Modern Ninja Warfare takes a contemporary look at the stealthy methods of the Ninja (Shinobi) and how they can be employed to counter modern security threats.
The star of Marvel's first Asian superhero film, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, tells his own origin story of being a Chinese immigrant, his battles with cultural stereotypes and his own identity, becoming a TV star, and landing the role of a lifetime.
FOREWORD BY TOM HARDYAs a ten-time Brazilian jiu jitsu World Champion and a former MMA World Champion, Roger Gracie is widely considered to be the greatest practitioner of Brazilian jiu jitsu of all time.
In Tai Chi Chuan and the Code of Life, Graham Horwood describes the various styles of Tai Chi Chuan, exploring its roots in the Chinese philosophy of Taoism as well as elaborating on the evolution it has undergone over millennia.
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.
Navigating between society's moral panics about the influence of violent videogames and philosophical texts about self-cultivation in the martial arts, The Virtual Ninja Manifesto asks whether the figure of the 'virtual ninja' can emerge as an aspirational figure in the twenty-first century.
There have been many books on judosome highly competent, others well-written or well-illustrated, some fit for beginners, others for the advanced student.
This westerner's guide to Chinese astrology (Ba Zi) explains the basis on which charts are drawn up, how they work, and how they provide the tools to understand ourselves and our relationships with others.
This seminal work by historian Alexander Bennett presents a broad overview of the Japanese "e;Way of the Warrior"e; as it is expressed in scores of classical Japanese texts written by famous Samurai themselves.
Treasured for centuries by karate's top masters, the Bubishi is a classic Chinese work on philosophy, strategy, medicine, and technique as they relate to the martial arts.
'If I had to pick a single general martial arts history book in English, I would recommend A Brief History of the Martial Arts by Dr Jonathan Clements' RICHARD BEITLICH, Martial History Team blogFrom Shaolin warrior monks to the movies of Bruce Lee, a new history of the evolution of East Asian styles of unarmed combat, from Kung Fu to NinjutsuFolk tales of the Shaolin Temple depict warrior monks with superhuman abilities.
Filipino Stick Fighting Techniques is the authoritative guide to Cabales Serrada Escrimaa stick fighting art with its roots in Escrima, the national martial art of the Philippines.
Nei Gong is the practice leading to attainment of real internal skill and transformation, and the philosophical art of change that runs through all Daoist practice.
A guide to the seemingly effortless yet explosively powerful martial art techniques of Fa Jin *; Explains how to collect energy within and discharge it for self-defense as well as healing *; Explores how to counter the natural instinct to resist force with force and develop yielding softness through the 13 Original Movements of Tai Chi *; Illustrates routines for the partner practice of ';Push Hands' (Tui Shou) Fa Jin, an advanced yang style of Tai Chi, complements the physical, mental, and spiritual conditioning available through solo Tai Chi practice and the internal martial arts of Taoism.
Explains how the initiatory practices of the Ninja can be used to achieve self-mastery*; Uses the five human archetypes of lover, seeker, magus, soul warrior, and mystic*; Shows how to access kuji-kiri, the positive energy of the Ninja Godai, to dispel fear, disempowerment, and soul fatigue The Ninja are a mysterious warrior elite said to be so spiritually advanced they knew the mind and will of God.
The guide to engaging and directing the three primordial forces of Earth, Heaven, and Higher Self to achieve enlightenment and immortality *; Explains how to circulate the life force, or chi, by balancing yang (male) and yin (female) currents of bioenergy *; Includes an overview of the complete Taoist body/mind/spirit system along with newly refined methods of activating the life force *; The sequel to the classic Awaken Healing Energy Through the Tao In 1983, Mantak Chia introduced the ';Microcosmic Orbit' to the West.
There's more than a few instances in this biography of UFC cult favourite Mark Hunt that make you shake your head in can't-make-this-stuff-up disbelief - Inside SportA powerful story of sadness, hope, pride, honour and triumph from the real-life Rocky!
A guide to the foundational practice of ';smiling to the organs' to promote deep relaxation and internal health *; Presents exercises that dissolve the physical and mental tensions that can cause energy blockages and unhealthy chi flow *; Shows how to recognize illness at its inception on the organ level and how to balance the emotions to heal it The Inner Smile is a practice that focuses gratitude and joy on the internal organs to resolve the physical and mental tensions that can lead to illness.
A step-by-step guide to the Taoist fasting practice of Pi Gu *; Explains how you do not stop eating with this fasting practice and details the simple pi gu diet *; Illustrates the chewing and chi kung practices to accompany pi gu, for natural chi energy production *; Reveals how Pi Gu Chi Kung activates the body's natural healing abilities, accelerates the elimination of toxins, reduces appetite and cravings, and enables you to draw energies from the Earth and Universe Pi gu is an ancient Taoist method of fasting for spiritual and healing purposes.
This manual offers assistance to all Shotokan Karateka to use when training or intensively preparing skills - for beginners as well as advanced students.
From fitness and martial arts expert Martin Rooney, author of top-selling Training for Warriors and Ultimate Warrior Workouts, comes a complete twelve-week workout and diet plan for anyone looking to shed pounds of fat and increase muscle mass.
