Martial Arts category: 1527 books
by William Ting
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2015
IN Master Ting’s second book, he sets forth a far deeper path of discovery for the Tai Chi practitioner of every style and level. Master Ting describes and explains the Basic Foundational Principles normally shared only between the closed-door student and the Master under whom he studies. What makes...
Aikido. Kokyu Nage Lessons
Part 1
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014
This is the third book of a part of the series of books "Aikido Lessons". The author was a student of Masatake Fujita Sensei, Shihan Hombu Dojo, 8th Dan Aikido Aikikai for over 20 years.
Kokyu Nage translates as ‘breath throw.’ What one is learning is to co-ordinate one’s body movement...
by Barry Davies
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2011
Barry Davies is one of the most widely respected experts on the techniques and training of the elite British Special Air Service (SAS). In The SAS Self-Defense Handbook, Davies reveals the self-defense techniques of the SAS. The handbook is fully illustrated with nearly 130 photographs and illustrations...
A Guide to Improvised Weaponry
How to Protect Yourself with WHATEVER You've Got
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2015
Defend yourself with salad tongs, hairbrushes--and even a dirty diaper!
A sidewalk thief tries to steal your wallet, but you are unarmed. What do you do? With A Guide to Improvised Weaponry, you'll know how to protect yourself--even if all you have are your car keys and a candy bar. Written...
Handgun Training for Personal Protection
How to Choose & Use the Best Sights, Lights, Lasers & Ammunition
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2013
The handgun is no longer a product purchased and used in an unaltered state. A vast assortment of accessories, including high performance sights, weapon lights and laser aiming devices have not only enhanced the handgun, they have changed the methodology and mindset of personal protection.
In...
The Art of Throwing
The Definitive Guide to Thrown Weapons Techniques (Downloadable Media Included)
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2013
Concise and informative, The Art of Throwing is the ultimate introduction to the exciting world of throwing weapons.
It provides thorough explanation and instruction on everything from grips and stances, targets and trajectories, and even how to construct your own weapons. The fundamentals...
Practical Karate Volume 1 Fundamentals O
Fundamentals of Self-Defense
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2012
"Simple, clear, easy to learn
Dispenses with hours of needed to practice for the professional
Outstanding primer on selfdefense." - Marine Corps Gazette
Practical Karate: Fundamentals of SelfDefense is the first volume in the classic sixvolume series by Masatoshi Nakayama...
by David Shapiro
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012
"One of the finest compact books on sumo today."-Sumo World
Completely updated by the well known sumo authority David Shapiro, Sumo: A Pocket Guide describes the history, rules, rituals and techniques of sumo, the wrestlers' training and even their diets. Covering such topics as "life...
Kickboxing: The Jab: From Initiation To Knockout
Kickboxing: From Initiation To Knockout, #1
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2018
Although the jab is not your most powerful strike, at long range it is in a sense your most superior strike. Superiority is determined not only by how much strength or power you have, but also by how you use movement to employ that power. Landing a long range technique is difficult without some sort...
Essays for Black Belt
20 Inspirational Student Stories
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2012
Students have to prepare and present an essay on what being a Black Belt means to them as part of their grade. Here are twenty such essays.
by Mark E. Roosa
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2016
The Teaching of Judo is a guide for instructors, coaches, judoka, and parents. Presented from an educator's perspective, this book contains the knowledge gleaned from forty years of experience in teaching judo, and includes the qualities, structure, and situations to avoid.
About the...
Through the Eyes of the Master
A Conversation with Funakoshi Sensei on the Other Side
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2013
A Karate Do instructor is victim of a violent street assault that sends him into a coma. While unconscious he has a near death experience where he finds the profound happiness that eludes him on this earth. Reluctant to return to his body he is granted one of his most unattainable dreams: to meet...
Don't Be An Idiot When You Spar: A Guide To Muay Thai Sparring
Don't Be An Idiot When You Spar, #1
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
Are you enrolled in a Muay Thai class, but are confused as to what you're supposed to do when the instructor tells you to spar? Be confused no more because Don't Be An Idiot When You Spar: A Guide To Muay Thai Sparring is here and will explain to you in a clear and concise manner how to spar and...
The Greatest Muhammad Ali Quiz Book
Hundreds of Questions About Muhammad Ali, His Life, His Times and His Opponents
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2011
Throughout his entire amateure boxing career Muhammad Ali was 'Good'. Nobody really new that he was 'Great', until he turned professional. When he told the 'World' that he was, 'The Greatest'. Not only inside the ring was he considered 'The Greatest' boxer of his era, but the 'Greatest' boxer of 'All...