Martial Arts Self Defence category: 1396 books
Martial Arts Training in Japan
A Guide for Westerners
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
Learn the techniques of Japanese martial arts along with the cultural background and philosophy!
Martial Arts Training in Japan: A Guide for Westerners is the first book of its kind. Part travel guide, part survey of the many martial arts styles practiced in Japan, and part introduction to...
Warrior Wisdom
(Analysis of Sun Tzu's the Art of War, Shokatsu Komei's the Tactics, and More)
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2013
Martial arts legend Grandmaster Kazumi Tabata presents a brilliant analysis for modern readers of the most famous work of martial strategy, The Art of War by Sun Tzu.
Warrior Wisdom also includes an analysis of the lesser-known The Tactics of Shokatsu Komei, as well as additional warrior tactics...
by John Donohue, Kimberly Taylor, David Lowry
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
This two-volume anthology conveniently contains useful academic tools for studying the combative arts. Each chapter will prove special to all interested in the intellectual side to the martial arts. Some chapters provide fine details for categorizing the variety of what we commonly refer to as "martial...
by Robert W. Smith, Donn F. Draeger, Hugh E. Davey
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016
Donn Draeger was the most influential martial artist/scholar of the 20th century. His more than twenty books and long list of accomplishments support this argument. For this reason, we are publishing this anthology of articles that focus on this outstanding person. Although...
Hidden in Plain Sight
Esoteric Power Training within Japanese Martial Traditions
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2018
Ellis Amdur's writing on martial arts has been groundbreaking. In Dueling with O-sensei, he challenged practitioners that the moral dimension of martial arts is expressed in acts of integrity, not spiritual platitudes and the deification of fantasized warrior-sages. In Old School, he applied both...
by Martina Sprague
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2018
The Power Trip: How to Survive and Thrive in the Dojo is an informative and critical series of books that gives you the power to thrive in an environment where other students and instructors are sitting on their "high horses," arguing over "best techniques," or making snide remarks...
Martial Arts Studies
Disrupting Disciplinary Boundaries
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2015
The phrase “martial arts studies” is increasingly circulating as a term to describe a new field of interest. But many academic fields including history, philosophy, anthropology, and Area studies already engage with martial arts in their own particular way. Therefore, is there really such a thing...
by Rob Price
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Martial Arts is the most comprehensive and up-to-date martial arts-specific training guide in the world today. It contains descriptions and photographs of nearly 100 of the most effective weight training, flexibility, and abdominal exercises used by athletes...
by The Authors at Black Belt
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2012
Learn the martial art that changed the world.
Bruce Lee flashed like a meteor through the martial arts universe, and the gravity of his ideas continue to shape how we train and live. The Ultimate Guide to Jeet Kune Do gives you insight into the martial art’s creation and evolution with...
by W. E. Fairbairn
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2018
The author of this concise guide to unarmed combat and self-defence is a legend. W. E. Fairbairn (1885-1960) spent over thirty years in the tough environment of the Riot Squads of China's Shanghai Municipal Police. In order to lower levels of Police mortality at the hands of Chinese Tongs, he studied...
by Min Lee
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2013
A Bottomless Reservoir of Details Regarding Martial Arts Weapons, Century Martial Arts, Martial Arts Styles, Martial Arts Equipmemt and Martial Arts For Kids.
Your Guide To Protecting Yourself
Learn Martial Arts With This Guide And Discover The Different Tips And Tricks On How To Learn Martial Arts By Yourself, How To Learn Self Defense Through Jujitsu Martial Arts And More!
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2012
Jujitsu is a name used for Japanese martial arts techniques. The meaning of this word is the “art of softness” or “way of yielding”. Jujitsu came from Japan as a way of defeat of an opponent without using any weapons. Since hitting the opponent didn’t do much justice,...
On the Warrior's Path, Second Edition
Philosophy, Fighting, and Martial Arts Mythology
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2010
The urge to forge one’s character by fighting, in daily life as well as on the mat, appeals to something deep within us. More than a collection of fighting techniques, martial arts constitute a path to developing body, spirit, and awareness. On the Warrior’s Path connects the martial arts with...
Hsing-I
Chinese Internal Boxing
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012
Master Chinese internal boxing or Hsing-I with this illustrated martial arts guide.
Unlike most martial arts, Chinese internal (soft-style) boxing does not depend on muscular strength. The secret behind its power lies in the cultivation and practical application of internal energy-ch'i, There...