Martial Arts Self Defence category: 1396 books
Complete Shotokan Karate
History, Philosophy, and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
Complete Shotokan Karate is actually two books in one: a thorough history of Japanese karate in Asia and the United States, and an instructional manual for students of the Shotokan method.
Part One outlines the history of karate from its probable origins in India (or perhaps Greece), and its...
by Sreechinth C
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2018
The ever-greatest swordsman of the Edo period, Miyamoto Musashi’s name have become the synonym of ferocious Samurais. He was also called by other names as Shinmen Takezō, Miyamoto Bennosuke or, by Niten Dōraku (the Buddhist name). Becoming a ronin -master less Samurai- he was credited with an...
by Anon
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2016
Almost since the inception of jiu-jitsu, probably twenty-five centuries ago, the Japanese began to get inklings of the possibilities of that wonderful science of vitality which has since become known under the name of Kuatsu. This excellent pictorial guide to the basic movements of the Japanese art...
Il cammino sulla via del karate
Dal combattere per vincere al vincere senza combattere
Language: Italian
Release Date: October 13, 2017
Un libro particolare, costituito di due sezioni, come recita il sottotitolo, una dedicata alle applicazioni del karate nel combattimento reale e l’altra, prettamente speculativa, rivolta al Cammino sulla Via, cioè a quella ricerca interiore che conduce alla Verità. La prima parte, frutto di un...
by Lee E. Shilo
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2014
Advanced Diamond Palm is written for those who have read my previous works and already know how to perform various Hand Breaks. When you have hit a wall in your practice and need a new source and direction of improving on your breaking power, this information can very well put you into the stratosphere...
by Lee E. Shilo
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2015
Diamond Palms of Fury is written for those who have read my previous works and already know how to perform various Hand Breaks. When you have hit a wall in your practice and need a new source and direction of improving on your breaking power, this information can very well put you into the stratosphere...
by John Dudgeon
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2018
The first mention in Chinese history of a system of movements, proper to maintain health and cure disease, dates back to pre-historic times, the time of the Great Yü, when the country was inundated, and the atmosphere was nearly always wet and unhealthy, and disease overflowed, so to speak, the earth....
Tai Chi Walking
A Low-Impact Path to Better Health
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
Walking should be one of the most natural things we do. Most of us have been walking almost all of our lives. However, many have learned walking in a haphazard way. Wearing improper shoes, modeling ourselves after others whose walking is inefficient, and wrong ideas about how our body works are all...
The Complete Kano Jiu-Jitsu - Jiudo - The Official Jiu-Jitsu of the Japanese Government
With Additions by Hoshino and Tsutsumi and Chapters on the Serious and Fatal Blows and on Kuatsu the Japanese Science of the Restoration of Life
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2011
Written by the American author, Harrie Irving Hancock (1868-1922), this unique manual offers a detailed, practical introduction to the history and essential techniques of Jiu-Jitsu combat and provides an excellent companion for anyone interested in learning about the spirit of the discipline. Tricks...
Qigong Meditation
Small Circulation
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
Finalist - 2006 Book of the Year Award by ForeWord Magazine
Small Circulation, or the Microcosmic Orbit, is the practice of circulating energy, within the human body, Qi, through the two main pathways, or "vessels" of the body. This practice is considered to be the foundation of Internal...
Wing Chun Kuen Awakening
The Disclosure
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
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Sword Polisher's Record
The Way of Kung-Fu
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 1998
The Sword Polisher's Record, originally a monthly column that appeared for more than a decade in three magazines, including Kungfu magazine and Black Belt magazine, brought a sense of authenticity to the kung fu, which had long been overly-commercialized and filled with misconceptions.
Highlighted...
The Ultimate Guide to Preventing and Treating MMA Injuries
Featuring advice from UFC Hall of Famers Randy Couture, Ken Shamrock, Bas Rutten, Pat Miletich, Dan Severn and more!
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016
MMA is one of the world’s fastest growing sports. The Ultimate Guide to Preventing and Treating MMA Injuries offers professional and amateur fighters and fans alike the sound professional advice they need to prevent and treat injuries, find a good training camp and partners, train smarter — not...
Survival Strong
A Guide to Street Survival and Strength
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2016
Survival Strong is a culmination of all of the years spent training, fighting, protecting and teaching from the perspective of a person that lived through the experiences. The situations and scenarios are illustrated by actual accounts of real life confrontations. There is also a vast array of strength...