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  • Yang Style Traditional Long Form T'ai Chi Ch'uan: As Taught by T.T. Liang

    • ASIN: 1583942211
    • ISBN: 1583942211
    • Manufacturer: Blue Snake Books

    Gordon Muir began his martial arts studies at the age of twelve, followed by years of serious study of a wide variety of disciplines including judo, kyokushinkai, karate, kempo, several kung fu styles, and kickboxing. Eventually he discovered the internal martial arts, which led to t’ai chi and Master T. T. Liang, renowned teacher of Yang style. ... [Read More]

  • Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan (Unique Literary Books of the World)

    • ASIN: 086568023X
    • ISBN: 086568023X
    • Brand: Brand: Unique Publications
    • Manufacturer: Unique Publications

    Tai chi chuan is the most popular as well as least understood Chinese martial art currently practiced. However, Yang Jwing-Ming, one of the most notable tai chi teachers, attempts to clear some common misconceptions through effective explanations and technique photographs. For anyone with an interest in tai chi, this book is a must.... [Read More]

  • Classical Northern Wu Style Tai Ji Quan: The Fighting Art of the Manchurian Palace Guard

    • ASIN: 1583941541
    • ISBN: 9781583941546
    • Manufacturer: Blue Snake Books

    Here is the original, rarely seen Tai Ji Quan developed by Yang Lu Chan's best Imperial Palace Guard student, Quan You, over 150 years ago. While other styles branched off into sport, health, and meditation, Quan You's disciples preserved the traditional ways. This book covers the principles, characteristics, and essentials of the Wu method, along ... [Read More]

  • Hardcore Self-Defense

    • ASIN: 059521651X
    • ISBN: 059521651X
    • Brand: Brand: iUniverse
    • Manufacturer: iUniverse

    HARDCORE SELF-DEFENSE is totally unlike any other martial-arts book you've ever read. It is the result of a lifetime of experience by one who walks the Warrior's Path. Jam-packed with useful information, no space is wasted with "filler material" like training methods, foreign terminology, or photographs of the author pretending to spar. No, this bo... [Read More]

  • Mastering Yang Style Taijiquan

    • ASIN: 1583941525
    • ISBN: 1583941525
    • Manufacturer: Blue Snake Books

    Fu Zhongwen's classic guide offers the best documentation available of the Yang style of taijiquan. The superbly detailed form instructions and historic line art drawings are based on Fu’s many years as a disciple of Yang Chengfu, taijiquan’s legendary founder. Also included are concise descriptions of fixed-step, moving-step, and da lu push ha... [Read More]

  • Best Karate, Vol.5: Heian, Tekki (Best Karate Series)

    • ASIN: 1568364725
    • ISBN: 1568364725
    • Manufacturer: Kodansha International

    Kata, the formal exercises of karate training, were the essence of practice in Okinawa and China, and are the core training method even today.Detailed here in 1500 sequential photos are the five Heian and three Tekki kata, mastery of which is necessary to attain first dan.Demonstrated by the author and Yoshiharu Osaka.

  • Self Defense Made Simple: Easy and Effective Self Protection Whatever Your Age, Size or Skill!

    • ASIN: 1500518360
    • ISBN: 1500518360
    • Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

    Do you want to learn how to easily and effectively protect yourself - whatever your age, size or skill?! The new #1 Self Defense Bestseller - Grab Your Copy Now! Discover 'Self Defense Made Simple' from Bestselling Self Defense Author Phil Pierce: Your blueprint for smarter, easier and more intuitive self-protection without the years of training or... [Read More]

  • Kung Fu for Girls: Self-Defense with Style

    • UPC: 082345369394
    • ASIN: 1931686939
    • ISBN: 1931686939
    • Brand: Brand: Random House Inc
    • Manufacturer: Quirk Books

    Kung Fu for Girls is your guide to the art of self-defience with control, power, and, of course, style. You already have all of the tools─from your arms, head, butt, and legs to your cell phone, keys, high heels, and handbag─now learn how to use them!   With this simple, stylish course in essential kung fu moves, you’ll gain the knowledge an... [Read More]

  • Liu Bin's Zhuang Gong Bagua Zhang, Volume One: South District Beijing's Strongly Rooted Style

    • ASIN: 1583942181
    • ISBN: 9781583942185
    • Brand: Zhang, Jie/ Shapiro, Richard (CON)
    • Manufacturer: Blue Snake Books

    One of the three major orthodox internal styles of Chinese martial arts (along with Xing Yi Quan and Tai Ji Quan), Bagua Zhang (or Ba Gua Zhang) is also one of the most ancient and revered. The first volume in a series of two on the form, Liu Bin’s Zhuang Gong Bagua Zhang, Volume One, is written from the perspective of a wise master who gives eq... [Read More]

  • Tai Chi Secrets of the Wu Style

    • ASIN: 1886969175
    • ISBN: 1886969175
    • Brand: Brand: Ymaa Publication Center
    • Manufacturer: YMAA

    For the first time in history, you can reap the benefits of closely guarded wisdom! Explore Dr. Yang's translations and their meanings of these long-held secrets of Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan.

