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Knife Throwing: A Practical Guide

von Harry McEvoy

A concise, informative book on "the sport of the pioneers". Knife Throwing includes beginning and advanced throwing techniques and covers everything from home practice to hunting methods with accurate instructions....

Ultimate Mind Control

von Dr. Haha Lung & Chris Prowant

Drawn from sources deep in China and India, the long-lost secrets of mastering the mental arts of Ame-tsuchi-jitsu are now revealed by martial-arts master Dr. Haha Lung. Those with the courage to explore these...

Tao of Jeet Kune Do: New Expanded Edition

von Bruce Lee

Compiled from Bruce Lee’s notes and essays and originally published in 1975, Tao of Jeet Kune Do is the best-selling martial arts book in the world. This iconic work explains the science and philosophy behind...

Tao of Jeet Kune Do: New Expanded Edition

von Bruce Lee

Compiled from Bruce Lee’s notes and essays and originally published in 1975, this iconic volume is one of the seminal martial arts guides of its time. The science and philosophy behind the fighting system...

Why I Fight: The Belt Is Just an Accessory

von Jay Dee "B.J." Penn & Dave Weintraub

Street fighting. Brazilian jujitsu. Grappling.

Welcome to BJ Penn's island.

Don't worry, he won't hurt you (much).

For the last decade, BJ Penn has been one of the most successful and feared fighters in the...

Aikido Weapons Techniques: The Wooden Sword, Stick, and Knife of Aikido

von Phong Thong Dang & Lynn Seiser

Though aikido is known as a nonviolent, noncompetitive martial art, the use of weapons in aikido was introduced by the art's founder O'Sensei Morihei Ueshiba.

The wooden weapons of aikido are most often used...

The Ninja Defense: A Modern Master's Approach to Universal Dangers

von Stephen K. Hayes

[In The Ninja Defense, the classic art of the ninja is updated for maximum effectiveness in modern day situations. Stephen K. Hayes is a Black Belt Hall of Fame member and acknowledged “Father of American Ninjutsu.”...

Mind-Sword: Mastering the Asian Dark Arts of Mind Manipulation

von Dr. Haha Lung

Here--at last!--is your only chance to fully master the lethal tactics and techniques of the mysterious Asian "shadow cadre."

Miyamoto Musashi (1594-1645)--the greatest swordsman Japan has ever seen and author...

Japanese Throwing Weapons: Mastering Shuriken Throwing Techniques

von Daniel Fletcher & Yasuyuki Otsuka

Japanese Throwing Weapons is a detailed instruction manual for learning authentic shuriken throwing techniques as practiced in Japan. Daniel Fletcher studied under Japan's most notable shuriken sensei, Yasuyuki...

Practical Karate Volume 2: Defense Against an Unarmed Assailant

von Donn F. F. Draeger & Masatoshi Nakayama

Practical Karate: Defense against an unarmed Assailant is the second volume in the classic six-volume series by Masatoshi Nakayama and Donn Draeger Written for those with an understanding of Karate fundamentals,...

Tae Kwon Do

von Sihak Cho

In this classic volume, illustrated with nearly 1,000 photographs, the author explains when, where, why, and how to best apply the deadly techniques of Tae Kwon Do. This book gives pinpoint explanations of the...

Ninjutsu The Art of Invisibility: Facts, Legends, and Techniques

von Donn F. F. Draeger

Ninja-the very word inspires awe and terror in equal measure. Master of espionage and assassination, stealth and concealment, the ninja's ability to move swiftly and silently gave rise to popular legends of...

Ancient Okinawan Martial Arts

von Patrick McCarthy

In Ancient Okinawan Martial Arts:Koryu Uchinadi the Western reader has ready access, for the first time, to an extensive collection of the most important

documents written by and about Okinawa's most famous karate...

Japan's Ultimate Martial Art: Jujitsu Before 1882 The Classical Japanese Art of Self-Defense

von Darrell Max Max Craig

Predecessor of Judo and precursor of today's ultimate fighting styles, Jujitsu is a martial art developed by the elite samurai class during Japan's feudal days. For centuries, this method of unarmed self-defense...

Japan's Complete Fighting System Shin Kage Ryu

von Robin L. L. Rielly

Shin Kage Ryu jujutsu has existed as a fighting system since the nineteenth century, and the literal meaning of the three Chinese characters is "spirit shadow way." Originating in J apan and influenced by Okinawan...

Bruce Lee - Wisdom for the Way

von Bruce Lee

From the greatest modern martial artist of all time, this book is a compilation of proverbs coined by Bruce Lee himself. Touching on martial arts, the universe and life in general, this collection defines the...

Bruce Lee's Fighting Method: The Complete Edition

von Bruce Lee & M. Uyehara

Vividly illustrating the techniques of a legendary innovator, this definitive examination explains how to survive attacks on the street, increase training awareness, and develop body movements. Originally compiled...

Zen Kobudo: Mysteries of Okinawan Weaponry and Te

von Mark Bishop

Kobudo, the famous armed Okinawan fighting art that utilizes common farming implements in combat, and Te, the ancient Okinawan art of armed and unarmed combat, are two of the world's most widely practiced yet...

Knife & Tomahawk Throwing: The Art of the Experts

von Harry McEvoy

Harry McEvoy, foremost expert in the field of knife and tomahawk throwing and best-selling author of Knife Throwing: A Practical Guide, provides us with an exciting, in-depth look at the popular sport of weapon...

The Warrior Diet: Switch on Your Biological Powerhouse For High Energy, Explosive Strength, and a Leaner, Harder Body

von Ori Hofmekler

Along with the many benefits of leisure-class living comes obesity and its attendant ailments. In The Warrior Diet, Ori Hofmekler looks not forward but backward for a solution–to the primal habits of early...