Martial Arts category: 1527 books

“Guy has the rare talent of making this material accessible” -Neal Stephenson (from his Foreword to Swordfighting) “Guy Windsor's greatest gift to WMA/HEMA is his marvellous ability to translate period language into a meaningful experience for modern WMA/HEMA practitioners and he has...

USA Best Book Award FINALIST - 2016 DISCOVER THE MARTIAL ESSENCE OF TAI CHI CHUAN Here’s your chance to take the next step in your tai chi journey Martial applications found within tai chi chuan are a direct link to your tai chi as a form of self-defense. When you study the...

This book reveals the practical applications of Danmar Chuan Dao, also known as Danmar Boxing and Danmar Kung Fu, in street fights and self defense situations. The techniques and principles presented here, can be learned, studied and applied by anyone, to gain advantage in a fight, either you are...

Master grappling techniques with world champ Jean Jacques Machado. Whether you are looking to immerse yourself in the strategy of Brazilian jiu-jitsu or to experience the adrenaline rush of submission grappling or mixed martial arts, The Grappler’s Handbook: Gi and No-Gi Techniques gives...

Hsing-I is one of the true treasures of the internal martial arts. Based on ancient Taoist philosophy, it has both the capacity to be used as a devastating martial art alongside its ability to improve the health of a practitioner by promoting the circulation of chi throughout the body. Historically,...

This book reveals the practical applications of Danmar Chuan Dao, also known as Danmar Boxing and Danmar Kung Fu, in street fights and self defense situations. The techniques and principles presented here, can be learned, studied and applied by anyone, to gain advantage in a fight, either you are...

Developed by Wang Lang over 300 years ago, Praying Mantis Kung Fu is the only martial art based on the fighting skills of an insect. This fascinating system utilizes swift, methodical movements for defense and offense, and is well respected as an art that helps practitioners develop great strength...

Master the techniques of aikido with this illustrated martial arts guide. Complete Aikido is the authoritative text on this enlightening martial art and self-defense system. This definitive aikido guide is packed with history and philosophy and offers precise descriptions with over 400 photographs...

On Mastering Aikido takes the reader on a journey through the world of the martial art known as Aikido and the teachings of Daniel Linden Sensei. Written for advanced students of the art – those who are already conversant with the fundamental teachings – Linden Sensei crosses the line often between...

With detailed photographs and clear instruction for practice, this is the first book comprehensively to cover the history, development and training methods of this rarely taught esoteric internal martial art. The deceptively simple postures and movements of Yiquan are highly effective for achieving...

Dynamics, motion, and sensation are karate’s connective tissue—and they are the heart of this book. As a lifelong student of martial arts, J. D. Swanson, PhD, had searched through piles of books on form and function. Stand here, they said. Step there. But where movement was concerned, not...

This is volume six of an ongoing series of short instructional and informational eBooks on Martial Arts. Obviously, the best way to learn (almost anything) is from an experienced and competent instructor, however I hope these books will ‘fill in some blanks’ or give you ‘food for thought’. As...

The martial arts are shrouded in the mystique of Asian lore and nuances. Information is well-known by experienced practitioners, but is often kept as an “open secret” among themselves. Aikido is a self-defense martial art (budo) methodology established in Japan by Morihei Usehiba (O’Sensei;...

Le Taï-chi-chuan est-il simplement une gymnastique d'origine chinoise bonne pour la santé, une pratique énergétique plus ou moins mystique ou un véritable art martial ? Et, dans ce dernier cas, permet-il d'acquérir et de développer des capacités gestuelles rapides et puissantes avec des mouvements...