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The Last Martial Arts Book - Nine Square Diagram Boxing (Paperback): Al Case The Last Martial Arts Book - Nine Square Diagram Boxing (Paperback)
Al Case
R516 Discovery Miles 5 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Yi Jin Jing - Chinese Health Qigong (Paperback): Yi Jin Jing - Chinese Health Qigong (Paperback)
R507 Discovery Miles 5 070 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Yi Jin Jing (Tendon-Muscle Strengthening Exercises) is a health and fitness exercise handed down from ancient China. Yi Jin Jing features extended, soft and even movements displaying a graceful charm, and it puts focus on the turning and flexing of the spine, thus invigorating the limbs and internal organs.

These movements have been proved to be able to improve health and fitness, prevent diseases, lengthen life and improve the intellect. In particular, practice of the Yi Jin Jing exercises has very impressive effects on the respiratory system, flexibility, balance and muscular strength.

It can also prevent and cure diseases of the joints, digestive system, cardiovascular system and nervous system.

Liu Zi Jue - Chinese Health Qigong (Paperback): Liu Zi Jue - Chinese Health Qigong (Paperback)
R507 Discovery Miles 5 070 Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Cheating Death Stealing Life (Paperback): Eddie Guerrero Cheating Death Stealing Life (Paperback)
Eddie Guerrero
R792 Discovery Miles 7 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

One of the most inspiring stories in wrestling history, "Cheating Death, Stealing Life" sees Eddie Guerrero recount his saga in remarkably candid fashion, chronicling a life of heartbreaks and painful personal struggles in frank, graphic detail.
Guerrero was born into Mexico's first family of sports entertainment. His father, Gory Guerrero, was a Mexican wrestling legend. Before Eddie turned twenty, he was wrestling in Mexico. Soon Guerrero was blowing away fans as part of the upstart Extreme Championship Wrestling.
World Championship Wrestling was looking for innovative new talent, and Guerrero's unique style fit the bill. Unfortunately, the backstage politics of WCW kept Guerrero away from the spotlight. Eddie sought solace from the pressures of life on the road by living hard and partying harder. Even a series of drug overdoses and a near-fatal car accident could not change his ways. When a group of wrestlers opted to leave WCW, Guerrero joined them, signing with World Wrestling Federation. Unfortunately, a freak injury in Guerrero's debut match took him out of the action. Upon his return, Eddie was paired with Chyna, which launched his indelible Latino Heat character.
However, years of the wrestling lifestyle, of nightly partying and frequent injury, led to addictions to both alcohol and painkillers. Guerrero spent four months in a rehabilitation facility. Sadly, he had not yet hit bottom. A relapse into alcohol abuse resulted in a DUI conviction and the loss of his job. Though Guerrero had lost everything -- his family, his money, his job -- he never allowed himself to lose his pride. Eddie returned to the independent circuit, where he regained his reputation as one of wrestling's most electrifying performers. Guerrero searched deep within himself and fought to regain the life he had lost. His journey of self-discovery reawakened his relationship with Jesus Christ, and he found peace and strength in the Bible.
Before long, World Wrestling Entertainment offered Guerrero a second chance. From the moment of his return, it was clear he was instilled with a new focus and passion. With his nephew, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Eddie made up one half of the wildly successful Los Guerreros tag team. The pair became one of WWE's hottest attractions. Ultimately, Guerrero not only regained his life, he surpassed his wildest dreams, becoming WWE Champion.
"Cheating Death, Stealing Life" offers a no-holds-barred glimpse into the secret world of wrestling. It's also the story of Guerrero's private struggle, of a son caught in the shadow of a larger-than-life father and three older brothers, of a marriage that reached the brink of disintegration before being reborn. Throughout, Eddie Guerrero pulls no punches describing his battles with self-doubt and inner darkness. Sadly, in November of 2005, Eddie died due to complications of a heart condition. "Cheating Death, Stealing Life" is a story of great courage and personal redemption.

