Boxing category: 529 books

While Ch'i Kung is the oldest of the Chinese martial arts and still survives today in the 20th century, there are relatively few people in these modern times who know little about it, other than its existence. However, this book, written by Lily Siou-herself-a master of Ch'i Kung, pierces the...

How To Defeat Life’s Giants is a powerful tool and guide to help you conquer and defeat life’s giants that seem insurmountable. By applying the easy to understand principles found in this book, you will no longer allow the giants of lack, sickness, depression, fear, procrastination, and low self-esteem...

Illustrated with over 250 photographs, Practical Self-Defense offers an in depth look at self defense techniques with tips strategies, and scenarios that can help new students to develop the skills they need. Based on Kyokushin Karate, this martial arts guide presents basic techniques including: Throws...

In Wing Chun Kung-fu Volume 3: Weapons & Advanced Techniques, the final Wing Chun book in this Chinese martial arts series, author Dr. Joseph Wayne Smith applies dynamic scientific methodology to Wing Chun training tools and weapons, providing a complete analysis of why and how each item is used....

Actualmente el kickboxing es uno de los deportes de lucha más difundidos en el mundo, por ser muy eficaz y fácil de aprender. Evolución moderna de las antiguas artes marciales, el kickboxing es una disciplina deportiva completa y también una técnica que puede ser un arma válida de defensa personal....

Ali veut décrocher parce qu’il ne digère pas le racisme ordinaire. — Aux yeux des Français, un bon Arabe, tu sais ce que c’est, Tazzieri ? grommela-t-il. Regarde : un traître ! — Arrête, Ali ! s’emporta le président. Tu te fais du mal pour rien ! Ali décrocha sa propre photo...

Cora Livingston was exceptional as a female wrestler. She stood 5'2" in her stocking feet and never weighed more than 135 pounds. When she captured the title as world champion female wrestler, in 1914, wrestling for women was very much an outlaw sport. Cora was trained in the scientific methods...

June Byers came into female wrestling in the late 1940s and ended her career in the early 1960s. An aggressive wrestler with a fine build for her sport, she was an all-around athlete originally from Houston, Texas. Her uncle trained her to wrestle and she soon made the necessary contacts to enter...

Cesar Brion was a heavyweight from Cordoba, Argentina, a former worker in the diplomatic office. He came to the United States, like many other young prospects, hoping to have a shot at meeting the winner of the Ezzard Charles-Jersey Joe Walcott 1949 fight. There were others who came from Europe and...

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport in which a variety of fighting techniques are used, including striking techniques (kicks, knees, and punches) and grappling techniques (clinch holds, submission holds, sweeps, takedowns, and throws). MMA is exploding in popularity. Packed with...

Refine your advanced blocking skills with this illustrated martial arts guide. Every style of karate, tae kwon do, kung fu, or other martial art includes the down block as part of its kata, or forms. The forms are similar enough that martial artists will recognize them as down blocks, even...

William Sailor Freedman was a lightweight boxer who came to Philadelphia from Brooklyn as a runaway youth. He worked as a newsboy before he became an employee of gambler Max Hoff. In later years he resumed his connections with organized crime associates like Hoff. Hoff was a rum runner during the...

Do you have to walk alone often? At car parks, bars, back from work or school? There's always a potential for someone to attack you at that point of time! The best way is to learn how to defense yourself. These preys, usually men, will monitor your daily routine and plan their assault. However,...

From the Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures to the XM320 grenade launcher, this comprehensive guide profiles nearly every weapon currently in use by the U.S. Army. In addition, it covers cutting-edge technology that will soon be employed by soldiers around the world. Missiles, small arms, biological...