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"This searing confessional reads like a novel and is just as
suspenseful...Any female athlete would be interested in this
story." -- Library Journal Lisa Whitsett grew up in Cedar Falls,
Iowa, where she began the first of 27 years dedicated to sports and
athletics. Her experiences as a mental health counselor and her
adventures as a business consultant motivated her to write about
development, change and transformation. Beneath the Armor of an
Athlete was inspired by her own experiences of personal growth as
well as her clients'. While many sports books contribute to a
reader's athletic development, this book also focuses on the
private, personal development of the athlete. Beneath the Armor of
an Athlete is the story of a female Olympic Freestyle wrestler. Her
love for the sport and striving for success expose her to rare
challenges, all of which introduce new experiences in her life.
From all-male wrestling camps and tournaments to the competitive
ranks of national and international women's freestyle wrestling,
this athlete learns that her sport is the gateway to learning more
about who she really is and what she is capable of becoming.
An intimate portrait of Muhammad Ali that explores his ascent to
greatness in the prizefighting ring and his extraordinary
accomplishments as a celebrated humanitarian. Muhammad Ali is
arguably the greatest boxer of all-time. Yet, outside his
record-breaking achievements in the ring, he was admired by
millions of people worldwide for his compassionate heart and
altruistic endeavors. Throughout his life, Ali demonstrated an
unwavering commitment to advancing justice and freedom that should
never be forgotten. In Muhammad Ali: A Humanitarian Life,
Margueritte Shelton shows how the "People's Champion" transformed
his success in the boxing ring into a powerful platform to further
his fight against inequality, injustice, and oppressive politics.
Ali ascended to greatness during a violent decade of protests and
revolutionary movements, and Shelton vividly portrays the personal
journey of this bold young dreamer as he pursued athletic glory to
become a champion in the ring and a champion for human rights.
Featuring a rare collection of letters as well as exclusive
interviews, this book offers unique personal perspectives on the
man who became world-renowned as the "Greatest of All Time." With
an emphasis on Ali's humanitarian endeavors, Muhammad Ali reveals
that the champion's greatest achievement was his lifelong fight to
transform the world as a messenger of peace.
Greg Jackson was raised in a neighborhood where he had to fight to
survive. He tried every martial art he could get his hands on, only
to find they all lacked practicality. He developed his own system
instead, and is now the most accomplished and celebrated mixed
martial arts coach in the world. In "Jackson's Mixed Martial Arts,"
he brings you into his stable of fighters, which includes UFC
welterweight champion Georges St Pierre, former UFC light
heavyweight champion Rashad Evans, and top ranked contenders Nate
Marquardt, Keith Jardine, Donald oCowboyo Cerrone and Joey
Villasenor. For the first time he unveils his methods of ground
fighting that have enabled his fighters to dominate every MMA
promotion and every grappling competition in the U.S. Every ground
fighting situation is addressed from ground and pound to passing
the guard, along with loads of submissions.
Tae Kwon Do is a sport, a martial art, a fun way to keep fit and
means of self-defence that is suited to the modern age. The
author's career has spanned what is arguably the most crucial
period in the martial art's development. Since the 1970s it has
changed from a tool of war to a safe, competetive sport. Topics
include: an introduction to Tae Kwon Do and its grading system;
stances, weapons and vulnerable points of the body are covered;
training principles for strength, flexibility and speed are
outlined and the spectacular kicks that distinguish this martial
art are also described.
A pioneer of modern fencing, Alfred Hutton was the first president
of the Amateur Fencing Association and a father of modern research
into the Western combat arts. In addition to his lectures about
ancient weapons and his demonstrations of their use, Hutton created
this 1889 classic, a continuing source of instruction and
enlightenment to modern readers.
The techniques associated with the sabre differ markedly from those
of the epee and the rapier. This study offers both technical and
historical views of the art of the sabre. It begins with a look at
the weapon's construction and its grip, followed by explanations of
a variety of different strokes and parries as well as methods of
combining attack and defense. Additional topics include approaches
suitable for left-handed fencers, ceremonial aspects of the art,
and contrasts between the sabre, the bayonet, and the French sword.
Descriptions of associated weapons cover the great stick and the
constable's truncheon, and the book concludes with considerations
of the short sword-bayonet, or dagger. Fifty-five illustrations
demonstrate how to hold the sabre, how to parry and guard, seizure,
and numerous other aspects of the art of fencing with a sabre.
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Judo
(Paperback)
R. Bowen, H.M. Hodkinson
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R429
R349
Discovery Miles 3 490
Save R80 (19%)
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The `Getty Manuscript' (Il Fior di Battaglia/The Flower of Battle)
by the greatest fencing-master of the late 1300s, Fiore Furlan dei
Liberi, instructs the reader in the intricacies of combat. Lively
illustrations of charging horses and armoured knights accompany the
text; through words and pictures, the manuscript teaches a variety
of fighting techniques including single combat on foot with sword,
dagger and axe, and mounted combat in all its variations. Fiore's
magnum opus, The Flower of Battle, composed in 1409, is one of the
oldest, most extensive and most clearly elucidated martial arts
treatises from the medieval period. It is a record of a complete
medieval martial tradition, and provides unique insights into the
life and milieu of the professional fighting man at the birth of
the Italian Renaissance. Fiore preserved his teachings in a series
of illustrated manuscripts, four of which have survived to the
present day. The first volume in this new five-part series (see
SERIES NOTE) presents a complete translation, transcription and
reproduction of the largest and most complete of those four
manuscripts. It includes chapters on the life of Fiore dei Liberi,
his students and patrons, arms and armour in the Getty Manuscript,
duelling and chivalric culture in Italy at the close of the 14th
century, a detailed analysis of the manuscripts' use of pedagogy,
number and metaphor and The Flower of Battle's relationship to
other medieval combat manuscripts. 190 illustrations, 90 in colour.
SERIES NOTE: This is the first volume in a new five-volume series
from Freelance Academy Press. Flowers of Battle is a series of
lavishly illustrated hardbacks, combining full-colour facsimiles of
the original manuscripts with professional, annotated translations
and extensive, peer-reviewed essays. The Flowers of Battle Series
Includes: Vol. I: Historical Overview and the Getty Manuscript Vol.
II: Flos Duellatorum Vol. III: Florius de Arte Luctandi Vol. IV:
The Pierpont-Morgan Manuscript and General Concordance Vol. V:
Leaves of Battle - Fiore dei Liberi's Martial Heirs and Influence
For so many around the world, it was in the cinema that they saw
their first glimpse of martial arts. Through the films of Lau Kar
Leung, among others, they came to appreciate the power and skill of
many kung fu techniques. However devotees and practitioners of kung
fu and Hung Kuen were aware of the much longer tradition of these
arts and in particular, the contribution of both the Lam family and
the Lau family. In 2009 the Hong Kong Government endeavoured to
identify and recognize forms of intangible cultural heritage. It
was this awareness of a vibrant part of Hong Kong history and
culture which led to the creation of the Hong Kong Martial Arts
Living Archive, and from this the exhibition, Lingnan Hung Kuen
Across the Century: Kung Fu Narratives in Hong Kong Cinema and
Community. In the exhibition and this companion book, the histories
of the Lam and Lau families are traced, and their role in
preserving and creating new stances and forms and bringing Hung
Kuen to a wider audience through the medium of film. Using the
latest technologies including 3D imagery, the work of past masters
has been here brought back to life.
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