Martial Arts Self Defence category: 1396 books

Living and dying with bravery and honor is at the heart of Hagakure, a series of texts written by an eighteenth-century samurai, Yamamoto Tsunetomo. It is a window into the samurai mind, illuminating the concept of bushido (the Way of the Warrior), which dictated how samurai were expected to behave,...

Instructions for performing the six Wing Chun forms: Siu Nim Tau, Chum Kiu, Bil Jie, Mook Yan Jong (Wooden Dummy), Lum Dim Bok Quan (Long Pole), and Ba Chun Do (Short Swords). Book 1 of a series.

An illustrated guide of kendo techniques book filled with common and not so common kendo techniques. This new digital edition is a completely revised version of the printed version. There are a total of eighty five techniques covered in the book and includes blocking techniques. All techniques are...

En el Japón del siglo XVIII, Tsunetomo Yamamoto, un poderoso samurái, creó el Hagakure, un documento que recogía sus pensamientos acerca de los valores y conducta de los samuráis. Durante los siguientes 200 años, el Hagakure circuló secretamente entre los samuráis "despiertos", una elite samurái....

Danny Bannon and Eddie Roscoe have been fighting in and out of the ring for more than fifteen years, held together by mutual attraction and small-town ties, yet kept apart by a shared tragedy that continues to haunt them. Their steady on-again off-again is shaken up by the arrival of Tom Delaney,...

This book will explain what items to carry in your Urban Survival Tin. It is so small and light weight, you should always have it on you!

This classic samurai-era text fused Japanese swordsmanship with Zen and influenced the direction that the art has taken ever since. Written by the seventeenth-century Zen master Takuan Soho (1573–1645), The Unfettered Mind is a book of advice on swordsmanship and the cultivation of right mind and...

El kárate es un arte marcial japonés muy conocido incluso entre los no practicantes por su eficacia, porque utiliza un bagaje técnico completo (puños, patadas, movimientos y paradas) y una didáctica sencilla al alcance de todos. En este volumen encontrará una guía sencilla para aprender la...

"The Lazy Man's Guide to Grappling" is a hilarious look at what some grapplers do to cope in the hard charging grappling environment. It exposes the truth about grapplers and grappling that is never discussed but everyone thinks about. We are all guilty of some of the Lazy Man's practices...

Bill Bryson meets Bruce Lee in this raucously funny story of one scrawny American’s quest to become a kung fu master at China’s legendary Shaolin Temple. Growing up a ninety-pound weakling tormented by bullies in the schoolyards of Kansas, young Matthew Polly dreamed of one day journeying...

According to Master Liao, the great power of T'ai Chi cannot be realized without knowing its inner meaning. *T'ai Chi Classics *presents the inner meaning and techniques of T'ai Chi movements through translations of three core classics of T'ai Chi, often considered the "T'ai Chi Bible."...

From a humble beginning in a dirt-poor migrant camp where he picked cotton and fruit with dreams of playing baseball and seeing the world, to being stationed in Thailand as a member of the United States Air Force, to the quiet of the locker room before a big fight, to the center of the cage in the...

Already a superstar in the MMA and entertainment worlds, Ronda Rousey's devastating 34-second KO of Bethe Correia vaulted her into the mainstream like never before. From her undefeated exploits in The Octagon to appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated to starring in blockbuster film Furious 7,...

This is your complete guide to Taekwondo at the London Summer Olympics. Learn about taekwondo, who is on the American Olympic team and which athletes to expect on the podium. This guide is your complete insider look at Taekwondo in the 2012 London Olympics. Includes tips on how to become an Olympian!