Martina: 829 books
Gross vs. Fine Motor Skills
Formidable Fighter, #12
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2018
Fear drains a person of his will to fight; it denies him the ability to mount a sufficient defense. Fear reduces a strong man or woman to inaction. Fear makes us cower in a corner, look for a way out, or stand quietly at the sidelines unable to act. Fear eats our souls, little by little. Fear steals...
Knife Training and Advanced Martial Arts Concepts
Knife Training Methods and Techniques for Martial Artists, #10
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2018
The Knife Training Methods and Techniques for Martial Artists series gives the martial arts interested person a solid background on the importance of the knife as a combat weapon, inspires the reader about the benefits of knife training, and provides detailed step-by-step instruction in how to manipulate...
Pike, Halberd, and Bayonet: Sharp Weapons in Near Modern and Modern Warfare
Knives, Swords, and Bayonets: A World History of Edged Weapon Warfare, #10
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2018
The polearms used by pikemen constituted the first stage of a military revolution that would force a change in the tactics of warfare. The pike, a two-handed polearm with a long spear-like tip, originated in the fourteenth century and was carried by infantry soldiers as defense against charging cavalry....
Knife-on-Knife and Multiple Opponent Knife Defense Strategies
Knife Training Methods and Techniques for Martial Artists, #8
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2018
The Knife Training Methods and Techniques for Martial Artists series gives the martial arts interested person a solid background on the importance of the knife as a combat weapon, inspires the reader about the benefits of knife training, and provides detailed step-by-step instruction in how to manipulate...
Knife Carry and Deployment
Knife Training Methods and Techniques for Martial Artists, #2
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2018
The Knife Training Methods and Techniques for Martial Artists series gives the martial arts interested person a solid background on the importance of the knife as a combat weapon, inspires the reader about the benefits of knife training, and provides detailed step-by-step instruction in how to manipulate...
Hard Hitting, Strong Gripping
Formidable Fighter, #3
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2018
Aggressiveness is a strong character trait that is to be embraced as the core value of any respectable martial artist. It is not something to be avoided or ashamed of. Aggressiveness does not equate to cruelty or misuse of skill. Although it is possible for a smaller well-trained and intelligent person...
by Martina Sprague
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2014
You are an unpublished writer with a long and impressive background in your field of expertise, and you’ve got an idea for a great book. You write a proposal, and send it off to a publisher who has stated a need for this type of book. It seems like a perfect match. Three weeks later you receive...
Controlling the Counterattack
Formidable Fighter, #9
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2018
When there is chaos, the techniques you have mastered flawlessly in the training hall don’t work as intended. They may work, but only partially, and often not at all. Why? Because your opponent is not cooperating, he or she is struggling to escape the onslaught of your attack, and he is intent on...
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...
Force and Single Strike Damage
Formidable Fighter, #6
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2018
When you attempt to break a board and fail, there is a simple solution: Hit harder. Although it is tempting to engage in such elusive concepts as “striking through the target” and “extending ki,” understand that a board breaks only under the stress of a specific amount of force which can be...
The Bodyweight Challenge
Formidable Fighter, #8
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2018
Weight is important when engaged in a fight, and more often than not weight works to your advantage. Luckily there are many ways in which you can take advantage of the laws of physics to make yourself appear heavier than you are; for example, by pushing your weight into an opponent, spreading out...
Managing Failure
Formidable Fighter, #10
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2018
We can learn a lot from failure. Failure, when studied, brings enlightenment. One of the greatest pitfalls of group martial arts training is failing to ask: “What can go wrong?” Combat in any form or way is a potentially dangerous activity. There are only you and your opponent on the field of...
Kickboxing: Cut Kicks, Knees, Elbows, Sweeps: From Initiation To Knockout
Kickboxing: From Initiation To Knockout, #7
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2018
Kickboxing employs some devastating lower and upper body attacks. The cut kick (also called a leg kick), is designed to "cut" through the target, immobilize your opponent, and destroy his foundation. A kickboxer who can't stand can't fight. Therefore, upon the successful completion of the...
Physical Preparation
Formidable Fighter, #2
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2018
Outlasting your opponent in competition or learning to combat a bigger person under stress requires hard training. You must be physically fit, strong, and powerful. Supplemental strength training in addition to your martial arts training will help you develop the toughness you need to equalize or...