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by Angela Rock
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
Angela Rock gets to the heart of advanced beach volleyball tactics. Because she was an Olympic indoor player first, she understands how to transition from indoor to beach. She explains how the games are different strategically and which highly honed indoor tactics served her well on the beach—and...
Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere
An Illustrated Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere: An Illustrated Introduction provides a complete foundation in the practice of one of the most distinctive and effective Japanese martial arts.
Aikido was created in Japan in the 1920's by Morihei Ueshiba, also known as Osensei. To possess the skills, techniques...
The Secrets of Kalis Ilustrisimo
The Filipino Fighting Art Explained
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
Master the art of filipino kalis with this illustrated martial arts guide.
The Filipino martial art of ilustrisimo hails from Cebu, Philippines, where martial arts are still considered a matter of life-and-death survival—rather than sport or exercise.
Named after Antonio "Tatang"...
Shoto-Kan Karate
The Ultimate in Self-Defense
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
This martial arts guide is an introduction to Shoto-Kan Karate, a unique Japanese style of karate.
Shoto-Kan Karate is the popular ancient art of 'empty-hand' self-defense. This karate book explains and illustrates two of the major kata, or forms, in which all karate techniques are contained.
The...
by Raed Thaher
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2018
A soccer player needs to master many different skills in order to be successful on the soccer field. Once a player learns a skill he will also need to maintain it.
The best way for doing that is to participate in various drills. The fundamental thing a soccer player need to know about soccer drills...
The Ginger Phenom: Kyle Snyder's Olympic Wrestling Triumph Outside the Rio Spotlight
Outside the Rio Spotlight, #2
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2018
The youngest wrestler ever to win a gold medal, Kyle Snyder is not a household name, despite his performance in Rio. He should be. Snyder’s ability to thrash competitors nearly twice his age was a sight to behold. This account of his journey to the gold, told in the style of 16 Days of Glory, details...
Marathon, All-New 4th Edition
The Ultimate Training Guide: Advice, Plans, and Programs for Half and Full Marathons
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2011
Especially in tough economic times, running offers an affordable and positive way to relieve stress and gain a sense of accomplishment. Marathons and—more than ever—half-marathons are the ultimate achievement for runners and have experienced an unprecedented boom in the last several years.
New...
Judo Formal Techniques
A Complete Guide to Kodokan Randori no Kata
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2019
A product of over twenty years of exhaustive research, Judo Training Methods is a comprehensive examination of the Japanese Judo.
Written by martial arts authority Donn Draeger and judo champion and instructor Takahiko Ishikawa, it is an expert martial arts guide. Although the examples are...
Pressure-Point Fighting
A Guide to the Secret Heart of Asian Martial Arts
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
Supplement your martial arts skills with this expert guide to pressure point fighting.
Western students of Asian martial arts have long been haunted by the aching suspicion that something is missing from the arts they love and practice wholeheartedly—something intangible, but something so...
Hsing-I
Chinese Internal Boxing
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012
Master Chinese internal boxing or Hsing-I with this illustrated martial arts guide.
Unlike most martial arts, Chinese internal (soft-style) boxing does not depend on muscular strength. The secret behind its power lies in the cultivation and practical application of internal energy-ch'i, There...
Spartan Fit!
30 Days. Transform Your Mind. Transform Your Body. Commit to Grit.
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2016
From the best-selling author of Spartan Up! a complete 30-day workout and diet plan to help you reach peak performance
Joe De Sena designed the Spartan races to test overall conditioning: strength, flexibility, endurance, and speed. His signature take-no-prisoners approach to achieving physical...
Strength Training, Cycling And Other Fitness Guides: Triathlon Training Edition
Triathlon Training Edition
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
As a triathlete, your body needs to be at its most conditioned state all year long. You know that missing a day of strength training might lead to an unfinished race. This boxed set of three books is dedicated to triathletes like you. Discussed in the pages of the books are techniques on cycling, strength training and general fitness.
Obstacle Race Training
How to Beat Any Course, Compete Like a Champion and Change Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
If you are stuck in a cubicle or trapped in an urban jungle, congested traffic and crowds are your daily obstacles. The beauty of obstacle course racing is that it gets you out of your everyday routine.
Margaret Schlachter, the creator of the Dirt In Your Skirt blog, is one the leading competitors...
Ultimate Jump Rope Workouts
Kick-Ass Programs to Strengthen Muscles, Get Fit, and Take Your Endurance to the Next Level
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012