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Approaching Ali - A Reclamation in Three Acts (Hardcover): Davis Miller Approaching Ali - A Reclamation in Three Acts (Hardcover)
Davis Miller 1
R697 Discovery Miles 6 970 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In 1988, then struggling writer Davis Miller drove to Muhammad Ali's mother's modest Louisville house, knocked on the door and introduced himself to his childhood idol. Nearly thirty years later, the two friends have an uncommon bond, the sort that can be fashioned only in serendipitous ways and fortified through shared experiences. Miller now draws from those remarkable moments to give us a beautifully written portrait of a great man physically devastated but spiritually young-playing tricks on unsuspecting guests, performing sleight of hand for any willing audience and walking ten miles each way to get an ice cream. Following in the tradition of writers such as Gay Talese and Nick Hornby, Miller gives us a series of extraordinary stories that coalesce to become a moving introduction to the human side of a boxing legend.

Unbeaten - The Triumphs and Tragedies of Rocky Marciano (Paperback): Mike Stanton Unbeaten - The Triumphs and Tragedies of Rocky Marciano (Paperback)
Mike Stanton 1
R358 R268 Discovery Miles 2 680 Save R90 (25%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'Unbeaten is one of the best sports books I’ve read in years.' – Jonathan Eig, author of Ali: A Life.

Rocky Marciano accomplished a feat that eluded legendary champions like Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, Muhammad Ali, and Mike Tyson: he never lost a professional fight. When he retired in 1956, his record was a perfect 49-0.

Unbeaten is the revelatory biography of one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. Marciano rose from abject poverty and a life of petty crime to become heavyweight champion and one of the most famous faces of his era. He dominated boxing in the decade following the Second World War with a devastating punch, which he nicknamed the ‘Suzie Q’.

But perfection came at a price.

Pulitzer Prize-winner Mike Stanton tells the story of Marciano’s pursuit of greatness through the era of guys and dolls, hustlers and gamblers, glamorous celebrities and notorious mobsters. But boxing had its dark side, particularly at a time when Mafia mob bosses like Blinky Palermo and Frankie Carbo wielded immense power behind the scenes.

Marciano retired while still in his prime, weighed down by the mob’s influence in the sport he loved. For the last decade of his life, he wandered America, disillusioned, untrusting, hiding his money, cheating on his wife, consorting with the mobsters he had loathed for corrupting his sport, until his death in a plane crash in 1969, the night before his 46th birthday.

Unbeaten by Mike Stanton is the story of a remarkable champion, a sport that was rotten to its core, and a country that may have expected too much from its heroes.

Martial 'art' (Paperback): S.B. Dow Martial 'art' (Paperback)
S.B. Dow
R641 R543 Discovery Miles 5 430 Save R98 (15%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Grace and self-control. Anyone who has been on the inside of my sporting effort know for the most part those words do not exist. They may accidentally present themselves on occasion, but for the most part, when humans and physical challenges come together in the same arena, everything but grace and self-control results. It seems the harder we strive for perfection the more our human side takes control, bringing with it blunders, mishaps and confusions. The martial arts is by no means an exception. This book is commemoration to this effort by way of a collection of light-hearted cartoons honouring the attempts by human beings living to imitate the ways of nature.

Shindo Muso Ryu Jojutsu Zukai - Shindo Muso Ryu Mokuroku Technique List of the Shindo Muso Ryu (Paperback): Seiko Fujita Shindo Muso Ryu Jojutsu Zukai - Shindo Muso Ryu Mokuroku Technique List of the Shindo Muso Ryu (Paperback)
Seiko Fujita; Translated by Todd Schweinhart; Todd Schweinhart
R656 Discovery Miles 6 560 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Wrestling Training Log - For Writing Goals, Wam Up Drills, Techniques, Improve Notebook, Notes, Gift, Record Train For... Wrestling Training Log - For Writing Goals, Wam Up Drills, Techniques, Improve Notebook, Notes, Gift, Record Train For Competition Performance Journal, Student Sports Book For School (Paperback)
Amy Newton
R520 Discovery Miles 5 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Internal Structure of Cloud Hands - A Gateway to Advanced T'ai Chi Practice (Paperback): Robert Tangora The Internal Structure of Cloud Hands - A Gateway to Advanced T'ai Chi Practice (Paperback)
Robert Tangora; Foreword by Michael J Gelb
R510 R413 Discovery Miles 4 130 Save R97 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This is a comprehensive guide to 'could hands', a foundational exercise found in all styles of the popular martial art t'ai chi ch'uan. The book exphasizes the healing aspects of t'ai chi, making it equally useful for practitioners of qi gong and other healing modalities.

