New York: Blockstar Publishing, 2008. — 68 p. The story of the 52 Blocks, America's only native martial art at its height in the turbulent 1970s. This book is a biography about the life and times of 52 Blocks' Legendary street fighter King Saladin in his words. If you ever wanted to hear true tales of the 52 Blocks from a genuine master teacher, here is your chance. Fighting...
Independently published, 2019. — 386 p. Wrestling is the oldest combat sport in the history of mankind. The ancient Greeks refined it and included it in its PanHellenic festivals and in the early Olympic Games. Grappling was also a major component of pankration, considered the Original Mixed Martial Art, which became the most spectacular of all the athletic competitions...
Lambda Books, 2018. — 190 p. — ISBN: 978-1987483895. Jim Arvanitis, world-acclaimed Father of Modern Pankration and MMA pioneer, presents an in-depth analysis of this ancient fighting art and its modern derivative. Pankration is one of the oldest martial arts on record and the first to integrate striking, grappling, and submission techniques. The book examines the concepts,...
1539. — 95 p. Fabian von Auerswald was a German Renaissance master of Ringen (wrestling). In 1537, at the age of 75, he completed a beautifully illustrated treatise on wrestling called Ringer kunst: funf und Achtzig Stücke (The Art of Wrestling: Eighty Five Techniques). It was published posthumously in 1539. This work was dedicated to the Lord John Frederick, elector of Saxony,...
Link House Publication, Ltd. London — 1937. — 60 p. Rules fof Standing Catch — As — Catch — Can Wrestling. Description of Holds. The Starting Position. Referee s Hold. The Waist Hold. Waist and Thigh Hold. Neck and Thigh Hold. Wrist and Thigh Hold ( Fireman s Lift ). Lift from Both Thighs. Forward Crutch Hold. Forward Chancery and Swing. Standing Cradle Hold. The Heave. Forward...
Breakout Productions, 1998. — 200 p. — ISBN: 10 1893626342; ISBN: 13 9781893626348. Sure, you know how to punch and kick, but how well can you fight at shorter range? Can you defend yourself when the fight turns to grappling? When both you and your opponent are rolling around and wrestling on the barroom floor, are you confident that you can win the fight? If you doubt your...
Saint-Paul: Azalées Éditions, 2006. — 142 p. — ISBN: 2-915923-09-04. Wrestling Croche [in French]. Patrick Blanca, responsable des luttes traditionnelles et associées au sein du Comité Régional de Lutte (St Paul), Frédéric Rubio, expert international de lutte et professeur à l'université du Tampon (St Leu) et Jérôme Sanchez, professeur des écoles et professeur de lutte, ont...
Elite Publication., — 2017. — 412 p. — ISBN: 9781974413218 Who's Who In The Martial Arts Legends Edition 2017. Who's Who in the Martial Arts Autobiography Book Volume 3 We Proudly Pay Tribute to Grand Master Jhoon Rhee and Extend Our Great Gratitude for His Life of Dedication and Service to So Many in the Martial Arts World. Many great Martial Artists have lost the chance to...
Daikomyo, Inc., 2018. — 163 p. — ISBN: 978-1-731-53252-7. The official unarmed martial arts (Taijutsu) curriculum of Ninpo US and affiliated schools. If you are a student of one of our branches, or interested in learning traditional martial arts, this book is a must-havee. Mark Bramble first began his martial arts training 37 years ago. Residing in Florida, he has taught...
Independently published, 2021. — 196 p. When I wrote The Brutal Art of Elbow Boxing, I had no idea it would be so well received. My intent was simply to provide a working guide to this highly effective martial art that remains relatively unknown today. The book was designed to cover the key elements of Elbow Boxing as I learned them from my teacher Vic Butler when I began...
Independently published, 2022. — 133 p. — ISBN: 979-8415122882. It is extremely rare for one punch or strike to end a violent encounter. If you are forced to defend yourself, you will need effective fighting combinations to stop the threat. In this book, Chuck Callaway shows you the most effective combinations used in Elbow Boxing. He also shares the key concepts and proven...
Chuck Callaway, 2021. — 179 p. — ASIN B08TZ9M2JM. Forging The Mind And Body takes you on a journey into concepts that will drastically improve your martial arts skill. Discover ways to Increase willpower, clear the mind, control the ego, master visualization, adapt and flow with an opponent, increase sensitivity, close the gates of your body to protect against attack, harness...