Encyclopedia of Leglocks - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (Paperback): Rigan Machado Encyclopedia of Leglocks - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (Paperback)
Rigan Machado
R762 Discovery Miles 7 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A world Brazilian Jiu Jitsu champion and trainer of many top Mixed Martial Arts and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fighters, Rigan Machado reveals the techniques, training, and strategy for dominating and submitting your opponent with leg locks. Time-tested in real competition, Rigans book is considered by many experts as the ultimate guide to leg-lock submissions, and a must read for all Submission fighters. It includes hundreds of photos and comprehensive information that will vastly improve the practitioners ability to finish the opponent with devastating leg locks. This unbeatable volume is the only book you'll ever need to learn the leg locks submissions for Mixed Martial Arts and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Karate - Pinan Katas in Depth (Paperback): Keiji Tomiyama Karate - Pinan Katas in Depth (Paperback)
Keiji Tomiyama
R651 R539 Discovery Miles 5 390 Save R112 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Wing Chun - Traditional Wooden Dummy (Paperback): Samuel Kwok, Tony Massengill Wing Chun - Traditional Wooden Dummy (Paperback)
Samuel Kwok, Tony Massengill
R855 R690 Discovery Miles 6 900 Save R165 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Shotokan Masters - In their own words (Paperback): Jose M Fraguas Shotokan Masters - In their own words (Paperback)
Jose M Fraguas
R617 R501 Discovery Miles 5 010 Save R116 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Art and Science of Staff Fighting - A Complete Instructional Guide (Paperback): Joe Varady The Art and Science of Staff Fighting - A Complete Instructional Guide (Paperback)
Joe Varady
R525 R477 Discovery Miles 4 770 Save R48 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

NINE LEVELS, EASY TO EXPERT This book stands apart from other staff training manuals. While most titles focus on forms and twirling, The Art and Science of Staff Fighting emphasizes the dynamics of combat. The author draws on thirty years of martial experience, presenting the best of both Eastern and Western traditions. Joe Varady lays out a comprehensive course of study in nine levels, from beginner to expert. He guides readers through such fundamentals as stances, striking, blocking, and footwork. In advanced lessons, readers learn disarming techniques, groundwork, and facing multiple opponents. But this book is not just for staff enthusiasts. Even those unfamiliar with martial arts can adapt these techniques, increasing their skill and confidence in defending themselves. "Our environment is usually full of improvised weapons," Varady writes. Staff fighting techniques can be effectively applied in a self-defense situation using a walking stick, coatrack, curtain rod, floor lamp, hockey stick, fallen tree branch, broom, mop, shovel, or rake." Equipped with this knowledge, readers will begin to realize that, in one way or another, they are nearly always armedand capable of defending themselves. This book features *Nine levels of instruction, progressing from easy to expert*Over 600 photos with motion arrows*A nondenominational" approach to staff, utilizing the best of Eastern and Western arts*A comprehensive, methodical approach to building staff skills If you are already a student of the staff, these lessons will not conflict with your katas or current style. Instead, they will augment your techniques, broadening your options. Whether you are an experienced staff fighter or a layman seeking practical techniques for self-defense, The Art and Science of Staff Fighting will help you develop the skills you need.

Self-Defense for Gentlemen and Ladies - A Nineteenth-Century Treatise on Boxing, Kicking, Grappling, and Fencing with the Cane... Self-Defense for Gentlemen and Ladies - A Nineteenth-Century Treatise on Boxing, Kicking, Grappling, and Fencing with the Cane and Quarterstaff (Hardcover)
Colonel Thomas Hoyer Monstery; Edited by Ben Miller
R401 Discovery Miles 4 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain - The Essence of Tai Ji (Paperback): Chungliang Al Al Huang Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain - The Essence of Tai Ji (Paperback)
Chungliang Al Al Huang
R560 Discovery Miles 5 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

