Shotokan's Secret: The Hidden Truth Behind Karate's Fighting Ebook
posted by Admin @ 7:25am, Friday 24 April 2009.
In 1853, before the American Civil War, the king of Okinawa was caught in a brink-of-war confrontation between the shogun's implacable samurai and an invading force of U.S. Marines. Trapped between katana and bayonets, the king's unarmed guards faced impossible odds and narrowly avoided a costly bloodbath.
Karate masters Sokon Matsumura and Yasutsune Itosu spent decades reliving that day in their imaginations. They designed a new martial art for the royal bodyguards, making bare hands the equal of razor-sharp steel. This was the first emergence of the hard-style karate that became shotokan, a full generation before Master Gichin Funakoshi took his first karate lesson.
The bodyguards taught Funakoshi their kata, but they didn't teach him their applications. They taught him their high-impact techniques, but they didn't explain why they needed them. They handed him the most ruthless combat art ever seen, but didn't explain what it was for.
Shotokan's Secret explains, once and for all, where karate really came from and what its purpose truly is. It lays bare karate's most puzzling mysteries, allowing us to finally see the people we are fighting, know how they are armed and learn why shotokan is obsessed with multiple-enemy scenarios. Finally, Shotokan's Secret explores karate's hidden flaws and how we can repair them to create a self-defense art for the 21 st century.
Shotokan's Secret brings karate to life through painstaking historical research, extensive footnoting, archival lithographs and artwork, rare sketches and practical guidelines for developing modern-day shotokan-empowered warriors. Hundreds of books on shotokan have been published since Funakoshi's To-Te Jutsu in 1920, but Shotokan's Secret is the first book since then to dissect the lore and make significant new statements about the art, its origins and its purpose.
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Capoeira: The History of Afro-Brazilian Martial Art Ebook
posted by Admin @ 12:08am, Saturday 7 February 2009.
Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art now spreading over the rest of the world, and is the only sport from Brazil that seeks Olympic recognition. Originally the preserve of the underclasses in Brazilian society, capoeira is now practised amongst the middle-classes, and even taught as a sport in schools. The author explores the history of capoeira and explores the conflict between traditionalists, who view capoeira as their heritage descended from the maroons, a weapon to be used against injustice and repression; reformers, who wish to see the spread of the sport internationally; and academics, who are attempting to discover the true history of capoeira as opposed to the myth.
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The Art of Weapons: Armed and Unarmed Self-Defense Ebook
posted by Admin @ 6:31am, Monday 26 January 2009.
This unique work outlines the essential principles and techniques that define armed and unarmed self-defense involving common weapons. More than 1,400 outstanding photographs introduce over 350 practical techniques spanning seven basic classes of weapons—knife, short-stick, staff, cane, rope, common objects, and defense against handguns-the mastery of which provides practitioners with a range of skills that will allow them to wield almost anything as a weapon. Each weapons chapter provides an authoritative overview of important technical principles, tactics, weapon types, grips, stances, and fundamental strikes and blocks, followed by numerous self-defense applications. Introductory chapters cover weapons philosophy, energetic concepts, 106 pressure points, and a visual comparison of different martial arts, making this an invaluable resource for all martial styles. Expertly written and designed by the author of the 1,136-page Hapkido—widely acclaimed the most comprehensive book ever written on a single martial art—this exceptional work is designed to stand alone, or function as a companion text with the author's other works on martial techniques and anatomy. Regardless of the style you practice, these books will enrich your training, improve your technique, and deepen your understanding of the unique qualities embodied in your own martial art.
About the Author
Marc Tedeschi is an internationally respected artist, designer, educator, and martial arts master, who has practiced martial arts for more than 25 years, training extensively in Hapkido, Taekwondo, Jujutsu, Judo, and Karate. Tedeschi's unique ability to blend his skills as a designer, writer, and martial artist has resulted in numerous books, widely acknowledged for their design excellence, outstanding imagery, and clarity of content. He is the author of twelve works, including a unique series of general martial arts books that provide an in-depth look at the core concepts and techniques shared by a broad range of martial arts.
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The Throws and Takedowns of Judo Ebook
posted by Admin @ 11:12pm, Friday 16 January 2009.
Ground fighting is taking the martial arts world by storm, but how do you get to the ground safely and end in a prone position? What are the dangers of throwing and taking an opponent over? In this book on throwing and take-down techniques of Judo, the author teaches how to control vertical grappling and destroy an assailant with a demolishing throw. Including the original "blow before throw" techniques banned from sport grappling at the beginning of the century.
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1001 Street Fighting Secrets Ebook
posted by Admin @ 10:43pm, Friday 9 January 2009.
This is a ebook for reality based self-defense. Each chapter cover a different aspect of street fighting. From the foundational beginning, to training and conditioning, along with the mental approach. It gives the attributes of combat along with tactics and strategies. It covers it all - weapons, ground fighting, etc. Gives great insight into what Mr. Franco's system is all about. Highly recommended for anyone wanting to learn about CFA and rbsd.
There is nothing mystical about Contemporary Fighting Arts, the self-defense system founded by Sammy Franco in 1983. It is simply a no-nonsense approach to the harsh realities of winning a fight, and 1,001 Street Fighting Secrets is an all-inclusive compilation of Franco's experience-based knowledge.
Each chapter of this expansive book covers a specific area of self-defense, beginning with the vital foundations of effective street fighting, training and conditioning for armed and unarmed combat, the attributes of combat, and tactics and strategies. From there, Franco progresses to the more specialized areas of combat training, such as grappling and ground fighting, bludgeons and stick fighting, edged weapons and firearms. The hundreds of tips in this exhaustive work will provide hours of useful study for all serious students of realistic self-defense.
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