Chuck Callaway, 2020. — 142 p. — ASIN B08X9ZF94J. The wooden dummy is a powerful training tool that has been used by martial arts masters for centuries to hone their fighting skills. With Freestyle Wooden Dummy Training you will discover how this amazing tool can bring your skills to a much higher level. Regardless of the martial art style you study, the wooden dummy will...
Chuck Callaway, 2020. — 125 p. — ASIN B08QX521NC. Joint manipulation is a powerful martial arts skill you can develop. In this book you will discover thirty of the most effective techniques that have been tested and proven in real encounters. You will see how these techniques build a solid system that can be adapted to respond to an opponent’s resistance. This book also covers...
Desert Publications, 1979. — 113 p. — ISBN: 0879474289. This hardcover edition was published in 1979 and the author’s street fighting choice is boxing combined with weight training. He gives solid reasons why he feels boxing is the ideal street fighting art. Since he has successfully used boxing methods, including dirty strikes such as eye and throat strikes in street fights,...
Akademiet for viking kampkunst (Viking Academy, martial arts), 2017. - 47 p. Combat Glima is the form of Free-grip glima (løse-tak in Norwegian and Lausatok in Old Norse) used for self defense and combat, and was the basis for the Viking fighting expertise. Glima as a self-defense system contains throws, blows, kicks, chokes, locks, pain techniques and weapon techniques, and is...
CombatGrappler.com, 2004. — 117 p. First question you may be asking is, Why create a program for us to train at home? That is the short, unedited version of your question I bet! Ask anyone else, and they want to be at a gym with the high tech equipment, the cool machines, the atmosphere, and bla bla bla! Hey, I am not here to pull any punches, so pay close attention and we’re...
Gloustershire: The History Press ., — 2012 . — 187 p . — ISBN: 978-0-7524-8469-3 The Viking shield wall is a famed battle strategy , but what are less well known are the actual techniques used in hand - to - hand combat , duels , and other forms of close - quarter engagements . Based on a comprehensive analysis of Viking sagas and other period sources , this is the first book...
West Point: Leisure Press, 1983. — 240 p. — ISBN: 0-88011-014-7. Contributing Technicians. Mastering Wrestling Technique. Strategy. Tactics by Ed Yarovinsky. Stance. Motion. Breaking Opponent's Balance. The Tie-Up and Breaking of the Tie-Up. Breakdowns from Behind. Low Single Leg. Creating Favorable Conditions for the Single Leg. Finishes to the Single Leg Takedown. Single Leg...
Reykjavik: Iceland’s Glima Association, 1988. — 16 p. "Glíma: Icelandic Wrestling" [in English]. A brief history of the ancient forms of wrestling developed from the types of combat brought to Iceland by its settlers in the Viking age and practice by their descendants for 11 centuries.
Reykjavík: Rannsóknastofnun Kennaraháskóla Íslands í samvinnu við Glímusamband Íslands, 2006. — 320 bls. — ISBN: 9979-793-08-2. Þróun glímu í íslensku þjóðlífi fjallar um sögu glímunnar á Íslandi í gegnum aldirnar, allt frá landnámi til þessa dags. Höfundurinn, Þorsteinn Einarsson íþróttafulltrúi ríkisins árin 1941-1981, kannaði allar tiltækar heimildir um þróun hennar...
Belgrade: NIP «Partizan», 1979. — 29 p. The «Plan and Program for Coaches Clinics» is one of the important publications within the program of technical cooperation. This plan and program may be extended, if necessary, by the number of classes and days. They may serve for two weeks clinics, but the basic construction of the plan and program may be used for six months clinics,...
New York, USA: Sterling, 2019. — 288 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4549-3448-6. A comprehensive and fascinating illustrated look at women’s professional wrestling, including 100 profiles of superstars from around the world. Women’s pro wrestling has existed in the USA since the 1930s, and this colorful encyclopedia references the fashion, fun, and drama of the sport through the years and...
Coop Breizh, — 2005. — 144 p. — ISBN: 2-84346-258-4. Préface. Gouren, histoire et évolution de la lutte bretonne. Qui? Un plaisir aristocratique. Une passion populaire. Condamnée par le clergé. Figures de lutteurs du xxe siècle. La lutte bretonne et les artistes Denise Delouche. Quand? De nouvelles formes de sociabilité. Le temps du renouveau 1920 - 1940. Du jeu au «sport...