To work with Al Huang is to learn to move with wind and water... in the course of everyday life... a truly superior and gifted teacher who works upon others as the sun and rain upon plants.' - From the foreword by Alan Watts, one of the great writers of Comparative Philosophy and Religion and Taoist and Zen literature. First published in 1973, this all time classic of Tai Ji literature remains as fresh and illuminating today as when it was first published. Written with true passion and eloquence, the book richly conveys the subtle yet profound principles underlying Tai Ji. Movement, stillness, joyfulness, and the ability to live in the moment are the threads running through the text, as well as the humor and compassion to acknowledge the impossibility of human perfection. Containing the original foreword by Alan Watts, the book is illustrated with beautiful calligraphy by the author, and photographs by Si Chi Ko, one of China's "National Treasures". This timeless masterpiece is essential reading for anybody interested in Taoism, Tai Ji, or the Tao philosophy of "Living Our Own Tao", and the author is a wonderful, dramatic, and inspiring presence throughout the book.

The Fruit of the Spirit and Martial Arts (Paperback): Eric Stieg The Fruit of the Spirit and Martial Arts (Paperback)
Eric Stieg; Edited by Joyce A. Dujardin
R514 R424 Discovery Miles 4 240 Save R90 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Venetian Rapier - Nicoletto Giganti's 1606 Rapier Fencing Curriculum (Paperback): Tom Leoni Venetian Rapier - Nicoletto Giganti's 1606 Rapier Fencing Curriculum (Paperback)
Tom Leoni
R650 Discovery Miles 6 500 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Perhaps no other weapon represents Renaissance Italian fencing like the rapier. But do we know how it was used and how it was taught? This book takes you to the fencing School, or Salle, of celebrated renaissance rapier Master Nicoletto Giganti of Venice, one among the period teachers leaving instructions on the use of this weapon. More uniquely, his 1606 text The School, or Salle is a veritable training curriculum, with its stepwise lessons and easy-to-follow explanations on the use of the rapier alone and rapier and dagger. This faithful translation of Giganti's The School by internationally-known rapier teacher Tom Leoni includes the complete text, original illustrations, and an introduction on rapier fencing that will make Giganti's text easy to follow. If you are a martial artist, a fencer or have an interest in European martial culture, this book belongs on your shelf.

Real Ultimate Power - The Official Ninja Book (Paperback): Robert Hamburger Real Ultimate Power - The Official Ninja Book (Paperback)
Robert Hamburger
R394 R345 Discovery Miles 3 450 Save R49 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Real Ultimate Power website is a phenomenon, attracting more than 9.2 million visitors. Picking up where the Web leaves off, this new book mines the rich psychological ore of being ten years old and on Ritalin as Hamburger misinforms the reader about ninja history, ninja weapons, and ninja philosophy.

This is Fencing! - Advanced Training and Performance Principles for Foil (Paperback): Ziemowit Wojciechowski This is Fencing! - Advanced Training and Performance Principles for Foil (Paperback)
Ziemowit Wojciechowski
R728 R650 Discovery Miles 6 500 Save R78 (11%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'This is fencing!' is a rally call heard in training centres around the country. Coined by experienced GB fencing coach, Ziemowit Wojciechowski, it embodies the passion, skill and dedication needed to excel at an international level. As one of the world's most renowned foil coaches, achieving Olympic podium success and top world rankings for his fencers, Ziemowit has sustained a long and successful career, which he now unpacks in this comprehensive guide. Using real life examples and case studies, This is Fencing! offers detailed approaches to training, tactics and exercises in the foil, providing key insights into how to create both individual and club training sessions. Key topics include: the core principles of coaching, training and performance; aspects of an individual lesson; detailed examples of footwork exercises; physical and psychological preparation and practical tactical advice during competitions.

