Chinese Martial Arts Training Manuals
Brian Kennedy and Elizabeth Guo
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Covering the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty, and the Republican Period, this in-depth survey presents 30 masters and their books, placing them in the context of Chinese culture and history.
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Combat Techniques of Taiji, Xingyi, and Bagua
Lu Sheng Li, Translated by Zhang Yun
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This comprehensive guide selects core movements from each practice and gives the student powerful tools to recognize the unique strategies and skills of each style.
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Fitness for Full-Contact Fighters
Christoph Delp
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In Fitness for Full-Contact Fighters, trainer, author, and fighter Christoph Delp presents a fitness training program expertly tailored to the martial arts.
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In Search of the Warrior Spirit
Richard Strozzi-Heckler
Foreword by George Leonard
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In a top-secret U.S. military experiment, Richard Heckler was invited to teach Eastern awareness disciplines ranging from Aikido to meditation to a group of 25 Green Berets
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Martial Arts America
Bob Orlando
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This broad survey of martial arts traditions and their evolution to modern Western practice challenges the purpose and effectiveness of many martial arts methods used in the U.S. today.
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Martial Arts Are Not Just for Kicking Butt
Edited by Antonio Cueva and Jennifer Lee
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Cuevas and Lee shed light on a variety of martial disciplines, both Eastern and Western including capoeira, aikido, boxing, escrima, t'ai chi ch'uan, and Iaijutsu.
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Martial Arts Teachers on Teaching
Edited by Carol A. Wiley
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Wiley has collected essays from 26 teachers/practitioners (six men, 20 women) from a wide variety of martial arts, including an extensive bibliography of books on and about the martial arts.
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Nei Jia Quan
Edited by Jess O'Brien
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Using an interview format, this book brings out the many different facets of the Nei Jia Quan, the umbrella name for Tai Ji Quan (Tai Chi), Xing Yi Quan, and Ba Gua Zhang.
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Nuclear Strategy and the Code of the Warrior
Edited by Richard Grossinger and Lindy Hough
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Nuclear Strategy is a collection of essays, poems, a play, and a round-table discussion attempting to discover assumptions and inherited wisdom from many quarters about the conduct of war and war-making.
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On the Warrior's Path
Danielle Bolelli
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In On the Warrior's Path, author Danielle Bolelli examines the warrior lifestyle, from the unbreakable tenacity of the Japanese swordsman to the contemplative practices of the mysterious warrior monks of China.
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The Craft of the Warrior
Robert L. Spencer
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Drawing on a wealth of spiritual traditions, The Craft of the Warrior presents the �warrior�s way� to this power through exercises, practices, and theory.
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The Dance of Becoming
Stuart Heller
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Heller writes a book that is a must for the library of any serious martial artist or anyone interested in a deeper understanding of self.
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The Making of a Butterfly
Phillip Starr
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The only American heir to W. C. Chen, Phillip Starr continues the master’s teachings in this useful guide that also profiles the exciting early years when martial arts were still new in America.
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The Way of a Warrior
John F. Gilbey
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Similar in theme and style to Secret Fighting Arts of the World, Way of the Warrior is also more soulful and in-depth: the fireworks are still there, but we also get a glimpse of the ethical and, yes, spiritual implications of a life-long pursuit of martial esoterica.
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Western Boxing and World Wrestling
John F. Gilbey
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One of history's most notorious and successful martial artists launches a hilariously scathing attack on the phony boxing and wrestling matches of our time.
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Women in the Martial Arts
Edited by Carol A. Wiley
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This book contains the stories of a group of women who have trained for at least seven years in this demanding activity, ranging from a physically disabled student to a Native American practitioner.
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