Martial Arts category: 1527 books
Tai Chi Wu Style
Advanced Techniques for Internalizing Chi Energy
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2013
A guide to the internal martial arts exercises of short-form Wu-Style Tai Chi
• Details the 8 core forms of Wu-Style Tai Chi with fully illustrated instructions
• Ideal for older practitioners as well as those with health disabilities due to the “small frame” primary stance,...
The Mixed Martial Arts Handbook
The Insider's Guide to Fighting Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2010
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...
Modern Army Combatives
Battle-Proven Techniques and Training Methods
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2013
From the author of the Army’s field manual on hand-to-hand combat! Matt Larsen has brought together reality-based strategies for mastering close-quarters fight situations in Modern Army Combatives: Battle-Proven Techniques and Training Methods. Based on lessons gleaned from battlefields and several...
by John Ankerberg
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2012
Perhaps few Oriental systems have become as widely accepted in the West as the martial arts. They claim to work by unifying mind, spirit, and body chiefly through meditation and physical discipline. This allegedly helps to regulate the flow of mystical energy throughout the body and to enable one...
Physical Preparation
Formidable Fighter, #2
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2018
Outlasting your opponent in competition or learning to combat a bigger person under stress requires hard training. You must be physically fit, strong, and powerful. Supplemental strength training in addition to your martial arts training will help you develop the toughness you need to equalize or...
Koryu Bujutsu
Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 1997
Koryu Bujutsu is a collection of eight essays by the world’s most experienced non-Japanese practitioners of the classical martial arts, including Hunter B. Armstrong, Meik Skoss, Diane Skoss, David A. Hall, Liam Keeley and Ellis Amdur. These individuals have spent decades in Japan training and researching...
Conditioning for Martial Art Practice
Nutrition, Exercise, Energy, Strength, Flexibility
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2018
If you are interested in practicing a martial art for health, this anthology is highly practical for this purpose. The content will inspire readers to adapt ways to enrich their martial art practice to reach a higher standard of health.
Whenever considering health, one’s diet should be a priority....
The Virtual Ninja Manifesto
Fighting Games, Martial Arts and Gamic Orientalism
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Navigating between society’s moral panics about the influence of violent videogames and philosophical texts about self-cultivation in the martial arts, The Virtual Ninja Manifesto asks whether the figure of the ‘virtual ninja’ can emerge as an aspirational figure in the twenty-first century.
Engaging...
Mixed Martial Arts and the Quest for Legitimacy
The Sport vs. Spectacle Divide
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2018
Mixed martial arts or MMA is widely regarded as the fastest growing sport. Events fill stadiums around the world and draw vast television audiences, earning strong revenue through pay-per-view at a time when other sports have abandoned it. In 2016, the Ultimate Fighting Championship was bought by...
by Diane Skoss
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
Discover “the arts that look upon the profound and clarify life and death.” Keiko Shokon is the third volume in a series that aims to demystify the rare and often misunderstood fighting arts of the Japanese warrior. Do these arts still have relevance in a modern technological world? How are they...
by Jack Cheong, Laurel Teo, Loh Chong Chai
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013
This book unravels the mystery behind Chinese martial arts, an exotic branch of traditional Chinese culture. This is an easy and entertaining read and a must-buy for budding martial-art fans.
by Kim Etingoff
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2014
Martial arts students don't just learn how to fight. They also learn lots of other important things they use every day—like concentration, for example. Martial artists are good at focusing on one thing at a time—and by practicing martial arts, you too can get better at concentrating. Concentration...
by Antonio Somera
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 1998
Learn about the history, culture and techniques of filipino escrima with this informative martial arts guide.
The history of the Philippines and her martial arts is a history of resistance and revolt. Born into this fertile time and place, Grandmaster Leo M. Giron became a child of revolution....
Ninja
Ancient Shadow Warriors of Japan (The Secret History of Ninjutsu)
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2013
Ninjutsu is the most renowned and misunderstood of all martial arts. The long history of ninjutsu is often murky; surrounded by mystery and legend. Here, for the first time, is an in-depth, factual look at the entire art of ninjutsu, including the emergence of the ninja warriors and philosophy in...