Strength and Conditioning for Combat Sports (Paperback): Darren Yas Parr Strength and Conditioning for Combat Sports (Paperback)
Darren Yas Parr 1
R681 R611 Discovery Miles 6 110 Save R70 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The role of the strength and conditioning coach for a combat athlete is to perform a needs analysis in which both the fighter as an individual and the sport itself are assessed in order to develop a high-performance programme. This might include plyometrics, speed and agility, endurance and core stability, strength training and nutrition as just some of the pieces of this complex jigsaw. The aim is to increase strength, speed, power, endurance, agility and flexibility. Strength and Conditioning for Combat Sports aims to help the coach and athlete bridge the gap between the theory of training and applied training, helping the athlete to become faster, stronger and more flexible and to build their muscular endurance so they perform better and remain injury-free.

Champions of the Octagon - One-on-One with MMA and UFC Greats (Hardcover): Fiaz Rafiq Champions of the Octagon - One-on-One with MMA and UFC Greats (Hardcover)
Fiaz Rafiq; Foreword by Royce Gracie, Michael Bisping
R411 Discovery Miles 4 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Learn the stories, history, and strategy of the sport's greatest champions-in their own words! Mixed martial arts (MMA) has become one of the fastest-growing sports in the world. With Dana White helping bring Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to prominence and respectability, as well as Conor McGregor becoming one of the sport's biggest stars, fans are skipping the squared circle for the Octagon. In Champions of the Octagon, writer Fiaz Rafiq interviews many of the greatest MMA and UFC champions of all-time, including Georges St-Pierre, Holly Holm, Daniel Cormier, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Randy Couture, and many others. Readers will learn of their upbringings, their introductions to the sport, and how they worked their way to be the best ever. Spending decades covering the sport and building relationships with those who have fought in the Octagon, Rafiq shares never-before-seen interviews and intimate stories from these greats. Learn from Royce Gracie how his family helped bring Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to America, Anderson Silva on challenging boxing champion Roy Jones Jr., BJ Penn on how he got introduced to MMA, Brock Lesnar on using his skills from WWE and bringing them to UFC, Alexander Volkanovski on a quest to dominate his division, Holly Holm on dethroning Ronda Rousey, and so much more. From the early days of the sport and its rich history to today's stars and the future of MMA, Champions of the Octagon pulls back the curtain on their lives and careers. Including interviews from thirty-six UFC champions (seventeen Hall of Famers), hear never-before-told stories from the fighters who helped build the sport to what it is today.

A Tai Chi Imagery Workbook - Spirit, Intent, and Motion (Paperback): Martin Mellish A Tai Chi Imagery Workbook - Spirit, Intent, and Motion (Paperback)
Martin Mellish
R554 Discovery Miles 5 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This innovative book makes the benefits of Tai Chi directly available to Westerners by communicating its essence in poetic, evocative, and humorous images that apply not only to movement practices of all kinds but to daily life. The book does not assume any knowledge of Tai Chi forms. The images in this book - drawn from a wide variety of sources, both Chinese and Western, ancient and modern - are easy to understand, fun to work with, and embody the true inner spirit of Tai Chi's timeless tradition. The book contains hundreds of photos and line drawings illustrating the images, detailed explanations of the biomechanical realities that underlie the images, and a summary of the latest scientific research on the benefits of Tai Chi.

