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The Little Black Book of Violence
YMAA Publication Center 2009; US$ 24.95Book of the Year Award Finalist - Foreword Magazine Best Books Award Finalist - USA Book News The Little Black Book of Violence will arm you with the knowledge and good sense to make informed choices in hazardous situations. While some yahoo spewing insults about your favorite sports team is worlds apart from a drug-crazed lunatic lunging... more...
The Yang Tà ijà 24-Step Short Form
Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2011; US$ 29.95James Drewe provides a comprehensive and detailed explication of the postures and movements of Yang 24-Step TÃ ijÃquan, one of the most widely-practiced TÃ ijÃquan forms in the world today. For each, he describes how the weight flows, how to use the hands, move the limbs, and relax into the movement. more...
A Tai Chi Imagery Workbook
Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2011; US$ 21.95This innovative book makes the benefits of Tai Chi directly available to Westerners by communicating its essence in poetic, evocative, and humorous images that apply to movement practices of all kinds and to daily life. The book contains hundreds of photos and drawings, and detailed explanations of the biomechanical realities that underlie them. more...
In Search of the Warrior Spirit, Fourth Edition
North Atlantic Books 2011; US$ 19.95The war in Iraq has heightened interest in the military mindset and raised questions about whether it?s possible to be a mindful, moral fighter at a time when impersonal, technology based warfare reigns. In Search of the Warrior Spirit confronts this thorny issue with Richard Strozzi-Heckler?s trademark personal, sympathetic style. In a top-secret... more...
Tapped Out
Penguin Group US 2011; US$ 9.99An aging amateur takes his shot at glory in the world of mixed martial arts. As a younger man, Matthew Polly traveled to the Shaolin Temple in China and spent two years training with the monks who had invented the ancient art of kung fu. Fifteen years later, his weakness for Chinese takeout and Jack Daniel?s had taken its toll. Firmly into... more...
Martial Arts For Dummies
Wiley 2011; US$ 21.99There’s plenty of good reasons that millions of people around the world study martial arts. Besides the fact you can get a great workout when you study a martial art, you may also experience a rewarding balance between your mind, body, and spirit that you just won’t find anywhere else. Plus, it can be a lot of fun!... more...
Kurikara
North Atlantic Books 2011; US$ 16.95In Mikkyo ?Japanese esoteric Buddhism?the dragon Kurikara symbolizes the internal energy developed through sword practice. Kurikara is a manifestation of the fierce bodhisattva Fudo Myo O, the patron of ascetics and warriors in Japan, who uses his sword to destroy delusions and sever attachments. Fudo?s sword represents the gaining of discriminative... more...
MMA Travel Guide
Hillcrest Media Group, Inc. 2011; US$ 9.99Your one source guide to Martial Arts training and travel in the two top Fight Destinations in the world. Thailands Muay Thai training camps and Rio de Janeiros Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academies. * When and where to go (Time of year to avoid because of crowds, festivals, and weather) * Each countrys top training facilities... more...
The Philosophy of Tai Chi Chuan
North Atlantic Books 2011; US$ 14.95The essence of Tai Chi Chuan lies in the rich philosophy of ancient China. While most Tai Chi practitioners are aware of the value that studying Chinese philosophy can bring to their practice, it is often difficult to pick out those texts that are most relevant to Tai Chi and connected to its development. The Philosophy of Tai Chi Chuan presents,... more...
Four Kings
Mainstream Publishing 2011; US$ 14.67By the late 1970s, boxing had lapsed into a moribund state and interest in it was on the wane. In 1980, however, the sport was resuscitated by a riveting series of bouts involving an improbably dissimilar quartet: Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns and Roberto Duran. The 'Four Kings of the Ring' would fight one another nine... more...









