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Dirt on Your Tabies: 7 Short Stories of Seisho Ryu Ninjutsu is a collection of short stories of various training situations that I have had the unique pleasure to be a part of. These stories are not your typical martial arts stories but those of life lessons learned along the way through the various situations that our kind of training so often brings. Enjoy listening. God bless.

You're about to discover the incredibly inspirational story of UFC superstar Junior dos Santos. If you're reading this, then you must be a Junior dos Santos fan, like so many others. As a fan, you must wonder how this man is so talented and want to know more about him. Junior is considered to be one of the greatest UFC heavyweights in the world, and it's been an honor to be able to watch him fight throughout his young career. This audiobook will reveal to you much about Junior's story and his many accomplishments.

Ascoltando... si impara! Anche la letteratura, con il Prof! In questo audiolibro, che fa parte della collana dedicata alla letteratura, trovi tutto quello che devi sapere su Giovanni Boccaccio e sul suo tempo. Il Prof. vi racconta Boccaccio e la sua opera più importante: Il Decameron ma anche la vita del sommo scrittore del 1300, e alcuni brani, i più belli e conosciuti della sua opera immortale e poi le sfaccettature del suo carattere, le curiosità, gli aneddoti, e il contesto storico in cui visse.

Das Chi Kung entwickelt sich in China seit Jahrtausenden in vielfacher Ausprägung, wie z.B. den 8 edlen Brokaten...

Die Einheit von Körper und Geist, Kampfkunst auf höchstem Niveau und eine innere Kraft, die übermenschlich zu sein scheint - seit Julian Jacobi ein kleiner Junge ist, träumt er davon, Shaolin-Mönch zu werden. Sein ganzes Leben richtet er danach aus. Das beinharte Training und die mühevollen Übungen für Körper und Geist bringen ihn oft an den Rand seiner Möglichkeiten. Mit 17 wähnt Julian sich am Ziel. Er tritt als Novize einem Shaolin-Orden bei.

"Le Gorin No Sho" est le l'ouvrage de référence pour les samourais et les arts martiaux. Son titre se traduit en français par "le traité des cinq roues".

A book for all instructors and students of self defense who strive for excellence in their teaching and training. This book details all the essential elements of teaching combatives the right way so that you can get the results your students are looking for.

Nicks Costello takes the reader with him from his hard-working roots in the Liberties of Dublin on a search for enlightenment that took him half way around the world to Hong Kong. There he discovered the human face of the Buddha in the friendliness and compassion of everyday people who were quietly and unobtrusively practising ancient eastern traditions of spirit, mind and body, cultivating a connection to the soul of the universe that exists in all of us and giving freely of their knowledge to all who ask so that the healing benefits can be experienced by everyone.

Desde los inicios de la civilización china, hasta nuestros días, el kung-fu transmite una filosofía arcana y múltiples técnicas de combate que, a través del cine, han maravillado al mundo entero. La Breve historia de kung-fu nos descubre la apasionante historia de las artes marciales chinas, unas técnicas de combate que datan más o menos de los tiempos de Fu Xi en el 2.800 A. C.

By the time you finish listening to this audiobook, you will have a complete self-defense game plan in place, and you will know more about how to protect yourself than most people out there - even the ones who train in self-defense already! This audiobook is based on a lifetime's experience from martial arts/self-defense training and real-world experience from the street and working doors as a bouncer.

This audiobook is based on three primary concepts that could save your life: Situational awareness - that is, awareness and evaluation of your immediate situation. The ability to control fear - science states that we cannot, nor would we want to, eliminate fear. But through mental training that anyone can master, fear can be channeled into effective responses to threats. Knowledge of self-defense techniques - specific self-defense techniques that, when applied with intention, will disable an attacker long enough for you to escape.

FTW Self Defense is a revolutionary text which addresses, in great detail, many important yet controversial topics which most instructors do not discuss with their students. This is the reality of self defense, and these topics are not entered into lightly. Intended for mature and open minded students only. This is the long awaited companion volume to the underground best seller Hardcore Self Defense.

This audiobook's target audience is females between the ages of 18 and 35 who are seeking realistic advice about how to avoid conflict, stay safe in high risk situations, and defend themselves effectively if necessary. This audiobook differs from the typical women's self-defense audiobook in that it is written from the outlaw perspective by a controversial author who had been immersed in deep street subcultures for over 20 years and has published two underground bestsellers regarding the forbidden topics of self-defense that more reputable instructors are hesitant to address.

Many individuals consider purchasing a gun for home protection, yet have no experience with firearms and the information available online seems confusing and often contradictory. This audiobook was written specifically for the novice and is a practical and common sense introduction to selecting your first firearm (handgun or shotgun) and learning how to use it safely and effectively in the absence of formalized training.

A comprehensive guide on many different aspects of martial arts pedagogy. Topics include: teaching children with learning disabilities, anatomy and common injuries, leadership skills, and hundreds of specific drills.

Journey: On Mastering Ukemi is an allegorical tale meant for those individuals who have already learned the basics of ukemi - attack and the relentless heart. Yet beginners will find it fascinating as well, because Linden Sensei brings all his storytelling skills to bear upon this amazing journey. This is the second book in the Mastership Series by Aikido Master Daniel Linden. Mr. Linden continues his enigmatic and powerful instruction with an allegorical tale of test and triumph in the high Himalayan mountains in Nepal.

The Way of the Dojo is a comprehensive guide for anyone looking to own or operate a martial arts school. It features both traditional and cutting edge information on marketing, hiring employees, martial arts school valuation, social media, lease negotiation, school design, and more.

What happens when a beautiful young woman asks an aging old fighter, which Martial Art he recommends? The result is this letter. It is not only to her, but to any young person, woman or not, who might want to know more about the fighting arts. And which one an old fool recommends. You will be surprised which one it is.

This gripping tale follows the life of Jens Pulver, the current lightweight Ultimate Fighting Champion. Pulver reveals a youth spent in a family in which violence was the only way to deal with conflict, and in which his father's alcoholism made all family relationships contentious. Set against Pulver’s tumultuous upbringing, this account offers insight into his rise to prominence in the ring and his drive to overcome adversity and find inner peace.

The "catch-22" of training for any sport or technique is that in order to be good at it, you must repeat basic movements over and over and over. Yet, doing so is boring and most people quit an activity before they have mastered it. The key way to resolve this is by disguising repetition, or making the same thing seem different. The ability to disguise repetition is one of the most important skills an instructor can possess. This book provides the drills themselves, but also includes many optional variations to each that can give endless permutations.