Karate: The Art of Empty Hand Fighting - The Groundbreaking Work on Karate (Paperback): Nishiyama, Brown Karate: The Art of Empty Hand Fighting - The Groundbreaking Work on Karate (Paperback)
Nishiyama, Brown; Foreword by Dalke
R466 R350 Discovery Miles 3 500 Save R116 (25%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Karate: The Art of "Empty-Hand" Fighting is the definitive guide to Shotokan Karate--the most widely practiced style of Karate--and has inspired millions of Karate practitioners worldwide. Authored by one of the great masters of the art, Hidetaka Nishiyama, this book is a classic, groundbreaking work on the sport of Karate, and one of the first published in English. An Olympic sport, Karate is today practiced by over 100 million people worldwide. Nishiyama began his training under the instruction of Gichin Funakoshi, the legendary founder of Shotokan Karate. He helped establish the Japan Karate Association and, as head of the JKA's instructors training program, was instrumental in bringing Karate to the U.S. and other Western countries. When he arrived, he proceeded to train the first great generation of Karate instructors spawning a whole new generation of martial artists. Highly accessible and richly illustrated with over 1,000 photographs, this book is a comprehensive manual with step-by-step instructions to all the basic movements and techniques of Karate. Topics covered include: A brief history of Karate Theories and principles of the martial art Effective training and exercise methods Karate techniques including stances, blocks and attacks Defenses against weapons With a new foreword by Ray Dalke, who trained under Nishiyama and, at 8th Dan, is the highest ranking American in Shotokan Karate, Karate: The Art of "Empty-Hand" Fighting provides analyses from the standpoint of physics, physiology, philosophy, and body dynamics. The book's techniques apply to all styles of the martial art and is a valuable reference for any Karateka--stressing Nishiyama's lesson that mastery of the basics is not the end but merely the beginning of a lifelong journey.

Real Grappling (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Geoff Thompson Real Grappling (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Geoff Thompson
R300 R251 Discovery Miles 2 510 Save R49 (16%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Grappling (wrestling) is probably the oldest genre of combat known to man. Throughout the world, wrestling and grappling have been part of every culture, probably due to the fact that pulling, holding, lifting and carrying are far more natural to us as living and working human beings than punching and striking. This manual takes the reader step by step through the moves and techniques required to become competent in the grappling arts. These moves can be used to compliment other forms of martial arts, or used alone in close-range self defence. Topics covered include beating kickers and punchers, history of grappling, training equipment, safety in practice, vertical grappling, groundwork, joint locks, throws, stance and grips.

Teaching and Training Boxers - Translated from Russian (Paperback): Valentyn Naumovich Ostyanov Teaching and Training Boxers - Translated from Russian (Paperback)
Valentyn Naumovich Ostyanov; Translated by Galina Self; Edited by Antonia Linda Self
R604 R498 Discovery Miles 4 980 Save R106 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Asayama Ichiden Ryu Kaisetsu Densho - Explanation of Techniques (Paperback): Todd Schweinhart Asayama Ichiden Ryu Kaisetsu Densho - Explanation of Techniques (Paperback)
Todd Schweinhart; Ueno Takashi, Todd Schweinhart
R785 Discovery Miles 7 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Accidental Olympian - Colin Oates, a Judo Journey (Hardcover): Howard Oates Accidental Olympian - Colin Oates, a Judo Journey (Hardcover)
Howard Oates
R615 R503 Discovery Miles 5 030 Save R112 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Accidental Olympian is the uplifting story of a judo athlete who wasn't afraid to dream big. Colin Oates trained in the wilds of Norfolk, at a village hall club run by his father. Entering the Olympics seemed an impossible dream, but Oates defied the odds to qualify for and compete at two Olympic Games. The boy born in Harold Wood, Essex, battled not only local prejudices within the judo fraternity but took on and beat many of the world's top players. Under the coaching and guidance of his father, Oates travelled the globe to fight in places he'd never heard of. Discover how Oates, supported by a judo-crazy family, smashed his way to being the British number-one under-66kg player for nearly a decade before qualifying for the Olympics. At London 2012, Oates defeated an ex-world champion and was only stopped by the eventual gold medallist. At Rio 2016, he faced the heartbreak of an early exit but was soon appointed a Great Britain elite coach. This is a genuine David and Goliath story where the underdog comes out on top.

