This book is fully revised, updated, and packed with more than 1,500 pictures This masterclass work guides you step-by-step from essential Jiu Jitsu basics through the most advanced and sophisticated attacks, escapes, and defenses used by the top fi…
With the wisdom, curiosity and sharp insights that have brought thousands of readers to his "Karate Series", the author looks at some of the world's greatest Shito Ryu masters and inspiring leaders going through internal struggles and own limitation…
What exactly is Jeet Kune Do? Is it simply a fighter's personal expression in combat? Is it a style? Is it a process? Is it a product? Can it be taught? Can it be learned? While the founder felt there should be no such thing as a "fixed" system or m…
With the wisdom, curiosity and sharp insights that have brought thousands of readers to his "Karate Series", the author looks at some of the world's greatest Goju Ryu masters and inspiring leaders going through internal struggles and own limitations…
In this volume, including a special Foreword written by Teruyuki Okazaki Shihan, a repertoire of exclusive interviews with legendary figures of Shotokan Karate-do, such as Masatoshi Nakayama, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Taiji Kase, Tsutomu Ohshima, Osamu Oz…
After the acclaimed success of the first three volumes of Karate Masters, the author proudly presents "Karate Masters 4", with a new repertoire of historical figures, such as Yutaka Yaguchi, Kunio Murayama, Hiroyoshi Okazaki, Hiroyashu Fujishima, Sh…
After the acclaimed success of the first three volumes of Karate Masters, the author proudly presents "Karate Masters 4", with a new repertoire of historical figures, such as Yutaka Yaguchi, Ken Funakoshi, Kunio Murayama, Hiroyoshi Okazaki, Hiroyas…
This book gives rare insights into the physical, mental, and spiritual methods that have enabled these chosen few to reach the pinnacles of their particular styles. Jeet kune do icon Dan Inosanto, kickboxing great Bill "Superfoot" Wallace, escrima m…
Karate-do is one of the most popular yet mysterious martial arts in the world. In Karate Masters, through conversations with many historical figures such as Osamu Ozawa and Masatoshi Nakayama, and numerous current world-class masters such as Hirokaz…
This insightful volume features legendary Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Sambo, and Wrestling masters presented for the first time in a single volume, and providing references and hundreds of quotations from the greatest grappling masters in history. Laid out in…
The methods of the world's greatest karate fighters have been gathered together into this incredible volume to demonstrate the most closely-guarded secrets of sport competition, bare-knuckle fighting, and life-or-death street combat The highly-techn…
A world Brazilian Jiu Jitsu champion and trainer of many top Mixed Martial Arts and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fighters, Rigan Machado reveals the techniques, training, and strategy for dominating and submitting your opponent with leglocks. Time-tested in…
After the acclaimed success of the "Karate Masters" series, the author presents "Karate Masters" Volume 5. With a new repertoire of historical figures, such as Hideo Ochi, Yoshimi Inoue, Sadaaki Sakagami, Masaru Miura, Genzo Iwata, Katsuhiro Tsuyama…
Grappling took the world of martial arts by storm in the early 1990s with the advent of the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) and other no- holds-barred events, and quickly became one of the most popular fighting methods in the world. In Grapplin…
Grappling took the world of martial arts by storm in the early 1990s with the advent of the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) and other no- holds-barred events, and quickly became one of the most popular fighting methods in the world.In Grappling…
Through conversations with many historical figures such as Osamu Ozawa, Teruo Hayashi, Kenzo Mabuni, Masatoshi Nakayama, and numerous current world-class masters such as Hirokazu Kanazawa, Fumio Demura, Takayuki Mikami, Teruyuki Okazaki, Morio Higao…
This introduction to sport competition teaches you in detail how to use your potential and your technical skills to defeat your opponents in Karate competition. Master Miyake shows hundred of basic, intermediate, and advanced sparring combinations u…
Author Jose M. Fraguas, a fifth-degree black belt in shito-ryu karate, is an internationally recognized martial arts authority who is well- known to the world's top karate masters. His desire to promote both ancient philosophy and modern thinking pr…
After the acclaimed success of the first volume of Karate Masters, the author proudly presents "Karate Masters 2", with a new repertoire of historical figures, such as Mas Oyama, Keinosuke Enoeda, Richard Kim, Shinpo Matayoshi, Tsutomu Ohshima, Yosh…
This three volumes series is fully revised, updated, and packed with more than 1,500 pictures This masterclass work guides you step-by-step from essential Jiu Jitsu basics through the most advanced and sophisticated attacks, escapes, and defenses us…
Through conversations with historical figures such as Wong Shun Leung, Brendan Lai and Ark Y. Wong, and numerous current world-class masters such as Buck Sam Kong, William Cheung, Doc Fai Wong, Adam Hsu and Yang Jwing Ming, the many threads of Kung…
Through conversations with many historical Wing Chun figures such as the Grandmaster Yip Man's sons; Yip Ching and Yip Chun, and other top disciples of his like Wong Shun Leung, Willian Cheung, Victor Kan, Leung Ting, etc...the information in this b…
This book will serve way to decide what will work the best for you and what aspects of JKD you need to keep, as well as throw away. I feel that it would be impossible to learn this from your instructor, as he will mainly focus on what works best for…
A rare and definitive book featuring the Japanese masters of the most popular style of Karate in the world. This outstanding compilation gathers the best Japanese Shotokan masters in one comprehensive volume; in their own words, they explain the phi…
The effectiveness of Jiu-Jitsu in real fights came into prominence in the early 90's when jiu-jitsu expert Royce Gracie won the "Ultimate Fighting Championships fighting" against much larger opponents. This book is a must for all martial artists reg…
Karate's Finest Masters Teach Martial Arts' Greatest Lessons After the acclaimed success of the first and second volumes of Karate Masters, the author presents Karate Masters 3, with a new repertoire of historical figures such as Gogen Yamaguchi, Ry…
A rare and definitive book featuring the top masters of the Filipino Martial Arts of Escrima, Kali and Arnis. This outstanding compilation gathers the best masters in one comprehensive volume. In their own words, they explain the philosophy, trainin…
One of the most intriguing aspects of edged weapons personal defense skills is the art of disarming. Given its life-threatening risk factor, disarming is considered the absolute highest level of skill in the bladed arts. Labeled by the Masters of Ed…
Drawing from his personal experience with legendary Karate masters, the author presents for the first time in martial arts literature a single volume providing hundreds of quotations from the greatest Karate masters in history. Divided into eight ch…