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Fang Shen Do Training Guide: Volume # 1 is the first of an on-going series of training guides written by Fang Shen Do founder Sijo J. Patenaude. This guide covers the basic techniques and training that the beginner and intermediate student will require to understand and apply the upcoming advanced manuals. Fang Shen Do does not contain any aesthetic or tournament techniques, but concentrates on material that is easily applicable by all types of students. Fang Shen Do dedicates a significant amount of time to providing the student with instruction in goal setting, personal discovery process, progressive charts, growth pyramid and many other exercises designed for personal growth. This does not take away from the fact that the martial arts are based on self-defense. Fang Shen Do contains techniques and material from all of the six ranges of combat: weapons, kicking, punching, trapping and grappling and the often-misunderstood, physiological range. The result is a martial art that gains results for all the students that walk through our door.
Fang Shen Do Training Guide: Volume # 1 is the first of an on-going series of training guides written by Fang Shen Do founder Sijo J. Patenaude. This guide covers the basic techniques and training that the beginner and intermediate student will require to understand and apply the upcoming advanced manuals. Fang Shen Do does not contain any aesthetic or tournament techniques, but concentrates on material that is easily applicable by all types of students. Fang Shen Do dedicates a significant amount of time to providing the student with instruction in goal setting, personal discovery process, progressive charts, growth pyramid and many other exercises designed for personal growth. This does not take away from the fact that the martial arts are based on self-defense. Fang Shen Do contains techniques and material from all of the six ranges of combat: weapons, kicking, punching, trapping and grappling and the often-misunderstood, physiological range. The result is a martial art that gains results for all the students that walk through our door.
This new edition of Bruce Lee's classic work rejuvenates the authority, insight, and charm of the master's original 1963 publication for modern audiences. It seemlessly brings together Lee's original language, descriptions and demonstrations with new material for readers, martial arts enthusiasts and collectors that want Lee in his purest form. This timeless work preserves the integrity of Lee's hand-drawn diagrams and captioned photo sequences in which he demonstrates a variety of training exercises and fighting techniques, ranging from gung fu stances and leg training to single- and multiple-opponent scenarios. Thought-provoking essays on the history of gung fu, the theory of yin and yang, and personal, first-edition testimonials by James Y. Lee, the legendary Ed Parker, and jujutsu icon Wally Jay round out this one and only book by Lee on the Chinese martial arts. -- from back cover.
Edited by Bruce Lee and featuring jeet kune do legend Ted Wong, this book introduces the reader to the sil lim tao form, the immovable-elbow and centerline theories, chi sao (sticky hands), trapping, and much more. Wing Chun Kung-Fu continues to set the standard for martial arts instructional books, and it has become the perennial study guide for kung fu enthusiasts of all skill levels.
Wing Chun Do Kung Fu, a scientific and effective martial art, reality based self-defense, based on biomechanics and natural strength, as defined by Sijo James DeMile, a Bruce Lee student during the Seattle years. Vol. 1, part 1.
Teach Yourself Jeet Kune Do! Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do is more than a bunch of martial arts techniques. It is a usable Jeet Kune Do training manual covering all aspects of Bruce Lee's fighting method. Unlike other martial arts, Bruce Lee developed Jeet Kune Do to be a practical form of self-defense. Use these techniques and strategies to beat your opponent as quickly as possible. Discover one of the most street-effective martial arts ever invented, because this is Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do. Get it now. Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do Includes * Offensive and defensive Jeet Kune Do techniques. * Learn a martial art made for street fighting. * Train in the way of the intercepting fist. * Learn Jeet Kun...
From the author of "Opening the Energy Gates of Your Body" comes a book that introduces martial arts practitioners to three "internal" arts and their subtle powers. Inner martial arts rely on internal energy for power rather than on muscles or tension. 15 photos.
The Tai Chi Handbook teaches readers all about the art, including its history, styles, applications, and moves.
Clinical psychologist and author of The Defining Decade, Meg Jay takes us into the world of the supernormal: those who soar to unexpected heights after childhood adversity. Whether it is the loss of a parent to death or divorce; bullying; alcoholism or drug abuse in the home; mental illness in a parent or a sibling; neglect; emotional, physical or sexual abuse; having a parent in jail; or growing up alongside domestic violence, nearly 75% of us experience adversity by the age of 20. But these experiences are often kept secret, as are our courageous battles to overcome them. Drawing on nearly two decades of work with clients and students, Jay tells the tale of ordinary people made extraordina...