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(Hardback, New edition)
By: Antony Cummins
ISBN: 9781780284934
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2018
UK Publication Date: 3rd October 2013
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
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The first complete translation of the ultimate Ninja manual, The Book of Ninja provides a fully comprehensive guide to the ancient arts of the ninja, including espionage, warfare, trap building, infiltrating castles, assassination, hiding magic, lock by-passing, bridge building, thieves' tools and much more
(Paperback)
By: Kenji Tokitsu
ISBN: 9781590307977
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2010
UK Publication Date: 21st May 2010
Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc
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(Paperback)
By: Stuart Alve Olson
ISBN: 9781583942406
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2011
UK Publication Date: 19th November 2009
Publisher: North Atlantic Books,U.S.
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Developed by Wang Lang over 300 years ago, Praying Mantis Kung Fu is the only martial art based on the fighting skills of an insect. This work provides a look at the history and practice of this remarkable martial art. It includes detailed descriptions of major schools, styles and lineages.
(Hardback)
By: Masaaki Hatsumi
ISBN: 9781568365473
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2017
Publisher: Kodansha America, Inc
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(Paperback)
By: Yun Zhang
ISBN: 9781583942277
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2011
UK Publication Date: 1st July 2009
Publisher: North Atlantic Books,U.S.
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(Paperback)
By: Stuart Heller
ISBN: 9781556431104
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2011
Publisher: North Atlantic Books,U.S.
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(Paperback)
By: Issai Chozanshi
ISBN: 9781590309896
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2012
UK Publication Date: 17th December 2012
Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc
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(Paperback)
By: Ivan Vladislavic
ISBN: 9781939810762
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2020
UK Publication Date: 22nd September 2020
Publisher: Archipelago Books
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(Hardback, 2nd edition)
By: Matsaaki Hatsumi
ISBN: 9781568364629
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2017
Publisher: Kodansha America, Inc
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(Hardback)
By: Gichin Funakoshi
ISBN: 9781568365244
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2017
Publisher: Kodansha America, Inc
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(Paperback)
By: Benjamin Pang Jeng Lo
ISBN: 9780913028636
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2011
Publisher: North Atlantic Books,U.S.
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(Paperback)
By: Robert Tangora
ISBN: 9781583944486
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2012
UK Publication Date: 26th June 2012
Publisher: North Atlantic Books,U.S.
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"The Internal Structure of Cloud Hands helps to create a more in-depth understanding of 'internal' movement for students of T'ai Chi Ch'uan and other forms of martial arts"--
(Paperback)
By: Dave Lowry
ISBN: 9781590306475
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2009
UK Publication Date: 1st February 2009
Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc
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Written by one of America's experts on the Japanese martial arts, this title shows that karate is not just a sport or a hobby - it's a lifetime study toward perfection of character. It illuminates the culture, philosophy, and practice of this popular art and covers myriad subjects of interest to karate practitioners of various ages and levels.
(Paperback)
By: Kenji Tokitsu
ISBN: 9781594773488
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2010
Publisher: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
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"Originally published in French under the title: Les katas: arts martiaux & transformations sociales au Japon by Editions DesIris, Paris"--T.p. verso.
(Paperback)
By: Lee Wedlake
ISBN: 9781583948514
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2015
UK Publication Date: 5th February 2015
Publisher: North Atlantic Books,U.S.
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(Hardback)
By: Andy Clarke
ISBN: 9780711294851
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2024
UK Publication Date: 30th May 2024
Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
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The Knockout explores what its like for boxers knocked out in the ring. How does it feel to land or receive that ultimate blow
(Paperback)
By: William Scott Wilson
ISBN: 9781590309902
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2012
Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc
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(Paperback)
By: Nestor Capoeira
ISBN: 9781583941980
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2011
UK Publication Date: 26th December 2007
Publisher: North Atlantic Books,U.S.
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Presents a history of the Brazilian art, giving the popular theories for the origins and purposes of this movement that combines the grace of dance with lethal self-defence techniques in a game-song structure. This title discusses some of the famous capoeristas and what effects they have had on the art.
(Paperback)
By: William Scott Wilson
ISBN: 9781590309872
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2013
UK Publication Date: 5th March 2013
Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc
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The life of Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645), Japan's greatest samurai swordsman, is chronicled in this first authoritative, "lively and balanced" ("Library Journal"), English-language biography of the impressive warrior. Included is original artwork by Musashi plus Glossary, map, and Appendices.
(Paperback)
By: Dominic Calder-Smith
ISBN: 9780224083225
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2012
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
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Everyone knows the story of Mike Tyson's decline and fall, but what happened to the men he defeated during his irrepressible prime This title deals with these men, tracing their lives from their upbringings and years of promise to their encounters with Tyson. It explores the pain they felt in defeat and their subsequent search for self-respect.
(Paperback)
By: Antony Cummins
ISBN: 9781623170875
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2016
UK Publication Date: 5th December 2016
Publisher: North Atlantic Books,U.S.
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(Paperback)
By: Phillip Starr
ISBN: 9781583941515
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2011
UK Publication Date: 7th April 2006
Publisher: North Atlantic Books,U.S.
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Through this entertaining collection of personal anecdotes, readers learn a particular aspect of the traditional martial arts. It includes explanations of the importance of meaning and curtsey, and the custom of bowing, the significance of training with weapons, and how it impacts on bare-handed skills.
(Paperback)
By: Kostas Dervenis
ISBN: 9781594771927
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2007
Publisher: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
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The ancient friezes and decorative motifs of ancient Greece contain abundant scenes of combat. The authors offer close inspection of these depictions to reveal that the images exactly correlate to the grappling and combat arts as practiced today.
(Paperback)
By: Tong Zhongyi
ISBN: 9781556436093
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2011
Publisher: North Atlantic Books,U.S.
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Explores several aspects of the ancient fighting system, including solo training, training with equipment, constructing training apparatus, application of techniques, and the rules of competition. This book reveals throwing, gripping, and falling techniques in detail, with accompanying photographs.
