Martial Arts Self Defence category: 1396 books

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8 Ways to Benefit from Critique and Testing in the Martial Arts

The Power Trip: How to Survive and Thrive in the Dojo, #5

by Martina Sprague
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2018

It has been said that forewarned is forearmed. Many students don't know what to expect or how to increase motivation, retention, and rate of learning when first signing up to study the martial arts. You are left in the hands of an instructor who is often a student himself, and not a teacher by profession....
Cover of Indo-Malay Martial Traditions: Aesthetics, Mysticism, & Combatives, Vol. 2
by Michael DeMarco, Kirstin Pauka, Chris Parker
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2015

Many Indo-Malay martial arts are kept private, taught in secluded areas away from the public. These are arts of the older tradition, developed when combative knowledge was valued for its use in protecting the sanctity of life.      This two-volume anthology brings together a great...
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by Jennifer Lawler
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2011

There’s plenty of good reasons that millions of people around the world study martial arts. Besides the fact you can get a great workout when you study a martial art, you may also experience a rewarding balance between your mind, body, and spirit that you just won’t find anywhere else. Plus, it...
Cover of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: A Martial Arts Handbook on the Best Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Self Defense Techniques
by Steve Colburne
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2013

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: A Martial Arts Handbook on the Best Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Self Defense Techniques What Is Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? It is both a martial art and a combat sport that focuses on grappling in order for you to defeat your opponent submit. Much of the technique was adapted...
Cover of Self Defence: The Simple Truth
by David Edwards
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2012

This books helps to give readers the tools needed to deal with conflict. It simplifies the law on self defence, gives advice on martial arts and the verbal intervention tools to help with any conflict situation. It looks at the psychology of an attacker, the most common attacks and different pre-emptive strikes and their medical implications.
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No Regrets

The Life of an American Martial Artist

by Jerry E. Fisher
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2009

Whether you are a martial artist, a historian, an avid reader of biographies or just looking for a humorous, interesting read, Fisher's work offers a true look at the life and times of a an American martial artist. Born in the middle of the Great Depression, his recollections of life and experiences,...
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How To Teach Martial Arts Using A Rotating Curriculum

Martial Arts Business Success Steps, #5

by Mike Massie
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2017

* Martial Arts Instructors * Karate Teachers * Martial Arts School Owners *Are you thinking of renting a bigger facility that you know you can't afford?Are you worried that you need more instructors, but you don't have the money to pay them or the time to train them?Do you fear you'll have to hire an...
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Prepare for Combat

Strength Training for the Martial Arts

by Mikhail Krupnik
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2006

Traditionally, the martial arts community believed that engaging in weight training was detrimental to the performance of the art, that it would hinder one's flexibility, speed, and agility. To be effective fighters, martial artists had to be quick and light on their feet like Bruce Lee and other...
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by IntroBooks
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2017

The martial art of boxing is being practiced from the era of ancient Thira, maybe even before that. There are several purposes of practicing martial arts. The main goal is practicing combat since martial arts are a combination of codified systems and traditions of various combat techniques. The main...
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Martial Arts School Staff and Leadership Team Training

Martial Arts Business Success Steps, #3

by Mike Massie
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017

Martial Arts Business Owners!Are you tired of juggling your administrative duties with teaching classes, and all the while trying to get new students in your school?Do you ever wish you could clone yourself, so you could be in two places at once?Are you having a hard time managing your growing classes...
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Japan The Ultimate Samurai Guide

An Insider Looks at the Japanese Martial Arts and Surviving in the Land of Bushido and Zen

by Alexander Bennett
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2018

Part Samurai history, part martial arts guide, this is THE book for anyone interested in Japan's fabled Samurai culture. Author Alexander Bennett is the ultimate insider—holding multiple black belts in Kendo and Naginata, as well as a Ph.D. in Japanese literature and history. In this book...
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The Martial Arts of Ancient Greece

Modern Fighting Techniques from the Age of Alexander

by Kostas Dervenis, Nektarios Lykiardopoulos
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2007

An in-depth guide to the modern practice of Greek martial arts and their beginnings in ancient Greece and Egypt • Examines the correlation between ancient depictions of one-on-one combat and how martial arts are practiced today • Explores the close relationship between Greek martial...
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Eskrima

Filipino Martial Art

by Krishna Godhania
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012

Eskrima, which is also known as Arnis (De Mano) or Kali, is the indigenous martial art of the Philippine Islands. Dynamic and flexible, with a wide range of training methods it can be practised by students of all ages and levels of fitness. Well known and respected as a highly practical weapons-based...
Cover of Henning’s Scholarly Works on Chinese Combative Traditions
by Stanley Henning, Marnix Wells
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2018

What we think are Asian martial arts is usually derived by Hollywood images, fanciful novels, and a superficial idea of what role combatives played in the long histories of Far Eastern countries. There are only a few people in the world who can truly be called scholars in this field. A leading figure...
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