Kategoria BISAC: Sports & Recreation >> Martial Arts - General

An English professor starts training in mixed martial arts, exploring the science and history behind the violence of men

When a mixed martial arts (MMA) gym opens across the street from his office, Jonathan Gottschall sees a challenge. Pushing forty, out of shape, and disenchanted with his job as an adjunct English professor, he works up his nerve and finds himself training for an all-out cage fight. He sees it not just as a personal test, but also as an opportunity to answer questions that have intrigued him for years: Why do men fight? And why do so many seemingly...

IN THIS BOOK:

PRELIMINARY / WARMUP EXERCISES

• Arm Swings
• Back Strokes
• Fic Sao 1 & 2
• Wrist Circles
• Open the Chest

• Forward - Back
• Cross Steps
• Shifting Horse Steps
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Harley Flanagan provides a fascinating memoir: a homeless child prodigy and family friend of Andy Warhol and Allen Ginsberg, at a young age he became close to many stars of the early punk rock scene like Joe Strummer of The Clash and was taught to play bass by members of the famed black punk band Bad Brains. He went on to start the notorious hardcore band Cro-Mags.

From the memoir's introduction by American Hardcore's Steven Blush: "Harley Flanagan is not like you or me. Most of us grew up in relative safety and security. Harley came up like a feral animal, fending for himself...

Life is a battle, on and off the mat. Victory requires balance and effective effort.
This book shares maxims developed in the thick of literal fights, with applications in and out of the ring.

• hear 22 maxims that summarize lessons learned so far on the martial arts journey
• see these maxims applied in both training and everyday life situations
• experience the story, growth, and development of a student from the beginning, not at the rose-tinted end
• feel how these maxims can apply to you

Bruce Lee: The Celebrated Life of the Golden Dragon is an illustrated biography of this fascinating martial artist and movie star, from the start of his career to his untimely and tragic death in 1973. This book reveals a quiet family man behind the charismatic public persona. It shows the real Bruce Lee--the man who was so much more than an international film and martial arts celebrity.

This brilliant photo essay--compiled and edited by Bruce Lee expert John Little with...