Combat sports and self-defence Books

The Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Strikers Guide for Trainers and Fighters is an essential tool in the learning and development of striking skills for the beginning stand up or MMA fighter. If you already have good hands and experience, this guidebook will...

The World of Lucha Libre is an insider's account of lucha libre, the popular Mexican form of professional wrestling. Heather Levi spent more than a year immersed in the world of wrestling in Mexico City. Not only did she observe live events and interview...

The co-founder of the International Boxing Federation, Robert W. Lee, finally breaks his silence on being blackballed from boxing after refusing to testify against controversial boxing promoter Don King. Lee takes you on a journey through his highs and...

Once joyfully known as "the smiling barracuda," Joyce Cohen was a force in Oregon politics for over twenty years-formidably forging ground-breaking legislation: the Oregon Health Care Plan, criminal justice reform, and the use of Lottery funds for...

""The Land of the Broads"" is a comprehensive guidebook written by Ernest Richard Suffling in 1885. The book is aimed at yachtsmen, anglers, tourists, and other pleasure-seekers who wish to explore the Broads and rivers of Norfolk and Suffolk. The Broads...

Holt's Shooting Calendar, Fisherman's Reference, and Sportsman's Record is a comprehensive guide for hunters and anglers, first published in 1883 by H. Holt. The book includes a shooting calendar, which outlines the best times of year to hunt various...

With over 50 years of experience in Wing Chun Kung Fu, Sifu FrancisFong is recognized as one of the top Wing Chun instructors and martialartists in the world. A Path of Mastery contains lessons taught to SeniorInstructor Jim Brault through thousands of...

During the eighteenth century, Ireland was Europe’s wild west, where the sword was the constant companion of every gentleman, soldier, and rogue. Here, in the dimly lit rooms of Dublin’s popular coffee and chocolate houses, among its public...

Traditional Japanese Karate basics for Kids and Adults with learning plan. Introduction to most common basic techniques, related Japanese vocabulary, and the Dojo etiquette with clear illustrations and explanations. This booklet will make the start of...

Go Spanning the World with Len Berman in this wildly entertaining, insightful, and often hilarious book that takes sports fans behind the scenes and inside locker rooms.One of the most popular television sports personalities--known for his "Spanning the...

Baseball Notes For Coaches And Players is a book written by Elmer Berry and originally published in 1916. The book is a comprehensive guide for coaches and players to improve their skills and knowledge of the game of baseball. It covers a wide range of...

Casting Tackle and Methods is a book written by Onnie Warren Smith in 1920. The book is a comprehensive guide on the different types of casting tackle and methods used in fishing. It covers various topics such as the different types of rods, reels,...

Fiore dei Liberi was a weapons-master from Italy who was active in the 14th and early 15th century. After fifty years of training Italy's elite, he put his art to paper and created the Flower of Battle. The Flower of Battle covers unarmed combat, the...

Boxing's biggest stars speak to head writer of Boxing Digest magazine, Richard Scurti! Who hit them the hardest? Their best knockouts? What got them started in boxing? It's all here! From Ray Leonard to Oscar De La Hoya to Sylvester Stallone! They're all...

Professional Wrestling and the Commercial Stage examines professional wrestling as a century-old, theatrical form that spans from its local places of performance to circulate as a popular, global product.Professional wrestling has all the trappings of...

Martial Arts and Well-Being explores how martial arts as a source of learning can contribute in important ways to health and well-being, as well as provide other broader social benefits. Using psychological and sociological theory related to behaviour,...

Covering Mike Tyson's rise through the amateur and professional boxing ranks, this book follows the Brooklyn native from his early years as a young criminal in Brownsville to his 1988 heavyweight unification match with Michael Spinks. The book focuses...

Without Ray Arcel (1899-1994), the 20th century world of boxing would have been markedly different. The credibility of it as a sport would have been greatly lessened. Arcel's prominence is all the more interesting because he made his mark not as a...

This volume offers detailed information about the boxers who were active during boxing's "Golden Age," 1890 to 1910, focusing primarily on George "Kid" Lavigne, Bob Fitzsimmons, Barbados Joe Walcott, Joe Gans, Terry McGovern, Sam Langford, and Stanley...

At over six and a half feet tall and nearly 300 pounds, heavyweight champion Primo Carnera was a giant for his times, but today "the Ambling Alp" is too often written off as an unskilled oaf and a product of the mob dealings that plagued boxing during...

The defintive guide to effective concealed carry, this book teaches anyone from experts to novices to carry your defensive handgun safely and securely. With self-defense strategies like stances, shooting styles, and accuracy tips, anyone can improve...

Combat Chum Kiu is about the second training set of Wing Chun Kung Fu. Chum Kiu means "Seeking The Bridge". The effectiveness of Wing Chun stems from correctly aligning one's bones against an opponent's force. The first Wing Chun set, Sil Lim Tao,...

