Martial Arts category: 1527 books

This book is intended to aid both the experienced Karate student and those just starting up to find their way in the theoretical and historical background of Karate. The varied facets of Karate first become obvious to the Karate student after many years of intensive training and study of the roots of Okinawa's Martial Arts.

Have you ever wondered how your sensei seems to capture and redirect his opponent’s energy so effectively and effortlessly? In Advanced Jujitsu: The Science Behind the Gentle Art, American Ju-Jitsu Association co-founder George Kirby explains how and why your sensei seems to have access...

Journey to the Heart of Aikido presents the teachings of Motomichi Anno Sensei, one of the few remaining direct students of Morihei Ueshiba, the legendary founder of Aikido. After a lifetime of practice and teaching in Japan, the United States, and Europe, Anno Sensei conveys through his teachings...

Karate Do Training for Life A compendium for mainstream karate and martial arts text books outlining the changes psychological, physical, and spiritual that may be experienced through a lifetime of rigorous physical training. Time Book This contains a brief treatise on the concept of time and how...

This book builds on the foundation laid in The Medieval Longsword, and teaches you how to train Fiore dei Liberi’s Art of Arms, as shown in his 1410 manuscript ll Fior di Battaglia. Renowned swordsman and author Guy Windsor explains three of the longsword forms that are used every day in The School...

** Judo for Soldiers Illustrated** After Pearl Harbor and the U.S. entry into WWII, there was a need for troops to be taught how to prevail in Hand-to-Hand combat with the enemy. This book, written by the author of "Police Jiu-Jitsu", sought to fill this void by presenting some basic and...

Back when there was no such thing as Ultimate Fighting Championship or Mixed Martial Arts, Andy had been studying a number of fighting disciplines for decades. Early on, however, his punching power seemed to reach a plateau. Not being satisfied with the striking force he was generating, Andy began...

This book gives the reader a whole host of tools - both practical and psychological - which will help them achieve the status of a self-defence master. With thirty-two chapters covering a range of subjects from fitness to body language to eye contact, this book is not your run-of-the-mill martial arts...

The beautiful, complex movements of Bagua require a lifetime to master fully, but can be practised with significant physical and mental health benefit at any level. In this highly illustrated guide, Master He, a fifth generation practitioner, introduces the ancient Daoist principles on which Bagua...

The Lifework of a Grandmaster of Karate Budo is the path of the Japanese traditional martial arts. Mabuni Kenei has followed this path for almost eight decades until now. He belongs to the last masters taught directly by the founders of modern karatedo. The son and heir of Mabuni Kenwa - the founder...

This book covers several topics including: Chapter 1: Aikido Chapter 2: Aikido dojo Chapter 3: Aikido arts martial Chapter 4: Aikido basic complete technique Chapter 5: Aikido exercise teaching training Chapter 6: Aikido combat Chapter 7: Aikido ki Chapter 8: Aikido everyday in life Chapter...

Aikido goes beyond martial arts: it does not only resolve conflict in a constructive way but it also develops our intuition. It gives us an insight that changes old paradigms and transforms our current vision of the world, our mind and spirit, through the practice of harmonious universal movements...

With the establishment of the modern State of Israel in 1948, the world saw a new Jew arise from the ashes of the Holocaust and from millennia of persecution in Arab and Christian lands. From the four corners of the earth, the Jewish people, the nation of Israel, returned home. The “dry bones”...

Finding yourself today means hoping to connect as you shuffle through others’ expressions and expertise. A vast array of voices compete to become cultures or identities for you to choose from and then try to adopt from the outside in. I’d like to share a source of identity that works the...