The Book of Five Rings (Hardcover): Miyamoto Musashi The Book of Five Rings (Hardcover)
Miyamoto Musashi; Translated by William Scott Wilson; Illustrated by Shiro Tsujimura
R482 R398 Discovery Miles 3 980 Save R84 (17%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

When the undefeated samurai Miyamoto Musashi retreated to a cave in 1643 and wrote "The Book of Five Rings," a manifesto on swordsmanship, strategy, and winning for his students and generations of samurai to come, he created one of the most perceptive and incisive texts on strategic thinking ever to come from Asia.
Musashi gives timeless advice on defeating an adversary, throwing an opponent off-guard, creating confusion, and other techniques for overpowering an assailant that will resonate with both martial artists and everyone else interested in skillfully dealing with conflict. For Musashi, the way of the martial arts was a mastery of the mind rather than simply technical prowess--and it is this path to mastery that is the core teaching in "The Book of Five Rings."
William Scott Wilson's translation is faithful to the original seventeenth-century Japanese text while being wonderfully clear and readable. His scholarship and insight into the deep meaning of this classic are evident in his introduction and notes to the text. This edition also includes a translation of one of Musashi's earlier writings, "The Way of Walking Alone," and calligraphy by Japanese artist Shiro Tsujimura.

The Sambo Encyclopedia - Comprehensive Throws, Holds, and Submission Techniques For All Grappling Styles (Paperback): Steve... The Sambo Encyclopedia - Comprehensive Throws, Holds, and Submission Techniques For All Grappling Styles (Paperback)
Steve Scott
R844 R758 Discovery Miles 7 580 Save R86 (10%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A fast and powerful style that excels in throwing and ground fighting Sambo is considered one of the most effective, technically diverse, and dynamic modern sport fighting styles ever devised. Developed in the Soviet Union and based on Kodokan Judo and wrestling, sambo emphasizes utility over aesthetics. The end result is a fast paced and powerful system that excels in both throwing and ground fighting. This book offers a serious, technical look at the Russian martial sport that has changed the way the martial arts world looks at grappling. Our emphasis will be a systematic approach, presenting skills based on their function and utility in actual sport fighting. Sambo places emphasis on fast-paced, powerful and functional throwing techniques, and equally fast-paced, powerful and functional ground fighting techniques. Using fundamentally sound skills performed by a motivated and well-conditioned athlete, who has molded what he knows to work for him with a high ratio of success, is hard to beat. Contents include The essentials of sambo Throwing techniques Leg, ankle, and hip locks Armlocks Holds and breakdowns Over 1200 instructional photographs "The skills presented in this book have all passed the tests of time and competition. Everything presented has been used successfully at all levels of competitive sambo." -Steve Scott

Pick-ups (Paperback, 2nd edition): Robert Van De Walle Pick-ups (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Robert Van De Walle
R425 Discovery Miles 4 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Ali - A Life (Paperback): Jonathan Eig Ali - A Life (Paperback)
Jonathan Eig
R646 R554 Discovery Miles 5 540 Save R92 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Winner of the 2018 PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing Winner of The Times Sports Biography of the Year The definitive biography of an American icon, from a best-selling author with unique access to Ali's inner circle. "As Muhammad Ali's life was an epic of a life so Ali: A Life is an epic of a biography . . . for pages in succession its narrative reads like a novel--a suspenseful novel with a cast of vivid characters." -- Joyce Carol Oates, New York Times Book Review Muhammad Ali was born Cassius Clay in racially segregated Louisville, Kentucky, the son of a sign painter and a housekeeper. He went on to become a heavyweight boxer with a dazzling mix of power and speed, a warrior for racial pride, a comedian, a preacher, a poet, a draft resister, an actor, and a lover. Millions hated him when he changed his religion, changed his name, and refused to fight in the Vietnam War. He fought his way back, winning hearts, but at great cost. Jonathan Eig, hailed by Ken Burns as one of America's master storytellers, sheds important new light on Ali's politics, religion, personal life, and neurological condition through unprecedented access to all the key people in Ali's life, more than 500 interviews and thousands of pages of previously unreleased FBI and Justice Department files and audiotaped interviews from the 1960s. Ali: A Life is a story about America, about race, about a brutal sport, and about a courageous man who shook up the world.