Leaves on the Wind Volume II - A Survey of Martial Arts Literature (Paperback): Christopher Dow Leaves on the Wind Volume II - A Survey of Martial Arts Literature (Paperback)
Christopher Dow
R541 Discovery Miles 5 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
El Libro del Aikido (English, Spanish, Paperback): James Stevens El Libro del Aikido (English, Spanish, Paperback)
James Stevens
R396 Discovery Miles 3 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Standing Qigong for Health and Martial Arts - Zhan Zhuang (Paperback): Noel Plaugher Standing Qigong for Health and Martial Arts - Zhan Zhuang (Paperback)
Noel Plaugher
R475 Discovery Miles 4 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Standing qigong is a simple, effective form of exercise suitable for all ages that can increase health, balance and vitality. This complete and accessible guide introduces standing qigong for health and martial arts. Beginning with an introduction describing his own discovery of the practice and an exploration of the health benefits, the author provides detailed instruction on the basic health postures and the process for diaphragmatic breathing. The second part of the book focuses on the martial postures and provides guidance on the subtle variations of the movements that help to cultivate and strengthen healing and internal power. Practice sequences are also included to help readers get started immediately, including, in the third part of the book, the Xing Yi Five Element linking form. Easy-to-follow, and covering all the basics, this guide to standing qigong is perfect for anyone who is looking for ways to improve their health, or with an interest in the internal or martial arts, especially practitioners of Taiji, Qigong, XinYi, Bagua,YiQuan and yoga.

Meridian Qigong Exercises - Combining Qigong, Yoga, & Acupressure (Paperback): Jwing-Ming Yang Meridian Qigong Exercises - Combining Qigong, Yoga, & Acupressure (Paperback)
Jwing-Ming Yang
R461 R418 Discovery Miles 4 180 Save R43 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A SIMPLE LYING DOWN ROUTINE FOR EVERYONE Each morning before getting out of bed, Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming practices a series of movements he has combined based on decades of experience. In Meridian Qigong Exercises, Dr. Yang teaches you his special daily exercise routine. Follow along and learn how a unique combination of simple yoga stretches, qigong movements, and acupressure techniques can relieve energy stagnation and rejuvenate your entire body. All the exercises can be performed lying down or sitting, if preferred. Meridian qigong will quickly improve your general health, helping you to heal and preventing injuries. With regular practice you will notice your entire body feels loose and comfortable. You will react to stress with a greater sense of calm, and your circulation will increase. With this book you will *Understand the link between yoga and qigong*Learn basic acupressure with traditional tui na (pushing and grabbing) and dian xue (cavity pressing) techniques*Supplement your qigong practice with yoga stretches*Know which acupoints and meridians to stimulate*Relieve many common ailments, including insomnia "In this book, I have compiled this qigong practice from my more than fifty years of practicing and teaching experience," Dr. Yang writes. "I sincerely hope that Meridian Qigong Exercises are able to inspire you and make your life healthier." Dr. Yang is among the world's most respected instructors of martial arts, tai chi, and qigong. Meridian Qigong Exercises is a profound addition to his incredible body of work.

On the Warrior's Path, Second Edition - Philosophy, Fighting, and Martial Arts Mythology (Paperback, 2 Revised Edition):... On the Warrior's Path, Second Edition - Philosophy, Fighting, and Martial Arts Mythology (Paperback, 2 Revised Edition)
Daniele Bolelli
R488 R397 Discovery Miles 3 970 Save R91 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The urge to forge one's character by fighting, in daily life as well as on the mat, appeals to something deep within us. More than a collection of fighting techniques, martial arts constitute a path to developing body, spirit, and awareness. "On the Warrior's Path" connects the martial arts with this larger perspective, merging subtle philosophies with no-holds-barred competition, Nietzsche with Bruce Lee, radical Taoism and Buddhism with the "Star Wars" Trilogy, traditional martial arts with basketball and American Indian culture. At the center of all these phenomena is the warrior. Though this archetype seems to manifest contradictory values, author Daniele Bolelli describes the heart of this tension: how the training of martial technique leads to a renunciation of violence, and how overcoming fear leads to a unique freedom. Aimed at students at any level or tradition of martial arts but also accessible to the armchair warrior, "On the Warrior's Path" brings fresh insights to why martial arts remains an enduring and widespread art and discipline. Two new chapters in this second edition focus on spirituality in the martial arts and the author's personal journey in the field.

