Mark Wiley: 11 books
by Mark Wiley, Steven Dowd, Majia Soderholm
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2017
There has been a lack of reliable academic studies regarding Filipino martial arts (FMA) that have uniquely developed in the Philippine archipelago. This anthology assembles pioneering scholarly materials valuable for any interested in the Filipino combatives, as well as...
Secrets of Phoenix Eye Fist Kung Fu
The Art of Chuka Shaolin
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2000
Master the terrifyingly effective Phoenix Eye Fist style of Chinese Kung Fu with this illustrated martial arts guide.
The Secrets of Phoenix-Eye Fist Kung-Fu depicts an enormously potent art, also known as Chuka Shaolin, that does not depend on strength or size. Instead, it utilizes a special...
Arnis
Reflections on the History and Development of Filipino Martial Arts
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2012
Arnis: Reflections on the History and Development of the Filipino Martial Arts is an intriguing collection of essays on Filipino martial arts.
Featured are insightful essays by Filipino martial artists:
Krishna K. Godhania
Antonio E. Somera
Abner G. Pasa
Dr. Jopet Laraya
Felipe P. beano,...
by Mark V. Wiley
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
A highly effective and well-rounded Filipino martial art, Cabales Serrada Escrima uses basic stick-fighting movements whose applicability extends into both unarmed engagement and knife fighting.
In Secrets of Cabales Serrada Escrima, Mark V. Wiley offers not only a clear presentation of the...
by Mark V. Wiley
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
Widely practiced but not always understood, the Filipino martial arts have a rich history and distinctive character that have not fully been documented until now.
Written in the context of Philippine history and culture, Filipino Martial Culture uncovers the esoteric components of the Filipino...
Filipino Stick Fighting Techniques
The Essential Techniques of Cabales Serrada Escrima
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2019
Filipino Stick Fighting Techniques is the authoritative guide to Cabales Serrada Escrima—a stick fighting art with its roots in Escrima, the national martial art of the Philippines. The popularity of these techniques has dramatically increased since they were used extensively by Matt Damon in action-packed...
Deep Learning with R for Beginners
Design neural network models in R 3.5 using TensorFlow, Keras, and MXNet
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2019
Explore the world of neural networks by building powerful deep learning models using the R ecosystem
Key Features
Get to grips with the fundamentals of deep learning and neural networks
Use R 3.5 and its libraries and APIs to build deep learning models for computer vision and text processing
Implement...
Filipino Martial Arts
Cabales Serrada Escrima
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 1994
Filipino Martial Arts illustrates the basic strikes, blocks, counters, and disarms of the Serrada Escrima fighting system.
A highly effective, well-rounded warrior art, Serrada Escrima uses basic stick-fighting movements that are equally applicable in both unarmed and knife fighting. Profusely...
The Supernatural Revamped
From Timeworn Legends to Twenty-First-Century Chic
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2016
This book is the logical continuation of a series of collected essays examining the origins and evolution of myths and legends of the supernatural in Western and non-Western tradition and popular culture. The first two volumes of the series, The Universal Vampire: Origins and Evolution of a Legend...
by Abdullah Bahri, Daniel Pipes, David Claydon
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2009
In this ground-breaking Australian book, a diverse group of international writers, scholars and commentators shed light on some of the most pressing human rights and public policy challenges of our time. Contributors include thinkers of Muslim background with extensive personal experience in developing...
R Deep Learning Essentials
A step-by-step guide to building deep learning models using TensorFlow, Keras, and MXNet, 2nd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2018
Implement neural network models in R 3.5 using TensorFlow, Keras, and MXNet
Key Features
Use R 3.5 for building deep learning models for computer vision and text
Apply deep learning techniques in cloud for large-scale processing
Build, train, and optimize neural network models on a range of datasets
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