Catálogo de libros: Deportes de combate y defensa personal

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  • The Legend of Muhammad Ali
    Baby Professor
    How did a boxer like Muhammad Ali become a legend? Learn about his life, including struggles and victories in this picture book for children. Encourage your children to drop the gadgets and pick up a sport. It does not have to be boxing, it just needs to be inspiring. Grab a copy today! ...
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    18,19 €

  • The Top Ten Middleweight Champions of All Time
    Larry Carli
    The middleweight boxing division has always been one of the most exciting divisions to watch.Middleweight boxers blend the power of a heavyweight with the speed of a lightweight. Some of the greatest ring rivalries occurred in the middleweight division. Stanley Ketchel and Billy Papke engaged in four boxing classic matches after the turn of the century.The greatest ring rivalry...
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    16,59 €

  • The Oshu Kendo Renmei
    Paul Budden
    The Ōshū Kendo Renmei documents kendo’s beginnings and establishment in the UK, its spread into Europe, and the formation of the Ōshū Kendo Renmei, forerunner to the European Kendo Federation. It explores the link with the UK’s judo clubs, namely the Budokwai and the Anglo Japanese Jujutsu and Martial Arts Association (later known as the Anglo Japanese Judo Club), that were ins...
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    29,80 €

  • Bushido, the Soul of Japan
    Nitobe Inazo
    Born in 1862, Nitobe Inazo was a Japanese polymath (holding five doctorates) and Christian convert who travelled widely in both Europe and America. In 1900, he published his seminal work Bushido, the soul of Japan, an attempt to explain his country to the western mind via the tenets of Japan’s warrior caste, the samurai.Nitobe places Bushido firmly in the western concept of Kni...
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    14,93 €

  • The One Is Jack Hurley, Volume One
    John T. Ochs
    The One Is Jack Hurley is an epic, 3-volume, bio-history of boxing’s Golden Age, beginning with Jack Dempsey in the 1910s and ending with George Foreman in 1970, as filtered through the life of Jack Hurley. Hurley began in Fargo just before World War I, worked in New York & Chicago from the mid-1920s through the ‘40s, and settled in Seattle in 1950. Hurley’s life, more than an...
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    42,27 €

  • The One Is Jack Hurley, Volume Two
    John T. Ochs
    The One Is Jack Hurley is an epic three-volume bio-history of boxing’s Golden Age beginning with Jack Dempsey in the 1910s and ending with the emergence of George Foreman in 1970, as filtered through the life experience of legendary manager and promoter “Deacon” Jack Hurley. Hurley began his career in Fargo, North Dakota, just before World War I, worked in and around New York a...
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    32,21 €

  • The One Is Jack Hurley, Volume Three
    John T. Ochs
    The One Is Jack Hurley is an epic three-volume bio-history of boxing’s Golden Age beginning with Jack Dempsey in the 1910s and ending with the emergence of George Foreman in 1970, as filtered through the life experience of legendary manager and promoter “Deacon” Jack Hurley. Hurley began his career in Fargo, North Dakota, just before World War I, worked in and around New York a...
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    38,40 €

  • fearless
    Logan Doughty
    Carol Kline, #1 NYT bestselling co-author of five books in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series writes:“Fearless is a must-read for any woman who wants to walk through the world with confidence and serenity. Doughty’s vision for self-protection is about stopping violence before it starts and giving women the upper hand if confronted with threats to their safety. This treasure t...
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    17,61 €

  • Do or Die
    A.J. Drexel Biddle
    First published in 1937, Do or Die served the U.S.Marine Corps through two world wars, training America’s elite soldiers and special agents in the art of hand-to-hand combat.  Inside you’ll find priceless information on defending yourself and incapacitating enemies with techniques from, Bayonet fencing Knife fighting Jiu-jitsu Kickboxing (savate) Boxing The author, Lt. ...
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    20,89 €

  • Do or Die
    A.J. Drexel Biddle
    First published in 1937, Do or Die served the U.S.Marine Corps through two world wars, training America’s elite soldiers and special agents in the art of hand-to-hand combat.  Inside you’ll find priceless information on defending yourself and incapacitating enemies with techniques from, Bayonet fencing Knife fighting Jiu-jitsu Kickboxing (savate) Boxing The author, Lt. ...
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    16,52 €

