Martial Arts Self Defence category: 1396 books
by Mark Hatmaker
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
Chock-full of go-to finishing holds and tap-outs, this action-filled guide illustrates how to skillfully perform these essential fighting moves. More than 100 high-percentage submissions are detailed using sequenced action photographs to help strengthen the wrestling vocabulary of Mixed Martial Arts...
Fighter's Fact Book 2
Street Fighting Essentials
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
No-nonsense training for street safety and survival
You will fight how you train. That’s why Fighter’s Fact Book 2 presents a critical look at training and real-world applications. When you’ve mastered the skills taught in this book, you will truly be ready to defend yourself in some...
by Justin Rawson
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2018
Democracy puts everyone on equal standing. No particular person defends another person in a world of democracy. There is no warrior caste or system of knights. No one is stronger than the other. What does this say for defending oneself from violence? The weak are exposed in a world of democratic countries...
A Fighter's Heart
One Man's Journey Through the World of Fighting
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2008
This “whirling, no-holds-barred,” national bestselling memoir of mixed martial arts by the author of The Fighter’s Mind is “adrenaline-addled and addictive” (Playboy).
In A Fighter’s Heart, former merchant marine and Harvard graduate Sam Sheridan shares a “fascinating” first-person...
A Roadmap for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
How to Progress FAST in BJJ
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2015
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is the martial art made famous by the Gracie family and proven in UFC competition. Every modern martial artist needs to have an understanding of grappling and basic competency on the ground, or else there is a giant hole in his game.
This book is your...
Kurikara
The Sword and the Serpent
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
In Mikkyo—Japanese esoteric Buddhism—the dragon Kurikara symbolizes the internal energy developed through sword practice. Kurikara is a manifestation of the fierce bodhisattva Fudo Myo O, the patron of ascetics and warriors in Japan, who uses his sword to destroy delusions and sever attachments....
The Samurai Sword: Spirit * Strategy * Techniques
(Downloadable Media Included)
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2014
The Samurai Sword is the essential illustrated guide to the Japanese way of the sword.
Japan's famous samurai warriors were more than just soldiers — they were adherents to a strict code of honor who respected the deeper, spiritual meaning of the way of the sword. To the samurai, battle was...
Bushido: The Samurai Code of Japan
With an Extensive Introduction and Notes by Alexander Bennett
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2019
Bushido: The Samurai Code of Japan is the most influential book ever written on the Japanese "Way of the Warrior." A classic study of Japanese culture, the book outlines the moral code of the Samurai way of living and the virtues every Samurai warrior holds dear. It is widely read today...
Samurai Wisdom Stories
Tales from the Golden Age of Bushido
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
A collection of samurai stories, drawn from traditional sources, of battles, strategy, conflict, and intrigue--featuring some of the greatest warriors and military leaders of the samurai era.
Martial artist and samurai scholar Pascal Fauliot has collected and retold twenty-eight wisdom...
by Bryan Keyleader
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2017
For many martial artists, fear is the ultimate challenge. Despite the years of training, they still have the fear of being defeated, of facing a stronger and faster opponent, of being challenged somehow and not being able to apply what is known and learned. It is true that, if one cannot control the...
by Giulia Quintavalle, Chiara Di Cesare, Antonio Rossi
Language: Italian
Release Date: January 15, 2016
Language: Italian
Release Date: January 15, 2016
Giulia Quintavalle è una grande campionessa. Di Judo, di costanza, di tenacia, di umiltà.
Prima judoka italiana ad aver vinto la medaglia d’oro alle Olimpiadi (Pechino 2008), si segnalò per caparbietà e capacità di sacrificio, resistendo a un infortunio al gomito che rischiò di far svanire...
Chi Kung
The Art of Mastering the Unseen Life Force
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1989
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...
Shaolin Qi Gong
Energy in Motion
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2008
Authentic qi gong as practiced in the Shaolin Temple where this discipline originated centuries ago
• Reveals the fundamental spiritual principles and includes both a short and long form of the daily exercises
• Explains the benefits of mastering energy in the body, such as organ...
Bone Marrow Nei Kung
Taoist Techniques for Rejuvenating the Blood and Bone
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2006
A guide to nourishing the body through bone marrow rejuvenation exercises
• Presents exercises to “regrow” bone marrow, revive the internal organs, and prevent osteoporosis
• Explains the use of bone breathing and bone compression, “hitting” to detoxify the body, and sexual...