  • Fencing: The Modern International Style

    • ASIN: 0965946819
    • ISBN: 0965946819
    • Brand: Brand: S K a Swordplay Books
    • Manufacturer: S K A Swordplay Books

    This book is a thorough introduction to the worlds leading fencing system. Deeper and more systematic than any other text available in English. George Edward Kolombatovich, Head Coach, Columbia University. Fencing: the modern international style is a systematic, in-depth introduction to the theory and practice of fencing both the how and the why. U... [Read More]

  • Tai Chi Secrets of the Wu & Li Styles: Chinese Classics, Translations, Commentary

    • UPC: 884883433656
    • ASIN: 1886969981
    • ISBN: 1886969981
    • Manufacturer: Ymaa Publication Center

    Since ancient times Tai Chi Chuan has been practiced as a holistic mind/body fitness system, bringing immense benefits for practitioners in health, longevity, relaxation, and concentration. But Tai Chi Chuan was also practiced as an effective and deadly martial art.Because of this, the ancient masters rarely disclosed their secrets, guarding them a... [Read More]

  • Hung Gar Kung-Fu

    • ASIN: 0897500385
    • ISBN: 0897500385
    • Brand: Brand: Ohara Publications
    • Manufacturer: Black Belt Communications

    The Hung system is one of the most popular styles of Siu Lum Temple Boxing in China, and this book present the facts behind this ancient art.

  • The Complete Guide to Kung Fu Fighting Styles

    • ASIN: 0865680655
    • ISBN: 0865680655
    • Brand: Brand: Unique Publications (Subs. of CFW Enterprises, Inc
    • Manufacturer: Action Pursuit Group

    Kung fu, China's martial arts legacy, stretches from the distant past of the Shaolin temple to the strife torn decades of the 20th century, and into the new millennium. It is a legacy filled with tales of great masters and incredible exploits. Here, in a revised and expanded edition of this best-selling title, we survey the major kung fu styles and... [Read More]

  • YIP MAN WING CHUN - THE BEST BOOK ON WING CHUN KUNG FU - ENGLISH EDITION - 2019 * NEW*: THE MOST POWERFUL STYLE OF KUNG FU PRACTICED BY YIP MAN AND BRUCE LEE - HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY AND TECHNIQUES

    • ASIN: B07HJDWRGX

    Ip Man Wing Chun Kuen: The Best Amateur Book in the IP Man Wing Chun ENGLISH VERSION AFTER THE GREAT CINEMATOGRAPHIC SUCCESS "IP MAN", THE STYLE OF KUNG FU CALLED WING CHUN IS BACK TO TILT FROM THE AGE OF BRUCE LEE FILMS ... I'm the author of the book "IP MAN WING CHUN". Over the course of time I have practiced in several Italian schools and I... [Read More]

  • Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan: Ancient Chinese Way to Health

    • ASIN: 1556433891
    • ISBN: 1556433891
    • Brand: Brand: North Atlantic Books
    • Manufacturer: North Atlantic Books

    Developed over many centuries, Tai Chi Chuan is one of the treasures of Chinese culture, incorporating the principles of Taoist philosophy with the accumulated knowledge of the traditional martial arts. Wu Style is known as the "three-in-one exercise," invigorating the mind, the internal energy (qi), and the body. At all times the practitioner focu... [Read More]

  • The Everything Krav Maga for Fitness Book: Get fit fast with this high-intensity martial arts workout

    • UPC: 045079904248
    • ASIN: 1598694243
    • ISBN: 1598694243
    • Brand: Brand: Adams Media
    • Manufacturer: Everything

    What can an ancient Israeli self-defense system can do for your body? Just ask J-Lo, who thanks Krav Maga for her celebrated derriere. But you don't have to be a movie star to have bootylicious behind-all you need is this book! The Everything fitness dream team has developed workouts that will transform your body into a lean, mean fighting machine-... [Read More]

  • Okinawan Karate: A History of Styles and Masters: Volume 2: Fujian Antecedents, Naha-te, Goju-ryu, and Other Styles

    • ASIN: 147838316X
    • ISBN: 147838316X
    • Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

    "Okinawan Karate: A History of Styles and Masters, Volume 2: Fujian Antecedents, Naha-te, Goju-ryu and Other Styles" is the most comprehensive and complete book available on the origins of the Okinawan karate styles that emerged from the Fujian Southern Shaolin boxing styles. It contains a thorough historical description of the Ryukyu kingdom's rel... [Read More]

  • Taijiquan, Classical Yang Style: The Complete Form and Qigong

    • ASIN: 188696968X
    • ISBN: 188696968X
    • Brand: Brand: Ymaa Publication Center
    • Manufacturer: Ymaa Publication Center

    With so many Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan) styles available today, so many variations, modernizations and simplifications, where does one find the traditional styles? Search no further, for this book, Taijiquan Classical Yang Style contains the complete Classical Long Form for the original Yang Family lineage. (1799 - 1872 A.D.).More than just a book o... [Read More]

  • Martial Arts Training: A Mixed Martial Arts Handbook on the Best Martial Arts Styles & Self Defense Techniques MMA Training Tips of Wing Chun, Hapkido, ... Fu Training, Tae Kwon Do, Judo and More

    • ASIN: B00KSC10JK
    • Manufacturer: Lulu.com

    Anytime an individual decides to learn how to protect themselves, learn self-defense, or become a better person, one thing comes to mind - martial arts. Martial arts are very common these days, being practiced all over the world. The martial arts have been used for many centuries, although they really became famous around the time of Bruce Lee. ... [Read More]

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