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Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Combat sports & self-defence
“Rahaman has, at last, written the definitive biography on his
late brother, which tells the real Ali story.†—Mike Tyson More
words have been written about Muhammad Ali than almost anyone else.
He was, without doubt, the world’s most-loved sportsman. At the
height of his celebrity he was the most famous person in the world.
And yet, until now, the one voice missing belonged to the man who
knew him best—his only sibling, and best friend, Rahaman Ali. No
one was closer to Ali than Rahaman. Born Cassius and Rudolph Arnett
Clay, the two brothers grew up together, lived together, trained
together, travelled together, and fought together in the street and
in the ring. A near-constant fixture in his sibling’s company,
Rahaman saw Ali at both his best and his worst: the relentless
prankster and the jealous older brother, the outspoken advocate,
the husband and father. In My Brother, Muhammad Ali, Rahaman offers
an insider's perspective on the well-known stories as well as
never-before-told tales, painting a rich and intimate portrait of a
proud, relentlessly polarizing, yet often vulnerable man. In this
extraordinary, poignant memoir, Rahaman tells a much bigger and
more personal story than in any other book on Muhammad Ali—that
of two brothers, almost inseparable from birth to death. It is the
final and most important perspective on an iconic figure.
In "The Art of War," Sun Tzu says: "If you know the enemy and you
know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles."
Welcome to the secret world of the ninja master "The Illustrated
Ninja Handbook" is your ultimate guide to the esoteric knowledge
and teachings of the ancient Japanese ninja masters. It provides
ninjutsu devotees with the first detailed understanding of this
shadowy and mysterious martial art form.
This handbook contains step-by-step instructions that allow you to
master the 40 most devastating ninja fighting techniques. It was
created with the blessing of legendary ninjutsu master Soke Masaaki
Hatsumi, who taught for many generations in the Bujinkan
School--generally recognized as the leading ninjutsu school in the
world.
The Bujinkan Dojo encompasses nine separate ryu-ha or martial arts
schools that are based in Japan and headed by Hatsumi. Bujinkan
ninjas use both armed and unarmed fighting techniques, with weapons
such as swords, bamboo shinai, and staffs. They also learn to
defend themselves unarmed against weapons attacks. Author Remigiusz
Borda studied and taught Bujinkan ninjutsu for many decades, and in
this book presents the unique system created by Masaaki
Hatsumi--the 34th Grandmaster and head of the Togakure-ryu Ninjutsu
lineage.
"The Illustrated Ninja Handbook" is based on hundreds of years of
actual ninja combat experience and contains the traditional
knowledge of the legendary Shinobi warrior clan who were
instrumental in helping found the Tokugawa Shogunate.
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