Beyond the Black Belt - Secrets of Advanced Karate Ranks (Paperback): Gary Purdue Beyond the Black Belt - Secrets of Advanced Karate Ranks (Paperback)
Gary Purdue
R326 Discovery Miles 3 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
There Are No Secrets - Professor Cheng Man Ch'ing and His T'ai Chi Chuan (Paperback): Wolfe Lowenthal There Are No Secrets - Professor Cheng Man Ch'ing and His T'ai Chi Chuan (Paperback)
Wolfe Lowenthal
R422 R354 Discovery Miles 3 540 Save R68 (16%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Wolfe Lowenthal's quiet little memoir will with window-opening wisdom reinforce, I think, my view of how Cheng stood on Tai Chi. It tells how a young writer reacted to this strange Chinese man when he appeared in New York City in the mid-1960s and stayed there for a decade before returning to Taiwan to die in 1975. In a nickel town where neurosis is a cardinal virtue, the Tai Chi center established by Cheng soon became an oasis of learning. In my visits there I was invariably approached by a quiet fellow with a ready smile and loads of questions. His form and sensing hands improved but he never lost his kindly ways. This led me once to tell the three seniors that the one person in the club who best exemplified Tai Chi was this junior. That man who has since become a teacher of the art is the author if this book."
-Robert W. Smith, from the Preface

The Pavement Arena - Adapting Combat Martial Arts to the Street (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Geoff Thompson The Pavement Arena - Adapting Combat Martial Arts to the Street (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Geoff Thompson
R303 R254 Discovery Miles 2 540 Save R49 (16%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This illustrated manual takes the martial artist step-by-step through everything necessary to convert their skills for use in the "street".

The Way Of Aikido - Life Lessons From An American Sensei (Paperback): George Leonard The Way Of Aikido - Life Lessons From An American Sensei (Paperback)
George Leonard
R586 R504 Discovery Miles 5 040 Save R82 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A fifth-degree black belt in the revolutionary martial art of aikido and co-owner of an aikido school in Mill Valley, California, George Leonard is, "the granddaddy of the consciousness movement" (Newsweek). Leonard is president of the Esalen Institute and founder of Leonard Energy Training (LET), a practice inspired by aikido that offers alternative ways of coping with everyday issues. In this book he applies ancient techniques, physical and spiritual, to the battles we wage every day in both our public and private lives. Along the way, Leonard shows us unique and effective ways to: * cope with sudden, often brutal, setbacks in our lives--and turn them into gifts for growth * develop ki, or positive energy, to enhance vitality * use the aikido principle of "blending" to deal with verbal and psychological attacks With an already large following, George Leonard now brings the valuable wisdom of aikido to a wider audience.

The Medieval Art of Swordsmanship - Royal Armouries MS I.33 (Hardcover): Jeffrey L. Forgeng The Medieval Art of Swordsmanship - Royal Armouries MS I.33 (Hardcover)
Jeffrey L. Forgeng
R1,521 Discovery Miles 15 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Royal Armouries Manuscript I.33, also known as the Tower Fechtbuch or the Walpurgis Manuscript, is the oldest-known manual of swordsmanship in the western canon. Dated to c.1310, it is a stunning work of late medieval art and the Armouries' most treasured manuscript, one so famous it has become known simply by its shelf number: I.33. This new edition includes a critical introduction, transcription and translation by Jeffrey L. Forgeng, the foremost authority on I.33.

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