Éditions Confédération FALSAB, 2005. — 224 p. — ISBN: 2-9504402-8-2. Sommaire: Préface. De «l'ancien temps» à la création de la FALSAB*. Regards sur l'histoire ancienne du Gouren – Naissance d'un mythe. Les différents styles de lutte. La Lutte Cornique dans l'Angleterre de la révolution industrielle. L'image du Gouren au 19-ème siècle. La reconstruction des Jeux Olympiques. Les...
Skol-Uhel Ar Vro Institut Culturel de Bretagne, 1984. — 32 p. — ISBN: 2-86822-003-7. "Gouren: the Breton struggle, from its origins to the present day" [in French]. L’histoire du gouren à travers les siècles jusqu’aux années 1980. La jeunesse d'un vieux sport. Traits particuliers de la lutte bretonne. Historique. Evolution technique de la lutte bretonne. La lutte bretonne...
Corsier-sur-Vevey: FILA, 2007. — 184 p. — ISBN: 978-2-9504402-9-0. "Celtic Wrestling" [in English]. This is a long awaited authoritative book on Celtic Jacket wrestling in Europe and America, as well as south Africa, Australia, and elsewhere. There are 184 p., most of which is historical, including many beautiful color plates of illuminated manuscripts and old wrestling plates....
Neuchâtel: Éditions Alphil-Presses universitaires suisses, 2012. — 226 p. — ISBN: 978-2-889300-70-9 Ritterliche Kunst des Fechten, c’est sous ces termes qu’apparaît dans les sources allemandes « l’art chevaleresque du combat » à la fin du xive siècle. En France, dans le traité de moralisation où il dresse le portrait de la société à partir de l’image de l’échiquier, Jacques de...
Warner Books, 1977. — 135 з. The chapters of the book are: History A brief account of the origins of playing cards with some subtle speculation as to when they were first thrown Cards and the Martial Arts A reflective look at the shuriken and other deadly throwing weapons of the venerable Orientals with a lucid parallel to the modern card assassin. Magicians and Card-Scaling...
Dojo Press, 2010. — 132 p. — ISBN: 9781257707256. Kata Dan-te, the Dance of the Deadly Hands, is, without doubt, the most savage and terrifying self-defense form known to man. It is composed of forty-five of the deadliest poison hand techniques ever devised, each one of which is guaranteed to kill, cripple or maim any attacker. Count Juan Raphael Dante, also known as John...
Usa, copyright 2018 by James Loriega and Fernan Vargas. 252 p. The book is a collection of interviews with many prominent American masters of various martial arts and self-defense. Table of contents savannah R. Archambault, snake blocker, alain burrese, raven cain, mike cartier, mike casto, jerome J. Fonseca, peter A. Freedman, mark hatmaker, michael constable holdsworth,...
Los Angeles, USA. — 2004. — 110 p. 52 Blocks, the only existing martial arts form birthed in the United States of America, was greatly influenced by various Caribbean and Southern US (Gullah island) warrior traditions. Similar to its Brazilian counterpart, Capoeira, the fighting style was initially suppressed during the age of slavery because slave-owners feared potential...
EWC Press, 2006 . — 302 p .— ISBN: 1-55022-726-2. The power players behind the wildly popular and often controversial world of professional wrestling are examined in this chronological look at the past 10 years of wrestling entertainment . The competition between the four major wrestling organizations — World Championship Wrestling (WCW) , the World Wrestling Federation (later...
Habana: Inder Listos Para Vencer, 1962. — 61 páginas. La Revolucion trajo al deporte de la lucha libre una reacción que mucho necesitaba. El profesionalismo con sus lacras por un lado y el concepto individualista y no masivo del deporte no lo dejaba avanzar. Con la Revolución se abrieron sus puertas al progreso. A Chicago fueron 4 atletas a representor a Cuba en los III Juegos...
Caracas, Venezuela. — Fundación Editorial El perro y la rana, 2018. — 164 p. El Juego de Garrote venezolano es una disciplina de combate, un sistema de defensa personal, un arte civil y no marcial. Constituye la espuesta del campesinado venezolano a sus inquietudes por la defensa personal; fue empleada como forma de lucha, durante las diversas guerras y batallas del proceso...
