Karate; The Art of “Empty Hand” Fighting

Karate; The Art of “Empty Hand” Fighting
Author: Hidetaka Nishiyama
Publisher:
Total Pages: 264
Release: 1959
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

Master the techniques and theory of Japanese Karate with this easy-to-follow, illustrated martial arts guide. Karate: The Art of "Empty-Hand" Fighting has inspired hundreds of thousands of karateka, and it remains one of the finest texts available on the technique, art, and spirit of karatedo. This definitive volume is a systematic presentation of the art of traditional Japanese karate. An easily accessible martial arts manual illustrated with more than 1,000 photographs, this comprehensive karate book gives step-by-step explanations and thorough analysis of all the basic movements and techniques of karate. Topics of Karate the Art of "Empty-Hand" Fighting" include: The history of Karate The theories and principle of Karate The best training and exercise methods Karate techniques like stance, blocking and attacks Defenses against weapons

Markham Kung Fu Orange Belt

Markham Kung Fu Orange Belt
Author: Ron Beer
Publisher: Ron Beer
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2024-07-12
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN:

the new Markham Kung fu Orange Belt Book.

Chinese Gung Fu

Chinese Gung Fu
Author: Bruce Lee
Publisher: Black Belt Communications
Total Pages: 116
Release: 1987
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780897501125

This new edition of Bruce Lee's classic work rejuvenates the authority, insight, and charm of the master's original 1963 publication for modern audiences. It seemlessly brings together Lee's original language, descriptions and demonstrations with new material for readers, martial arts enthusiasts and collectors that want Lee in his purest form. This timeless work preserves the integrity of Lee's hand-drawn diagrams and captioned photo sequences in which he demonstrates a variety of training exercises and fighting techniques, ranging from gung fu stances and leg training to single- and multiple-opponent scenarios. Thought-provoking essays on the history of gung fu, the theory of yin and yang, and personal, first-edition testimonials by James Y. Lee, the legendary Ed Parker, and jujutsu icon Wally Jay round out this one and only book by Lee on the Chinese martial arts. -- from back cover.

Gracie Jiu-Jitsu

Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Author: Helio Gracie
Publisher: Gracie Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006-05
Genre: Jiu-jitsu
ISBN: 9780975941119

In a clear and easy-to-follow format, Grand Master Helio Gracie addresses different aspects of the Brazilian jiu-jitsu method that bears his name. Learn how to systematically progress and technically improve mat game, regardless of background or grappling ability.

Inside Out & Back Again

Inside Out & Back Again
Author: Thanhha Lai
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2013-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0702251178

Moving to America turns H&à's life inside out. For all the 10 years of her life, H&à has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, the warmth of her friends close by, and the beauty of her very own papaya tree. But now the Vietnam War has reached her home. H&à and her family are forced to flee as Saigon falls, and they board a ship headed toward hope. In America, H&à discovers the foreign world of Alabama: the coldness of its strangers, the dullness of its food, the strange shape of its landscape, and the strength of her very own family. This is the moving story of one girl's year of change, dreams, grief, and healing as she journeys from one country to another, one life to the next.

Bruce Tegner's Complete Book of Self-Defense

Bruce Tegner's Complete Book of Self-Defense
Author: Bruce Tegner
Publisher: Thomas Reed Publications
Total Pages: 223
Release: 1975-04-01
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9780874070309

Explains and illustrates in step-by-step photographs all the self-defense movements used in the Oriental fighting arts

Defendu

Defendu
Author: W E Fairbairn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2019-06-24
Genre:
ISBN: 9781783314973

This is the classic hand-to-hand combat system based on practical experience mixed with jujutsu and boxing that Fairbairn developed to train the Shanghai Municipal Police, and was later taught in expanded form to the Office of Strategic Services and Special Operations Executive members during World War II.

Protecting the Home Front

Protecting the Home Front
Author: Michael Scheibach
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2017-11-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 1476672121

Formed in 1951, the Federal Civil Defense Administration said that "the importance of women in civil defense can scarcely be overstated." Comprising 70 percent or more of civil defense workers at the height of the Cold War, American women served as FCDA wardens, auxiliary police, nurses, home preparedness advisors, coordinators of mass feeding drills, rescue and emergency management personnel, and in various local, state, regional and national organizations. The author examines the diverse roles they filled to promote homeland protection and preparedness at a time when atomic war was an imminent threat.

Verbal Aikido - Green Belt

Verbal Aikido - Green Belt
Author: Luke A. Archer
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2013-03-29
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9781478198079

A comprehensive introduction to the art of Verbal Aikido: an effective and easy-to-use style of conflict management, based on the philosophy of the martial art. With three straightforward steps, make interpersonal conflict and verbal attacks a thing of the past. The first in a series of three volumes.