Complete Conditioning for Martial Arts
by Sean Cochran


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Certified strength and conditioning specialist and Taekwondo black belt holder Sean Cochran combines his expertise in both disciplines to provide the best exercises for developing flexibility, torso strength, joint stability, and power. 110 photos.... (read more)

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Complete Kendo (Tuttle Martial Arts)
by John Donohue


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A thorough introduction to the Japanese martial way of the sword, "Complete Kendo" covers every aspect of the discipline, from equipment and terminology to technique and strategy. Photos throughout.... (read more)

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Taekwondo: A Step-By-Step Guide to the Korean Art of Self-Defense
by Kevin Hornsey


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Taekwondo is best described as a non-violent art, a system of total body exercise, and a way of life. Translated, "tae" means foot, "kwon" means fist, and "do" means art -- the Korean art of the foot and fist. Historians have traced the beginnings of... (read more)

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Karate Techniques and Tactics: Skills for Sparing and Self-Defense
by Patric M Hickey


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Covering the most important karate skills, this guide explains and shows how to perform each stance, block, punch or kick, and points out adaptations for effective street defence.... (read more)

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Homemade Martial Arts Training Equipment: A Do-It-Yourself Guide
by Michael Janich


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If you've priced commercial martial arts equipment lately, you know you could easily spend a small fortune amassing the gear you need for effective at-home training - and still not have exactly what you need. The good news is, you can make your own for a... (read more)

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Ninja Volume 4 Legacy of the Night Warrior
by Stephen Hayes


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The ancient combat techniques of flowing action, the subtle energy of hands, the fighting methods of the kunoichi (the female ninja), the unique sensitivity training to develop fighting intuition--all these are explained by Stephen K. Hayes, the first... (read more)

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Freestyle Sparring
by Woo Jin Jung


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A lifelong Taekwondo artist and 8th Dan black belt has written the ultimate freestyle sparring resource for beginning, intermediate, and advanced martial artists in all hard-style disciplines. 186 illustrations.... (read more)

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Taekwondo: Sparring Strategies for the Ring and the Street
by Adam Gibson


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This book is an exhaustive compilation of Taekwondo's training methods, techniques, and sparring strategies. Included are chapters on all the skills you need to hone your Taekwondo for the competition ring and for defense on the street, including: Speed,... (read more)

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Ju No Kata: A Kodokan Judo Textbook
by Keiko Fukuda


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A Kodokan Judo Textbook.... (read more)

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Sharp Spear, Crystal Mirror
by Stephanie T. Hoppe


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In "Sharp Spear, Crystal Mirror," seasoned writer Stephanie T. Hoppe conducts interviews with over 20 remarkable women who have not only excelled in martial arts but have adopted them (or been adopted by them) as a particular path to self-transformation.... (read more)

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Judo Training Methods
by Takahiko Ishikawa


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Paperback edition of the classic encyclopedia of the martial art of judo, by judo authorities Ishikawa and... (read more)

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Aikido Weapons Techniques
by Phong Thong Dang


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Though aikido is known as a nonviolent, noncompetitive martial art, the use of weapons in aikido was introduced by the art's founder O'Sensei Morihei Ueshiba. The wooden weapons of aikido are most often used as training tools to better illustrate aikido... (read more)

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Practical Self-Defense: Effective Techniques for Staying Safe (Tuttle Martial Arts)
by Mike Lorden


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Practical "how - to" for defending oneself in everyday... (read more)

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Sword and Brush: The Spirit of the Martial Arts
by Dave Lowry


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This moment of perfect clarity that is the force behind all the traditional Japanese arts--from archery to flower arranging--is celebrated here in Dave Lowry's exploration of the common principles shared by calligraphy and the martial arts. Forty-two... (read more)

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Watching Your Back: Chinese Martial Arts and Traditional Medicine
by Anthony L Schmieg


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The term "martial art," like the title, The Art of War, has a dissonant ring. To associate art, that sublime expression of the human spirit, with the enterprise of maiming and killing seems almost profane. Similarly, the martial arts have long been... (read more)

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Literary Links to the Orient #466: The Law and Martial Arts
by Carl Brown


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Carl Brown--attorney, author and black-belt judo instructor--describes the legal policies that can protect or indict an individual who uses martial arts techniques in self-defense. Topics include assault and battery, the law and self-defesne, martial... (read more)

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75 Down Blocks: Refining Karate Technique
by Rick Clark


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Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-185).... (read more)

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Moo Duk Kwan Tae Kwon Do Volume 2
by Richard Chun


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Dr. Richard Chun covers the intermediate forms and techniques of moo duk kwan taekwondo: palgwe sa chang; palgwe o chang; palgwe yook chang; kibons 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5; chulki cho dan, and bal-sek. Chun is a member of the Black Belt Hall of Fame (1979... (read more)

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