Budo International, 2007. — 175 p. — ISBN: 978-84-96492-74-5. El Gran Maestro Santiago Sanchís, 10º Dan, nos muestra en este libro varias formas de brazos y brazos de pierna, asistidos por sus alumnos Víctor Martínez Martínez (5º Dan de JJD Combat, con más de 25 años de práctica y ganador de numerosos Títulos, entre ellos El Campeón de España), y Alberto Asunción Loba (1er Dan...
In English. Translation from Modern Greek of the central chapters. Elefteri Skepsis, 2004. — 47 p. — ISBN: 960-7931-72-6. This book from Mr. lL. Savvidis is about the research he made which proves that pagration was the first martial art, and the fact that all martial arts coming in one way or another from pagration. Also he was responsible for the scientific research for the...
Toronto, ECW Press, 2011. — 642 p. — ISBN: 978-1-55022-961-5. A History Catch-As-Catch-Can Interviews: The Oral History of Catch-As-Catch-Can Techniques
ECW Press. Toronto. 2011. — 226 p. — ISBN: 978-1-55490-961-2. Part 1: A History Catch-As-Catch-Can. Part 2: Interviews: The Oral History of Catch-As-Catch-Can. Part 3: Techniques.
USA. 2010. Bradley J. Steiner 50 p. Unarmed combat is a method of fighting and personal protection that`s called upon when the employment of weapons is either not possible, or when the use of weapons isn't advisable. The unique characteristic of unarmed combat is that unlike the use of weaponry, its effectiveness depends completely upon the motor skills, mindset, and physical...
Summersdale, 2001. — 96 p. — ISBN: 1-84024-174-4 Ground fighting is one of the most underestimated yet devastatingly ferocious of all the Martial Arts . Ninety-nine per cent of all street fights that are not finished within the first three seconds end up on the floor . The books in the "Ground Fighting" series prepare you with the very best of wrestling , ju-jitsu , judo etc.,...
Summersdale Publishers, 2001. — 96 p. — ISBN: 1840241721. Ground Fighting is one of the most underestimated and yet devastatingly ferocious of all the Martial Arts . 95% of all street fights that are not finished within the first 3 seconds end up on the floor . Are you prepared ? This series of books prepares you with the very best of Wrestling , Ju-jitsu , Judo etc . covering...
Summersdale, 2001 . — 96 p. — ISBN: 1-84024-171-3 Develop an awesome fighting body with Geoff Thompson's Weight Training for the Martial Artist . Geoff worked as a night club bouncer for nine years and is a qualified instructor in Karate, Gung-fu , Ju-Jitsu , weapons , self-protection , Thai boxing , western boxing and freestyle Olympic Wrestling . He is the author of many...
Summersdale, 1998 . — 96 p . — ISBN: 1-873475-77-2 The final book in the Real series , this volume includes devastating head , knee and elbow techniques from every range . ‘Read this book ; it will show you how to train head , knees and elbows to their best effect , and you’re getting the advice from one of the world’s foremost combat authors and practitioners.’ from the...
Summersdale Publishers, 2000 . — 96 p . — ISBN: 1-84024-087-3 The realities of kicking in the street scenario are unveiled in this manual which takes the reader step by step through all the moves and techniques required to become competent in real kicking . These moves can be used to compliment other forms of martial arts , or used alone in close-range self defense. Topics...
Summersdale, 2000 . — 96 p. — ISBN: 1-84024-088-1 Hands are the most accessible , effective and natural tool available for use in self defense situations . This manual takes the reader step by step through the moves and techniques required to become competent in real punching . These moves can be used to compliment other forms of martial arts , or used alone in close-range self...
Summersdale, 2001 . — 96 p . — ISBN: 1-84024-174-X Ground fighting is one of the most underestimated yet devastatingly ferocious of all the Martial Arts . Ninety-nine per cent of all street fights that are not finished within the first three seconds end up on the floor . The books in the "Ground Fighting" series prepare you with the very best of wrestling , ju-jitsu , judo etc...
Mcfarland & Company Inc. 2015. — 300 p. ISBN: 978-0-7864-9704-1. Introduction: Global Fight Sports from Prehistory to 1607. " To Cut Out the Tongue or Pull Out the Eyes " : Fight Sports in Americas, 1607-1810. " A Boxing We Will Go ": Boxing Takes Root in United States, 1810-1915. " With the Energy of a Trip-Hammer and the Vehemence of a Sioux " : Asian Martial Arts Come to the...
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