  • The Warrior Diet
    Ori Hofmekler
    Along with the many benefits of leisure-class living comes obesity and its attendant ailments. In The Warrior Diet, Ori Hofmekler looks not forward but backward for a solution-to the primal habits of early cultures such as nomads and hunter-gatherers, the Greeks, and the Romans. Based on survival science, this book proposes not ordinary dietary changes but rather a radical ye...
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    39,99 €

  • Family Self Defense School
    Sensei Mark Hawley
    This book is the product of over forty years of study on the part of the author. It was written with the hope that people will be able to defend themselves and others.  Written in it are grappling and striking techniques with the premise of teaching a small man to fight well, and a big man to fight with finesse and less on his brute strength. He believes that if a person knows ...
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    34,56 €

  • Kendo World 8.3
    Alexander Bennett
    Editorial: Letting Go…By Alex BennettIn this editorial, Alex describes the importance of “letting go” in keiko. In Japanese this is described by the word “sutemi”, which literally means “discarding the body”. The key to kendo improvement is sutemi, throwing yourself into every attack.The 64th All Japan Kendo ChampionshipsBy Michael Ishimatsu-PrimeA report on the 64th All Japan ...
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    25,13 €

  • The Xing Yi Quan of Master Li Gui Chang
    Song Zhi Yong / Tom Bisio
    The Xing Yi Quan of Master Li Gui Chang details the key fundamentals of the art of Xing Yi Quan: The Five Elements (Five Fists) and the Five Element Linking form (Wu Xing Jin Tui Lian Huan). These are the essential forms of Xing Yi Quan, the origin of all other movements, changes and transformations. In this unique book, Li Gui Chang’s disciple Song Zhi Yong details the body ac...
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    24,89 €

  • Mythologies of Martial Arts
    Paul Bowman
    Mythologies of Martial Arts is an introduction to the key myths and ideologies around martial arts in contemporary popular culture internationally. It is the first book to draw together practical experience and seminal texts across a multitude of disciplines to offer original insights into the complex, contradictory world of martial arts. It is an accessible but theoretically...
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    172,12 €

  • Intimate Warfare
    Dennis Taylor / John J. Raspanti / John JRaspanti
    This book tells the story of the greatest blood-and-guts rivalry in the history of boxing, the spectacular trilogy of fights between Arturo “Thunder” Gatti and “Irish” Micky Ward. It paints a vivid portrait of these two charismatic boxers, tracing their lives, careers, and the unlikely friendship they formed despite their brutal fights. ...
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    53,20 €

  • Mythologies of Martial Arts
    Paul Bowman
    Mythologies of Martial Arts is an introduction to the key myths and ideologies around martial arts in contemporary popular culture internationally. It is the first book to draw together practical experience and seminal texts across a multitude of disciplines to offer original insights into the complex, contradictory world of martial arts. It is an accessible but theoretically...
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    57,28 €

  • Following the Martial Path
    Jeremiah Ken / Walther G. von Krenner
    Following the Martial Path illuminates the lessons learned in the martial arts, which transcend techniques of attack and defense. It is a journey of self-discovery, originating in physical training and leading to the spiritual dimensions. Walther G. von Krenner, trained with numerous talented and famous martial arts practitioners, including Gene LaBelle, Hal Sharpe, Tohei Koich...
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    18,40 €

  • Black Belt Power
    Melodee Meyer
    Black Belt Power is a collection of courageous and uplifting tales of transformationthat exemplify the power of the human spirit. Each chapter sheds new light onthe values required to live a life of passion, triumph and ultimate success. Youwill discover your own sense of purpose and power in these inspiring stories of innerand outer strength. ...
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    16,10 €

  • FMA Education
    Andy T Sanano / Louelle C Lledo
    Research and development of authentic indigenous classical maneuvers within FMA training has given rise to the formation of this FMA Education: The Fundamental Core of Arnis de Mano. The basics and drills leading to skills are firmly rooted in a common language of biomechanics based upon anatomy, physiology and physics, and this is the foundation presented in this book. FMA Ed...
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    25,92 €

