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For the first time, Gosei Yamaguchi details the basics of one of the most popular styles of Japanese Karate. Containing more than 400 diagrams and photographs, this landmark volume introduces the concepts of the hard soft system and shows how to put them...

For the first time, Gosei Yamaguchi details the basics of one of the most popular styles of Japanese Karate. Containing more than 400 diagrams and photographs, this landmark volume introduces the concepts of the hard soft system and shows how to put them...

By Tom Bleecker "In August of 1973 while his body was being flown from Hong Kong to Seattle, Washington, Bruce Lee's coffin mysteriously opened and the dye from his dark blue suit bled onto the coffin's white silk interior. The ancient Chinese saw this...

by Tom Bleecker "In August of 1973 while his body was being flown from Hong Kong to Seattle, Washington, Bruce Lee's coffin mysteriously opened and the dye from his dark blue suit bled onto the coffin's white silk interior. The ancient Chinese saw this...

Kanazawa Hirokazu was born in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, in 1931. After graduating from Takushoku University in 1958, he entered the first intake of the Japan Karate Association's live-in instructor's course. On graduation he became one of the pioneers of...

Kanazawa Hirokazu was born in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, in 1931. After graduating from Takushoku University in 1958, he entered the first intake of the Japan Karate Association's live-in instructor's course. On graduation he became one of the pioneers of...

There are many techniques which cannot be fully executed in free practice (randori). Professor Tomiki classified and developed the most effective use of 50 of these techniques from traditional jujutsu and aikido. He called these Koryu-goshin-no-kata...

There are many techniques which cannot be fully executed in free practice (randori). Professor Tomiki classified and developed the most effective use of 50 of these techniques from traditional jujutsu and aikido. He called these Koryu-goshin-no-kata...

H. D. Plee has devoted much of his life to Karate since 1948, when he introduced this great sport to the European public. Karate has now become internationally known and its success has been largely due to Plee's pioneering efforts, and his determination...

H. D. Plee has devoted much of his life to Karate since 1948, when he introduced this great sport to the European public. Karate has now become internationally known and its success has been largely due to Plee's pioneering efforts, and his determination...

Richard Kim dubbed the pied piper of martial arts has been gone for over 25 years. Many Masters are long gone and forgotten within a couple of years but because of his writings lectures and overall martial arts knowledge he lives on. This book teaches...

Bushi Chojun Miyagi is a masterfully written treatise on the Originator of all Goju Ryu Karate Systems. Filled with facts and several short stories never before written about the master of this illustrious style of Okinawan karate. Loads of very rare...

Chuck Norris is an accomplished martial artist, developer of the Chuck Norris System and of course the action star of the long-running TV series, ’Walker, Texas Ranger.’ He is also the author of more than 20 books, ‘Winning Tournament...

Chuck Norris is an accomplished martial artist, developer of the Chuck Norris System and of course the action star of the long-running TV series, ’Walker, Texas Ranger.’ He is also the author of more than 20 books, ‘Winning Tournament...

The Martial Arts Book of Knowledge is a 13 volume compendium of everything you want to know about the martial arts. Volume #1 Part One and Two, Films and Television explores the history and all other aspects of martial arts in the film industry from its...

The Martial Arts Book of Knowledge is a 13 volume compendium of everything you want to know about the martial arts. Volume #1 Part One and Two, Films and Television explores the history and all other aspects of martial arts in the film industry from its...

Dynamic Kicks by Chong Lee, perfectly illustrates his ideal kicking techniques, which he developed over time. Featured throughout this book are some basic stretches, and thirty separate kicking variations, with lots of detailed photos to help you along...