Oriental Martial Arts

Long before Tai Chi and Qigong became household names in the West, an American sailor visiting Shanghai discovered a gentle Chinese exercise called...

This comprehensive guide to Kendo features easy-to-follow line drawings to demonstrate techniques, basic information on equipment and lists of offi...

Soul of the Samurai contains modern translations of three classic works of Zen & Bushido.In Soul of the Samurai, bestselling author and respec...

Take Taekwondo beyond just kicking and punching--discover powerful grappling moves that build on the patterns you already know! Taekwondo is the m...

Master the wooden weapons used in Aikido with this comprehensive martial arts training manual.Although aikido is often thought of as a nonviolent, ...

Through popular movies starring Bruce Lee and songs like the disco hit Kung Fu Fighting, martial arts have found a central place in the Western cul...

This manual lays out techniques of the Keluarga Pencak Silat Nusantara (KPSN), one of the leading pencak silat organizations in Indonesia. Moving f...

Meet Dave Hazard; world class martial artist. A 7th dan black belt in Shotokan karate, he's as respected in the tough streets, bars and clubs of th...

Secrets of the Samurai is the definitive study of the martial arts of feudal Japan, explaining in detail the weapons, techniques, strategies, and p...

The samurai sword: a symbol of the spirit of old Japan, it embodies the samurai's steel discipline, unswerving devotion and peerless skill. With i...

By turns thrilling, funny and spiritually enlightening, this is the real-life Martial Arts adventure.Martin Faulks grew up in a Norfolk village. Re...

Covering the essential tactic and art of striking in a series of blows, this guide illustrates how todays best mixed martial arts fighters have dis...

This book examines how young people at a martial arts club in an urban setting participate and interact in a recreational social community. The aut...

A behind-the-scenes look at the life of the most extraordinary martial artist of all timeBruce Lee.Bruce Lee: The Celebrated Life of the Golden Dra...