secret within
the Taoist sects of China
for centuries. Based upon
the teachings of the
great sage Lao Tzu, it
has only ever been taught
to close students of the
masters chosen as the
heads of the ancient
orders. This book
describes the philosophy,
principles and practice
of Nei Gong.
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The tactics and
techniques of two of the
greatest competitors in
the history of mixed
martial arts combat,
Renzo and Royler Gracie,
are captured in this
book. Their "grappling"
style of martial arts is
explained--methods that
focus on holds and throws
rather than kicks and
punches.
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The kata form an integral
part of the karate
training syllabus and act
as templates through
which the vast range of
different moves can be
practised, developed and
perfected. This volume
provides instruction in
the intermediate kata
required for grading from
3rd kyu through to 1st
dan black belt.
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Helps to learn to break
down various stages of
combat, from contact and
exchange to pursuit and
retreat. This title
offers guiding
principles, including
chi sao drills to develop
coordination, balance,
timing, accuracy, and
chi power. It includes
chum kil form techniques
to redirect the power of
an opponent and obtain a
superior position.
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Shows how we can adopt
the mindset of ancient
warriors, whether or not
we practice the physical
components of the martial
arts. This book describes
six principles of the
mind that are essential
to the martial arts, and
with colourful anecdotes,
examples, and stories,
shows how they can help
readers maintain focus
and balance.
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Covering the essential
tactic and art of
striking in a series of
blows, this guide
illustrates how today's
best mixed martial arts
fighters have discovered
the devastating effect of
"punches in bunches", or
strike combinations - a
mix that includes fists,
kicks, elbows, and
knees.
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Chen style Taijiquan is
the oldest of the five
main Taijiquan styles.
This book gives the
reader insight into the
Chen system, and
explains the background
to Taijiquan and its key
principles. Suitable for
beginners and advanced
practitioners wanting to
deepen their practice,
it contains sequences for
both the empty hand and
weapon forms.
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Tae Kwon Do is a sport,
a martial art, a fun way
to keep fit and a means
of self-defence that is
suited to the modern age.
Topics include: the
grading system; the
stances, weapons and
vulnerable points of the
body; and the training
principles for strength,
flexibility and speed.
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Covers introductions to
basic weapons training
and philosophy of the new
warrior. This book
includes stick techniques
(hanbo, three feet; jo,
four feet; rokushaku,
six feet), a review of
hand strikes, kamae with
and without weapons, and
combinations and ways of
immobilizing an armed
assailant.
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A follow-up to
"Championship Sambo:
Submission Holds and
Groundfighting", this
book teaches you 85
essential armlocks for
jujitsu, judo, sambo
and mixed martial arts.
The armlocks taught here
apply to gi and no-gi
combat sports, allowing
you to use them in a wide
variety of situations,
including self-defence
and street applications.
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The one constant feature
of karate training, at
all levels, is the Kata.
These are formal,
technical sequences which
are the basis of all
proper practice. This
volume covers the first
13 Shotokan Kata, with
each move fully
illustrated and
accompanied by an
investigation of the
Kata's application.
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Exploring the art of
chuan fa, this
three-part DVD series
includes Shaolin animal
techniques; exercises
practiced by the original
Shaolin monks, as
described in 1,
500-year-old manuscripts;
and interviews with the
author, recounting his
life, training, and
experiences.
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Reveals the techniques of
the ferocious yet
graceful art of the
tiger/crane form of hung
gar kung-fu. This text
covers various aspects of
the eponymous form,
which melds the powerful
attacks of the tiger with
the elusive, flowing
techniques of the crane.
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Kalaripayat is the most
ancient of the Eastern
martial arts. It draws
from the science of
breath, creating highly
concentrated trance
states and helping to
control the flow of vital
energy. The practitioner
learns to be a capable
fighter and an
accomplished healer.
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The warrior spirit exists
in all of us, whether it
makes itself known or
lurks quietly beneath the
surface. Loren
Christensen's stories,
from the war-torn alleys
of Saigon to the mean
streets of Portland,
Oregon, to the karate
tournament ring, give a
glimpse of the crouching
tiger at work.
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Focusing your body and
mind on an ancient
discipline can contribute
towards a sense of
harmony and well-being.
This book examines the
underlying philosophy
behind each martial art
and the physical benefits
to be gained, and
advises on choosing the
discipline to suit your
needs.
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Exploring the authentic
art of chuan fa, this
three-part DVD series
includes Shaolin animal
techniques. It includes
exercises practiced by
the original Shaolin
monks, as described in
1, 500-year-old
manuscripts. It also
contains interviews with
Steve DeMasco,
recounting his life,
training, and
experiences.
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Discussing the principles
of body construction,
this guide to Pushing
Hands explains the 8
types of concentration
and the 6 'efforts'
required to master them.
It offers an
understanding of the
various elements of
Pushing Hands practice.
It illustrates exercises
for developing
concentration and pushing
hands techniques.
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This collection of
writings by the founder
of aikido, Morihei
Ueshiba, illuminates the
philosophical basis of
the traditional martial
arts. It contains
photographs of Ueshiba in
action, Ueshiba's
calligraphy and a
transcription of epigrams
and poems in English,
romanized and Japanese
orthography.
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A guide that explains the
use of force continuum
and teaches how to
efficiently avoid
potentially violent
encounters though the use
of 'pre-incident
indicators.' It leads
readers through effective
methods of self-defence
designed for use in
myriad street crime
scenarios.
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Tells the story of the
author's ascension to
10th-degree Shaolin kempo
black belt and his
appointment as an
honorary ambassador to
China's legendary Shaolin
Temple. Accompanying rare
techniques of more than
350 photos, this book is
of interest to various
Shaolin enthusiasts.
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Focuses on the Korean
arts of war. Based on the
earliest known Korean
martial arts treatise,
the "Muye Chebo" written
in 1599, this title
shows the influence of
the neighbouring Japanese
and Chinese armies. It
provides fresh insights
into Korea's martial arts
legacy.
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Wing Chun Kung Fu has a
long history but it has
only been taught openly
since the 1950s when
Grandmaster Yip Man
revealed the secrets fo
the art and began to
teach large numbers of
students in Hong Kong.
This work covers the full
116-movement Wooden Dummy
form as taught by
Grandmaster Yip Man to
his eldest son, Ip Chun,
who then taught the
author.
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This is a translation of
an important classic on
Zen swordfighting.
Yagyu's Buddhist
spirituality is reflected
in his central idea of
the "life-giving sword" -
the notion of controlling
an opponent by the
spiritual readiness to
fight, rather than
during the fight.
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Addresses the popularity
of no-gi jujutsu (also
called submission
wrestling), a fast-paced
style in which
competitors forgo the gi
and wear shorts and
T-shirts. This title
includes topics such as
takedowns, guard passes,
striking and mounting
from the cross-body
position, takedown
counters, guard attacks,
sweeps, escapes, and
rear-mount attacks.
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