A fully bilingual edition of Andrea Falk's translation of Baguazhang by Jiang Rongqiao. Originally published in 1963, the translation was published in 2000, and now is fully in both Chinese and English. Pinyin is included for the movement names. The...

His Practice represents the culmination of more than two decades of intense research by renowned fencing master Henry Walker, author of Un-Blogged: A Fencer's Ramblings. Readers are treated to both instruction and discussion on how the rapier was used in...

This is not a story book. It is how one man striving for knowledge pioneered his own philosophies and brand of martial arts after immersing himself in not one, but several martial arts ranging from the traditional and stoic forms of ancient Ju Jutsu in...

The Olympian Magazine V1: January To June, 1903 (1902) is a book published by the Olympian Publishing Company. It is a collection of articles, stories, and poems that were originally published in the magazine from January to June 1903. The book features...

Aikido is the peaceful martial art. Its defense techniques should be so gentle that even the attacker is delighted. There's no competition, since each participant should be a winner. It's an art that lasts a lifetime, getting increasingly...

Aikibatto is a system of sword and staff exercises for aikido students, as well as for anyone interested in the Japanese martial arts. This book presents the basics and principles of the sophisticated sword arts developed by the Japanese warrior...

We can live in many ways what we do.There may have been a thousand reasons that led us to practice.We are all on the road: beginners, experts, teachers or students.Is it possible to practice every day with the same enthusiasm?Is it possible to stay...

EditorialBy Alex BennettKendo World's Alex Bennett has recently finished a translation of the bushido classic Hagakure. In his editorial he discusses the relevance of Hagakure to kendo and the lessons that can still be learned from it.Obituary: Miyako...

Fechten mit dem einhändigen Schwert und dem Faustschild fasziniert die Menschen seit dem 13. Jahrhundert. Diese Fechtform geht auf das Manuskript mit der Inventarnummer I.33 des Royal library Museum in London zurück. Jedoch lässt sich das Fechten daraus...

This is a vintage handbook on horsemanship originally intended for young gentlemen, with chapters on duelling, fencing, etiquette, and more. "Riding, Driving, Fencing for Young People" will be of utility to young or beginner horse riders, and would also...

First published in 1892, "Foil and Sabre" is a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to fencing. It aims to provide the student with a complete course of instruction in the contemporary European fencing style, and does so plainly and with the aid of simple...

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...

This manual was written for the Red Army to provide a standard of training for the Shashka Saber for the military personnel. This manual is for teaching how to use this weapon in melee situations and in convoys. This weapon was used in conjunction with...

Hints On The Management Of Hawks: To Which Is Added Practical Falconry Chapters Historical And Descriptive is a book written by James Edmund Harting and published in 1898. The book is a comprehensive guide to the management of hawks and falcons, covering...

Le Tireur Infaillible Guide Du Sportsman est un livre �����crit par Marksman en 1861. Ce livre est un guide complet pour les amateurs de sports de tir. Il contient des conseils sur la s�����lection de la bonne arme ������ feu, l'entretien de l'arme...

The Old Club of Detroit is a historical book that provides a detailed account of the Lake St. Clair Fishing and Shooting Club, which was incorporated in 1872. The book also covers the club's reincorporation as The Old Club on January 12, 1906. Written by...

Sport and Adventure in the Indian Jungle is a book written by A. Mervyn Smith and published in 1904. The book is a memoir of the author's experiences as a big game hunter and adventurer in the jungles of India during the early 20th century. The book...

In 1908, George Hackenschmidt, the touring World Champion for the past 8 years, wrestled Frank Gotch, the American Heavyweight Champion. This match turned professional wrestling into a massive spectator sport for the first time. However, the...

This book is for Martial Artists, who train their bodies and minds but have yet to find the spirit that lies deep within their art.Martial Arts are brutal and deadly forms of fighting, however, they also contain the potential to go beyond the surface of...

Many martial arts use fixed movement patterns or kata for solo training, but the Russian Martial Art of Systema has no set moves or techniques. How, then, can you train alone in Systema?This book has the answers! It is a primer on all the basic methods...

Step into the world of martial arts prodigies with "whistlekick Martial Arts Radio Presents: Legends of the Martial Arts," an extraordinary collection of interviews featuring the legendary figures who have shaped and defined the realm of martial arts...

Das Lóng Quán, ein Drachenstil des Shaolin Kung Fu, wurde speziell für realitätsnahe Anwendungen entwickelt, damit schnell und angemessen auf eventuelle Übergriffe reagiert werden kann.Lóng Quán besteht aus rund 350 äußerst effektiven Techniken, ist...

Archie Moore was the longest reigning World Light Heavyweight Champion of all time (December 1952-May 1962). He had one of the longest professional careers in the history of the sport, competing from 1935 to 1963. Nicknamed "The Mongoose", and then "The...

One of the most successful college boxing coaches of all time, John J. Walsh guided the University of Wisconsin to eight NCAA boxing championships and 35 individual titles coaching the Badgers' boxing team from 1934 to 1958. Originally published in 1951...