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Boxing
(Paperback)
Katie Gillespie
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R345
R322
Discovery Miles 3 220
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Long before Tai Chi and Qigong became household names in the West,
an American sailor visiting Shanghai discovered a gentle Chinese
exercise called Jiangan - The Chinese Health Wand. This exercise
system is simple yet potent and involves the manipulation of a
lightweight pole traditionally made of bamboo. Jiangan co-ordinates
slow diaphragmatic breathing with graduated stretching and
strengthening exercises to promote circulation and stimulate the
cardiovascular system. This book offers a concise practical guide
to Jiangan exercises, providing detailed instructions and
illustrations while also exploring the Chinese philosophy behind
the art. Although a gentle and meditative form of exercise, the
book shows that Jiangan has the muscle-toning and weight-loss
potential of more robust gym workouts and is an ideal daily
exercise routine or warm-up for a range of sports and martial arts
classes. This book will be a valuable resource for teachers and
students of Tai Chi and Qigong, as well as anyone looking for a
simple and effective way to improve health and fitness using
Eastern health arts.
“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.
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Judo
(Paperback)
R. Bowen, H.M. Hodkinson
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R398
R366
Discovery Miles 3 660
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