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Godfathers of MMA

Author : Bill Viola, Jr.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780996163309
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (633 download)

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Download or read book Godfathers of MMA written by Bill Viola, Jr. and published by . This book was released on 2014-11-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Best Kept Secret in MMAWhat do an NFL star, a United States Secret Service Agent, Sylvester Stallone's bodyguard, and Muhammad Ali's sparring partner all have in common? They were all characters cast in America's original "anything goes" reality fighting drama, an "open call" that led to the birth of a new sport--MMA. Long before the Octagon was in vogue or Royce Gracie made his pay-per-view debut; decades before the UFC became a household brand and while the likes of Dana White were still in elementary school; two martial artists, Bill Viola and Frank Caliguri, set out to prove once and for all who the world's greatest fighter was by creating a radical new "sport" in 1979.Godfathers of MMA reveals the clandestine plot to subvert the "first" mixed martial arts revolution in American history, one poised to challenge boxing as the king of combat sports. Confounded by corruption, a massive struggle ensued over money, power, and respect between boxing's gentry and an upstart MMA company (CV Productions) from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The legendary story, buried by rhetoric for years, casts a wide net reeling in everyone from politicians to mobsters, all with ulterior motives; all with eyes on a billion dollar blueprint. From boxing's "Holy Territory," the home of Rocky Balboa, to a bizarre connection with the Supreme Court that lead to the first legal precedent for MMA--ever, this is the ultimate inside look. Godfathers of MMA is a testosterone-laced whirlwind tale of "what might have been" told by the trailblazers who fought for it. Relive the epic adventure of the "Tough Guys" later known as Super Fighters (the first mixed martial arts league in history). Thirty years before the UFC gained a mainstream audience; the media embraced mixed martial arts: KDKA-TV dubbed CV's new sport, "Organized, Legalized, Street fighting," while the Philadelphia Journal proclaimed, "No holds barred as Superfighters take over." Take a journey back in time to the "Iron City" and meet the fighters, the foes, and the visionaries who created the modern sport of MMA.

Tough Guys

Author : Bill Viola, Jr.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780996163323
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (633 download)

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Download or read book Tough Guys written by Bill Viola, Jr. and published by . This book was released on 2017-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MMA Before the UFC and the Tough Guy Law

CommonSensei

Author : Bill Viola, Jr.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780996163347
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (633 download)

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Download or read book CommonSensei written by Bill Viola, Jr. and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Common Sensei is is based on life skills and street smarts. The play on words (Common + Sensei) is drawn from internationally renown Sensei Bill Viola Jr (the author) and his life's journey. Throughout the self-help book series, you will have access to the Viola family's 50-year-old formula of smashing goals through the "Martial SMARTS" experience. You will earn belts through each book and chapters as you master skills. In the end, your goal is to earn a black belt in the most uncommon degree?: Common Sense. "Sensei Says" will introduce the readers to Sensei (Bill Viola Jr.) giving personal insight into his experience and what lead him to become a motivational and inspirational mentor.

The Godfather of Grappling

Author : Gene LeBell
Publisher : Valley Martial Arts Supply
ISBN 13 : 9780967654355
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (543 download)

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Download or read book The Godfather of Grappling written by Gene LeBell and published by Valley Martial Arts Supply. This book was released on 2005-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some admirers have called Gene LeBell, a.k.a. "The Toughest Man Alive," the deadliest man on the planet. His wife says sarcastically, "He's just from another world." LeBell wears many hats, having grown up in boxing and wrestling gyms around the world and spending a lifetime studying many of the different martial arts. LeBell has won national judo championships, wrestled professionally for over 20 successful years, announced professional wrestling on television for 15 years, and refereed professional boxing and wrestling matches all over the world. The Godfather of Grappling tells the amazing story of this grappling master, who has also been a TV and movie actor and a top Hollywood stuntman for more than half a century. Featuring forewords by "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Chuck Norris, just two of the many celebrities he counts as friends, and packed with dozens of photos and illustrations, The Godfather of Grapping is an inspirational tale sure to entertain fans of professional wrestling, the martial arts, movies, television, and just about anything else Gene LeBell has taken on during his storied career.

Striking Distance

Author : Charles Russo
Publisher : University of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496217063
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)

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Download or read book Striking Distance written by Charles Russo and published by University of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2019-11-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spring of 1959, eighteen-year-old Bruce Lee returned to San Francisco, the city of his birth. Although the martial arts were widely unknown in America, Bruce encountered a robust fight culture in the Bay Area, populated with talented and trailblazing practitioners such as Lau Bun, Chinatown’s aging kung fu patriarch; Wally Jay, the innovative Hawaiian jujitsu master; and James Lee, the Oakland street fighter. Regarded by some as a brash loudmouth and by others as a dynamic visionary, Bruce spent his first few years back in America advocating for a modern approach to the martial arts, and showing little regard for the damaged egos left in his wake. The year of 1964 would be an eventful one for Bruce, in which he would broadcast his dissenting worldview before the first great international martial arts gathering, and then defend it by facing down Wong Jack Man—Chinatown’s young kung fu ace—in a legendary behind-closed-doors showdown. These events were a catalyst to the dawn of martial arts in America and a prelude to an icon. Based on over one hundred original interviews, Striking Distance chronicles Bruce Lee’s formative days amid the heated martial arts proving ground that thrived on San Francisco Bay in the early 1960s.