  • Chen Tàijíquán
    Thomas Hayes / Wang Hai Jun
    In this volume you will learn from a Daoist perspective and it includes the practical aspects of silk-reeling energy, standing meditation, and the 18 Form Beginners routine. It also gives you an insight into the language and history of China. Chen Style Taijiquan is the oldest of the taiji styles. In this original form it retains its explosive martial arts aspects, while provid...
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    60,40 €

  • Master Lundy’s Hapkido
    Carlton Lundy
    Carlton Lundy, a master of the Korean martial art of Hapkido, never thought he would have reached such heights.In this memoir, he recalls growing up poor in Spanish Harlem, where he held his own on the mean streets. At nineteen years old, he passed a test to join the U.S. Air Force.Within two weeks, he was a six-year enlistee in the Air Force, choosing to serve his country and ...
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    27,11 €

  • Master Lundy’s Hapkido
    Carlton Lundy
    Carlton Lundy, a master of the Korean martial art of Hapkido, never thought he would have reached such heights.In this memoir, he recalls growing up poor in Spanish Harlem, where he held his own on the mean streets. At nineteen years old, he passed a test to join the U.S. Air Force.Within two weeks, he was a six-year enlistee in the Air Force, choosing to serve his country and ...
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    16,33 €

  • Can'T Never Could
    Jason Adams
    In the book, Zack learns it cant hurt to try until you succeed as he learns the enjoyment of trying and its results. Over the years, Sensei Jason has heard from parents looking to enroll their child into karate that they want their child to gain confidence and learn discipline and respect. This book is his answer to those parents. As a child learns to try and try again, they ...
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    13,32 €

  • Put ‘Em Down. Take ‘Em Out!
    Don Pentecost
    Forget what you’ve seen in movies and on television—a knife attack is usually fast, furious, and often fatal. When it comes to increasing your chances of surviving, even the best martial arts schools are no match for the hard lessons learned in brutal institutions like Folsom Prison. Folsom alum Don Pentecost’s no-nonsense guide cuts through the Hollywood myths and covers valua...
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    23,63 €

  • Shotokan Legends
    Jose M. Fraguas
    In this volume, including a special Foreword written by Teruyuki Okazaki Shihan, a repertoire of exclusive interviews with legendary figures of Shotokan Karate-do, such as Masatoshi Nakayama, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Taiji Kase, Tsutomu Ohshima, Osamu Ozawa, Keinosuke Enoeda, Tetsuhiko Asai and legendary masters like Teruyuki Okazaki, Hiroshi Shirai, Yoshiharu Osaka, Mikio Yahara, H...
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    35,21 €

  • Taekwondo Patterns
    Krystyna Sargent
    This book is a reference to aid learning Taekwondo colour belt patterns with English and Korean terminology for each movement.Every movement is simply illustrated in chunks of four per page to make learning and remembering easier, and the book provides some blan pages for students and teachers to make notes. ...
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    26,22 €

  • The Fight That Started the Movies
    Samuel Hawley
    “Movie buffs and boxing buffs alike will relish this!” (Publishers Weekly)“An extremely well-researched tale.” (Kirkus Reviews)On March 17, 1897, in an open-air arena in Carson City, Jim Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons fought for the heavyweight championship of the world. The contest was recorded by film pioneer Enoch Rector from inside an immense, human-powered camera called the “...
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    29,87 €

  • The Fight That Started the Movies
    Samuel Hawley
    “Movie buffs and boxing buffs alike will relish this!” (Publishers Weekly)“An extremely well-researched tale.” (Kirkus Reviews)On March 17, 1897, in an open-air arena in Carson City, Jim Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons fought for the heavyweight championship of the world. The contest was recorded by film pioneer Enoch Rector from inside an immense, human-powered camera called the "...
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    20,22 €

  • Broadsword Fencing and Stick or Quarter-Staff Play - After the Latest European Practice Adopted in the Military Schools of France Italy and the United States
    Guiseppe Riboni
    This is an introductory guide to broadsword fencing and quarterstaff sparring, first published in 1862. The lessons within this volume are based on the contemporary European style used in military schools in France and Italy. With simple instructions and helpful illustrations, 'Broadsword Fencing and Stick or Quarter-Staff Play' is ideal for beginners and young learners alike, ...
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    22,16 €