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Accelerate Your Martial Arts Training With This Book!
This is the ultimate guide to training the mind for martial arts success.
In this book you will learn: Just by implementing the techniques described in this book you will skyrocket your progress in the martial arts and get further than you ever have before, no matter what discipline you are training in. The power of meditation and why five minutes a day is all you need to get real results. How...
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Guy Windsor's Swordfighting offers insight into this magnificent historical European martial art: you will find answers to your burning questions about swordsmanship, its theory and practice.
This carefully crafted book provides essential information on diverse topics with piercing clarity. New York Times bestselling and multi-award-winning author
Made up of a selection of Guy's essays and articles, with a great deal of brand new material, this engaging...
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Are you a martial artist who wants to take their self-defense training to the next level but you don't know how? This book is written for you. Even if you train in self-defense or combative already the drills in this book will help you improve the results you get.
There are 50+ cutting edge drills in this book that are guaranteed to take your self defense training to the next level. In this book you will learn: Why combatives is best for self defense,...
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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 readily available in North America and Europe. For each herb it discusses the evidence for its effectiveness, the evidence for its safety, and how specifically to use it...
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Fair Fight? Not likely. Least of all from a criminal who is looking to make a quick profit at your expense. A sad fact is that weapon-wielding thugs victimize 1,773,000 citizens every year in the United States alone. Even martial artists are not immune from this deadly threat. Consequently, self-defense training that does not consider the very real possibility of an armed attack is dangerously incomplete.
Whether you live in the city or countryside,...
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It has been said that a successful martial artist doesn't need size or strength, because "it's all in the technique." It has also been said that the power of a martial artist seems to increase quickly with weight, and the best lightweight fighter in the world will be defeated every time by an unranked heavyweight in a bar brawl. So is it size and physical strength that matters, or is it experience and dedication to correct technique? This book explores...
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Throughout the ages, cunning and brave heroes have reached deep inside themselves to find the strength to triumph over long odds. Aspiring black belts will love this action-packed collection of twenty-six stories about the great heroes of the martial arts and their many paths to victory.
The stories include the tales of:
The legendary Bruce Lee-Kung Fu master and greatest martial artist of his time
Miyamoto Musashi-the "greatest swordsman in history"...
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1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Knowing that there are increasingly powerful forces in the universe that he has yet to encounter, Goku spends all of his time training to achieve even greater strength. But, one day a mysterious new Saiyan appears before Goku and Vegeta: Broly. How can a Saiyan, a member of the proud warrior race that was annihilated after the destruction of Planet Vegeta, appear on Earth? With Frieza's return from hell, a battle awaits the three mighty Saiyans who...
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War arts saga volume 1
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532 pages ; 25 cm.
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When the prophecy anoints the wrong hero, Jian decides to save the kingdom from a cruel immortal god-king anyway with the help of a ragtag group of allies, including a grandmaster of magical martial arts, a straight-laced warrior, and a chaotic assassin.
It has been foretold: A child will rise to defeat the Eternal Khan, a cruel immortal god-king, and save the kingdom. Jian has been raised since birth in luxury and splendor, celebrated before he...
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Fans of Chuck Norris may see him as an action hero in the John Wayne mold, but his autobiography presents a different image of the "Walker, Texas Ranger" star. Norris describes himself as a shy youth who finally blossomed while studying martial arts as a soldier in South Korea. His self-deprecating humor shows through anecdotes about karate defeats, white-knuckled speaking engagements, and his failure to become a Los Angeles policeman, which led to...
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1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Set in 19th-century China, two master warriors are faced with their greatest challenge when the treasured Green Destiny sword is stolen. A young aristocratic woman prepares for an arranged marriage, but soon reveals her superior fighting talents and her romantic past. As each warrior battles for justice, they come face-to-face with their worst enemy, and the enduring power of love.
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1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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The Karate Kid Daniel LaRusso (Macchio), has an upcoming tournament in which he is the target of vicious student Mike Barnes (Kanan). Mr. Miyagi (Morita) instructs LaRusso not to compete, but LaRusso's pride sends him to instructor Terry Silver who is secretly setting LaRusso up to be the loser.
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1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Upon the empire's fall to invading conquistadors, the sixteenth-century Incas quickly concealed a sacred manual containing the secrets behind their deadly fighting technique. But after centuries of careful safeguarding, the manual is again at risk of falling into the wrong hands, leaving its rightful guardian to battle the world's greatest assassins to protect the ancient secrets within.
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2 videodiscs (approximately 326 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Miguel is in precarious condition after the brutal brawl between dojos, but not much could keep Kreese from continuing to manipulate his students into following his idealization of dominance through physical strength. Johnny keeps seeking redemption while Daniel turns to the past for answers, each of them hoping to save their students in their own ways.
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205 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 20 cm.
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After the monster Goku Black, a mysterious warrior who looks like Goku, wipes out most of Earth and all of the Gods of Destruction and Lords of Lords from all twelve universes, Goku and his friends must find a way to stop him.
"With the Universe 6 and 7 Invitational Fighting Tournament over, Goku and his friends return to their normal lives. That is, until Future Trunks suddenly appears to warn everyone of a new threat--Goku Black, a mysterious warrior...
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128 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
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Maggie isn't your typical comic book, cartoon, and action movie fangirl. Through keen observation and unbending determination, she has taught herself all the death-defying stunts and fighting styles of her favorite action stars and superheroes! Unfortunately, Maggie has kept her eccentric hobby to herself, ever since it earned her the label of "nerd" among her classmates. After all, superheroes and evil villains are all kid stuff... right? WRONG!...
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xviii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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"Kathy Park uses stories from her own life to illustrate how the principles of Aikido can be taken off the mat and out of the dojo to help us cope with the many challenges of life in an increasingly chaotic world"--Provided by publisher.
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4 videodiscs (591 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Thirty years after their final clash at the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament, Johnny Lawrence is at his lowest point as a jobless handyman haunted by his wasted life. When he rescues a bullied kid from bullies, he is inspired to resurrect the notorious Cobra Kai dojo. It also resurrects his old rivalry with Daniel LaRousso. Daniel is a successful businessman who may be happily married but is missing an essential balance in life since the death of...
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