Zen in the Martial Arts
Under the guidance of such celebrated masters as Ed Parker and the immortal Bruce Lee, Joe Hyams vividly recounts his more than 25 years of experience in the martial arts. In his illuminating story, Hyams reveals... Zen in the Martial Arts "A man ... [... more]
Random House |
Training Tools
Some of the traditional tools and training aids used in various styles of the martial arts to improve strength, balance and skills. Walk into any martial arts studio and in most you will find a number of common training items. Kicking and ... [... more]
Suite101 |
Ming-Dao Deng
Deng Ming-Dao is the author of eight books, including 365 Tao, Everyday Tao, Scholar Warrior, and Chronicles of Tao. His books have been translated into fifteen languages. He studied qigong, philosophy, meditation, and internal martial arts with ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Chuck Norris
Chuck Norris has spent a lifetime studying the martial arts, earning several black belts and world championships. Now, through anecdotes about his own , currently starring in his CBS-TV show Walker, Texas Ranger, is a world-champion martial arts ... [... more]
Random House |
Allen Pittman
Ba gua is one of the internal styles of the Chinese martial arts, a "circular" walking technique that helps train the mind and body to recognize and accept change. Characterized by its spinning movements and extremely evasive footwork, ba gua [... more]
Random House |
C.M. Shifflett
With the number of Aikido dojos in the U.S. estimated at up to 1,000, this Japanese martial art has never been more popular. This revised edition of the best-selling Aikido Exercises for Teaching and Training provides an ideal companion for both ... [... more]
Random House |
The Martial Arts of Renaissance Europe
 Interesting, though his conclusions are debatable: I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book (I skipped around alot, it is extremely dense), and I agree with the many others who have stated that this is a ground-breaking encyclopedic tour of the history of [... more]
CDN$57.30
Amazon CA |
Martin Rooney
Martin Rooney is the performance coach for the 2007 IFL Champion New York Pitbulls, COO and director of training of the Parisi Speed School, and an international fitness and martial arts consultant. For more information or to join the online ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Taking It to the Street: Making Your Martial Art Street ...
errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, NO !: A lot of hype has been out there about Marc Animal McYoung. He ist deeply involved in the Real Self Defense Scene, along with Sammy Franco, Geoff Thompson and Richard Dimitri's Senshido. What I seriously doubt is McYoung's [... more]
CDN$25.08
Amazon CA |
Martial Arts After 40
good for beginners, less so if you've been at it for a while: This has a lot of information for the over-40 person who's considering martial arts training, but if you're already involved, the book may have limited value. I found more details on the [... more]
CDN$17.01
Amazon CA |
A Dictionary of the Martial Arts
Very detailed information.: I own three martial arts dictionaries and this one is the most detailed of the three. It does not cover every martial art in existance, but it does provided depth in the arts it does describe. Almost all of the terms are [... more]
CDN$14.95
Amazon CA |
Japanese For Martial Arts With Cassette
Surprisingly, the most interesting audio Japanese course: ...I have ever used, and I have gone through a lot of them, with a fair amount of disappointment. I readily admit this may be because of my own strong interest in the martial arts, and a dreadful [... more]
CDN$20.95
Amazon CA |