We Promised You a Great Main Event - An Unauthorized WWE History (Hardcover): Bill Hanstock We Promised You a Great Main Event - An Unauthorized WWE History (Hardcover)
Bill Hanstock
R681 R558 Discovery Miles 5 580 Save R123 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Unauthorized. Unrestricted. No holds barred. In We Promised You a Great Main Event, longtime sports journalist Bill Hanstock pulls back the curtain to give a smart fan's account of WWE and Vince McMahon's journey to the top. Untangling the truth behind the official WWE storyline, Hanstock does a deep dive into key moments of the company's history, from the behind-the-scenes drama at the Montreal Screwjob, to the company's handling of the Jimmy Snuka scandal, to the real story of the Monday Night Wars. WWE is an extraordinary business success and an underappreciated pop cultural phenomenon. While WWE soared to prominence during the Hulk Hogan years, as the stakes grew more and more extreme, wrestlers faced steroid scandals and assault allegations. The whole story is here, good, bad, and ugly, from the heights of iconic cultural moments like Wrestlemania III to the arrival of global superstars like The Rock and John Cena. We Promised You a Great Main Event is an exhaustive, fun account of the McMahon family and WWE's unprecedented rise. Drawing on a decade of covering wrestling, Bill Hanstock synthesizes insights from historians, journalists, and industry insiders with his own deep research to produce the most up-to-date, entertaining history of WWE available. Full of amazing characters and astonishing stories from the ring to corporate boardrooms, it is a story as audacious as any WWE spectacle.

Too Sweet - Inside the Indie Wrestling Revolution (Paperback): Keith Elliot Greenberg Too Sweet - Inside the Indie Wrestling Revolution (Paperback)
Keith Elliot Greenberg
R550 R464 Discovery Miles 4 640 Save R86 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
King Of The Gypsies (Paperback, New edition): Bartey Gorman, Peter Walsh King Of The Gypsies (Paperback, New edition)
Bartey Gorman, Peter Walsh
R304 R256 Discovery Miles 2 560 Save R48 (16%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Bartley Gorman was a legend in the brutal world of illegal prize-fighting, and this long-awaited auto-biography, with many unique photographs, lifts the lid on a secret sub-culture.

Scottish Fencing - Five 18th Century Texts on the Use of the Small-sword, Broadsword, Spadroon, Cavalry Sword, and Highland... Scottish Fencing - Five 18th Century Texts on the Use of the Small-sword, Broadsword, Spadroon, Cavalry Sword, and Highland Battlefield Tactics (Hardcover)
Ben Miller; Directed by Jared Kirby; Introduction by Paul Macdonald
R883 Discovery Miles 8 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Masters of Perception - Sensory-Motor Integration in the Internal Martial Arts (Paperback): Jan Diepersloot Masters of Perception - Sensory-Motor Integration in the Internal Martial Arts (Paperback)
Jan Diepersloot
R774 R639 Discovery Miles 6 390 Save R135 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The 36 Deadly Bubishi Points - The Science and Technique of Pressure Point Fighting - Defend Yourself Against Pressure Point... The 36 Deadly Bubishi Points - The Science and Technique of Pressure Point Fighting - Defend Yourself Against Pressure Point Attacks! (Paperback)
Cardwell; Foreword by McCarthy
R407 R327 Discovery Miles 3 270 Save R80 (20%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Learn how to target the weaknesses of an attacker and effectively exploit them in order to defend yourself. The 36 Deadly Bubishi Points gives detailed explanations on how the pressure points of traditional Chinese medicine found in the Bubishi, the venerable "Bible of Karate," are used in attacking an opponent and how to defend yourself against such attacks. This book closely examines these vital points and the science behind them. While much has been written about the vital points and their medicinal importance, thanks to the popularity of practices such as acupuncture, martial research on the subject has been lacking. Cardwell discusses the vital points from the perspective of an experienced martial artist--including how the body's vital points are related to the 8 extraordinary vessels and 12 meridians which circulate energy throughout the body. Through detailed step-by-step instructions and over 96 photographs and illustrations, The 36 Deadly Bubishi Points shows how this knowledge can be employed in self-defense. Respond to an attacker by employing these ancient methods in modern, violent situations.

Natural Weapons - A Manual of Karate, Judo and Jujitsu (Paperback): Karl Freudenberg Natural Weapons - A Manual of Karate, Judo and Jujitsu (Paperback)
Karl Freudenberg
R435 R351 Discovery Miles 3 510 Save R84 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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