Tuttle Publishing, November 1998. Trade Paperback. Learn the secrets to obtaining Bruce Lee's astounding physique with this insightful martial arts training book. The Art of Expressing the Human Body, a title coined by Bruce Lee himself to describe his approach to martial arts, documents the techniques he used so effectively.....
The Lyons Press, March 2000. Trade Paperback. Written by a former Survival Instructor of the SAS (Special Air Service - England's equivalent of the United States Special Forces), The SAS Self-Defense Handbook provides easy-to-follow illustrated instructions - for both men and women - on coping with all kinds of threatening.....
N/A, June 2003. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. The Book of Five Rings is one of the most insightful texts on the subtle arts of confrontation and victory to emerge from Asian culture. Written not only for martial artists but for anyone who wants.....
Kodansha International, Ltd., 1973. Hardcover. 207 pages. B/W illustrations. The book 'covers fighting methods and techniques found in eleven Asian countries - fighting techniques that range from the artful Chinese t'ai-chi and Burmese bando to Japanese jujutsu and the lethal pentjak-silat of Indonesia.' - from the flyleaf. Later sixth printing.....
Kodansha International, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. 112 pages. B/W illustrations. First US edition (first printing). Near fine in brown cloth covers with red and black lettering on spine. In a near fine dust jacket.
S. J. Jorgensen, 1942. Pamphlet. 48 pages. B/W illustrations. Copyright on front cover states copyright 1930 and 1938 but a letter on inside of cover is dated 1942. Later printing. Illustrated pamphlet, stapled. Covers are soiled and there are closed tears on spine. Pencil marks in advertising pages.
Rainbow Publications, Inc., 1974. Hardcover. 66 pages. 11.25 x 8.5 inches. Second printing. Near fine in faux leather brown covers with bright gold lettering on front cover.
Pinnacle Books, (1975). Trade Paperback.
Shambhala, April 1984. Trade Paperback. This definitive, profusely illustrated manual covers the essential elements of the philosophy and practice of Aikido, the Japanese martial art that has been embraced by modern psychology and many Western bodywork therapies. Useful to the beginner and experienced practitioner alike, the book details the traditional.....
Tuttle Publishing, October 2005. Trade Paperback. The astounding transformation of tiny, resource-poor Japan into the world's second largest economy in the span of less than 30 years was due to the ongoing influence of an ancient samurai code of ethics?a code that once made the Japanese unbeatable warriors in hand-to-hand.....
Tuttle Pub, October 2000. Trade Paperback. The Eastern religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism all believe that everything in the world is a manifestation of a powerful life-force -- in India it is known as prana; in Japan it is called ki; and in China it is ch'i. It is.....
Random House Inc (P), June 1993. Trade Paperback.
Good Karma Publishing, Inc., September 1996. Trade Paperback.
The Lyons Press, February 2001. Trade Paperback. Learn the fighting skills of the world's toughest combat units.
Shooting Star Press, January 1996. Hardcover.
Touchstone, October 1994. Trade Paperback. Tone your body, relax your mind. Whatever your level of fitness, Step-by-Step Tai Chi offers a simple but effective program of exercise and stress reduction, based on the ancient Chinese art of Tai Chi. In addition to learning the fundamentals of Tai Chi through his.....
Shambhala, November 2002. Trade Paperback. In budo--which can be translated as "the way of brave and enlightened activity"--martial arts and spirituality merge at the highest level of skill. Budo Secrets contains the essential teachings of budo's greatest masters of Kendo, Karate, Judo, Aikido, and other disciplines. Timely and instructive, these.....
Ymaa Publication Center, October 2010. Trade Paperback. Herbs for bruises, sprains, strains, dislocations, breathing, adrenaline, and more! Healing with herbs has long been a tradition in the martial arts. As ever more martial artists train in the West, interest in Western herbs grows. This book investigates sixty-four herbs that are.....
Tuttle Publishing, December 1989. Hardcover.
International Hapkido Association, January 1974. Hardcover.
Ohara Publications, January 1974. Trade Paperback.
(Wan Li Book Company LTD.), (1979). Trade Paperback. 96 pages. Text in both English and Chinese. Fading to the cover, and waviness from water damage on 2 pages with no visible stain, else a very good copy in wrappers (paperback).
Gallery Books, August 1988. Hardcover. Tells the story of this elite corps of assassins and their secret art, how they obtain and utilize their skills in the modern world, their mysterious origins, training and philosophy.
North Atlantic Books, February 1993. Trade Paperback. Capoeira weaves fighting, music, dance, prayer, and ritual into an urgent strategy by which people live, struggle, celebrate, and survive together. In this book Bira Almeida--or Mestre Acordeon as he is respectfully called in capoeira circles--documents his own tradition with both the panoramic.....
Kodansha International, October 1978. Trade Paperback. In kumite (sparring) basic techniques are sharpened and body movement and distancing acquired through practical application. This volume explains the types and meaning of kumite and the relation between jiyu kumite and basic training in fundamentals. Demonstrated by instructors of the Japan Karate Association.....