Combat sports & self-defence books

In addition to self-defence, this guide features chapters on East Asian philosophy, anatomy, meditation, as well...  Read More >>

Successful self-defence begins with your most powerful weapon: your mind. This is your guide to harnessing your...  Read More >>

Describes some of the more well-known feuds between various professional wrestlers from the 1960s to the end of...  Read More >>

Utilises anatomy for proper technique such as: key wrist leverages, nerve-pressure takedowns, and kick defences....  Read More >>

Includes proper footwork; counters to punches and strikes; and, effective blocks, leverage, and pressure.  Read More >>

"What exactly is jeet kune do? Is it simply Bruce Lee's personal expression in combat? Is it a style? Is it a process?...  Read More >>

Willie Johnson shares his holistic approach, ""Wushuda Universal Martial Arts"", which aims to further physical...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

"An award-winning sports writer and friend of Dempsey's tells the extraordinary story the heavyweight champion of...  Read More >>

In this book Sydney Anglo, a leading historian of the Renaissance and its symbolism, provides the first complete...  Read More >>

"This is a guide to ""street smart"" self defence, covering a wide range of topics including assessment of potentially...  Read More >>

By reading--and comprehending--the tales in this book, we can acquire the same essential knowledge that these masters...  Read More >>

Based on direction from the Shaolin warrior monks, these Leopard Form exercises teach the quick and effective moves...  Read More >>

"The kyokushinkai karate of Mas Oyama is widely practiced and well respected. His exploits in the art of karate...  Read More >>

Muhammad Ali met George Foreman in the ring. Foreman's genius employed silence, serenity and cunning. He had never...  Read More >>

This work, Takemusu Aikido, Volume 1: Background & Basics, is the first of Morhiro Saito s new comprehensive series...  Read More >>

Based on direction from the Shaolin warrior monks, this book features Snake Form exercises and techniques that strengthen...  Read More >>

Based on direction from the Shaolin warrior monks, this book features Dragon Form exercises that reveal the physical...  Read More >>

Based on direction from the Shaolin warrior monks, this title provides Crane Form exercises to strengthen the body...  Read More >>

Based on direction from the Shaolin warrior monks, this book features exercises that strengthen the parts of the...  Read More >>

Features gosoku-ryu kata with basic drills, kihon no kata, advanced gosoku-ryu kata. This title explains the hidden...  Read More >>

Explores nerve pressure for defence: breaking chokes, head locks, bear hugs and other grabs, and proper armbars....  Read More >>

Explores kubo-jitsu fighting, featuring warm-up exercises and falling, realistic combat, jujitsu and grappling holds,...  Read More >>

Covers gosoku-ryu fighting, striking speed drills, kicking and punching attacks and counters, footwork and manoeuvres,...  Read More >>

Explores cane techniques (attack and defence drills), kata and applications, keibo jitsu waza (staff techniques),...  Read More >>