The Cabells and Their Kin

Author : Alexander Brown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 738 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Cabells and Their Kin written by Alexander Brown and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Mithraic Societies: From Brotherhood to Religion's Adversary - (b&w)

Author : Abolala Soudavar
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1312106069
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book Mithraic Societies: From Brotherhood to Religion's Adversary - (b&w) written by Abolala Soudavar and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-02-21 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although by its title, this book seems to be about a specialized topic, the spread of Mithraic societies and its avatars, in time and geographical expanse, much enhances its relevancy. From Roman legionaries to chivalry orders, from dervish circles to guild organizations, and from Freemasons to French revolutionaries, the hierarchy of Mithraic societies, their initiation rites, and their oaths of secrecy, provided a model for brotherhood organization that was efficient, but also flexible; they could adapt their philosophy to the prevailing politico-religion conditions of the day, because they did not worship any particular god, but could also be comrades in arms with nascent religious movements, such as with Christianity. Mithra was the initial guarantor of their oath, and if need be it could be replaced by Jesus, Allah or any other divinity. Their ÒreligionÓ was their brotherhood, and as such they usually provided a counter-balance to the power elite, and had the potential to become politically active.

The Art of Renaissance Europe

Author : Bosiljka Raditsa
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 0870999532
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book The Art of Renaissance Europe written by Bosiljka Raditsa and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2000 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Works in the Museum's collection that embody the Renaissance interest in classical learning, fame, and beautiful objects are illustrated and discussed in this resource and will help educators introduce the richness and diversity of Renaissance art to their students. Primary source texts explore the great cities and powerful personalities of the age. By studying gesture and narrative, students can work as Renaissance artists did when they created paintings and drawings. Learning about perspective, students explore the era's interest in science and mathematics. Through projects based on poetic forms of the time, students write about their responses to art. The activities and lesson plans are designed for a variety of classroom needs and can be adapted to a specific curriculum as well as used for independent study. The resource also includes a bibliography and glossary.

Shaolin-do

Author : James R. Halladay
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780787212421
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (124 download)

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Download or read book Shaolin-do written by James R. Halladay and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

After God is Dibia

Author : John Anenechukwu Umeh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781872596099
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book After God is Dibia written by John Anenechukwu Umeh and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

2017 Who's Who in the Martial Arts

Author : Jessie Bowen
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1387161539
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (871 download)

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Download or read book 2017 Who's Who in the Martial Arts written by Jessie Bowen and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-08-13 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 tell their life story. We want to preserve and share their journey with the world through the Who's Who in the Martial Arts Book. This autobiographical publication serves as a history book for today's Martial Artists. It is an essential guide for learning the history of our martial arts pioneers who have paved the way for today's martial arts. The book features over 250 martial artists sharing their journey, hard work, and personal achievements. Without the help and support of Grandmaster Jeff Smith and Joe Corley, this book would not have been possible.

Mama's Girls

Author : Jack T. Chick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780758908421
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Mama's Girls written by Jack T. Chick and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Art of Satoshi Kon

Author :
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
ISBN 13 : 1616557419
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Art of Satoshi Kon written by and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2015-08-18 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Director Satoshi Kon blazed a brilliant animation career before his tragic death in 2010 at age 46. Now Dark Horse is privileged to remember him and his works through The Art of Satoshi Kon, a beautiful book of Kon’s illustrations for his movies Perfect Blue, Tokyo Godfathers, Milennium Actress, Paprika and his televison series Paranoia Agent, plus his unfinished The Dreaming Machine, his manga, commercial art, and several little-known and incomplete projects by the creator! Includes a special message from Academy Award nominated director Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler, Black Swan, Noah)

The Eighth Wonder of the World

Author : Bertrand Hébert
Publisher : ECW Press
ISBN 13 : 1773054767
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book The Eighth Wonder of the World written by Bertrand Hébert and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A definitive and exhaustive biography Is there a way to find truth in the stuff of legend? You may think you know André the Giant — but who was André Roussimoff? This comprehensive biography addresses the burning questions, outrageous stories, and common misconceptions about his height, his weight, his drawing power as a superstar, and his seemingly unparalleled capacity for food and alcohol. But more importantly, The Eighth Wonder of the World: The True Story of André the Giant transports readers beyond the smoke and mirrors of professional wrestling into the life of a real man. Born in France, André worked on his family’s farm until he was 18, when he moved to Paris to pursue professional wrestling. A truly extraordinary figure, André went on to become an international icon and world traveler, all while battling acromegaly. While his disorder is what made him a giant and a household name, it’s also what caused his untimely death at 46. With exhaustive research, exclusive interviews with family and friends, and an exploration of André’s amazing in-ring career and the indelible mark he left on pop culture, Laprade and Hébert have crafted the most complete portrait of a modern-day mythical being.

The Vory

Author : Mark Galeotti
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300186827
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Vory written by Mark Galeotti and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first English-language book to document the men who emerged from the gulags to become Russia's much-feared crime class: the vory v zakone Mark Galeotti is the go-to expert on organized crime in Russia, consulted by governments and police around the world. Now, Western readers can explore the fascinating history of the vory v zakone, a group that has survived and thrived amid the changes brought on by Stalinism, the Cold War, the Afghan War, and the end of the Soviet experiment. The vory--as the Russian mafia is also known--was born early in the twentieth century, largely in the Gulags and criminal camps, where they developed their unique culture. Identified by their signature tattoos, members abided by the thieves' code, a strict system that forbade all paid employment and cooperation with law enforcement and the state. Based on two decades of on-the-ground research, Galeotti's captivating study details the vory's journey to power from their early days to their adaptation to modern-day Russia's free-wheeling oligarchy and global opportunities beyond.

Shamrock

Author : Jonathan Snowden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781734945928
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (459 download)

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Download or read book Shamrock written by Jonathan Snowden and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-25 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Disturbance

Author : Fred Adams, Jr.
Publisher : Laurel Highlands Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1941087256
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Disturbance written by Fred Adams, Jr. and published by Laurel Highlands Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seemingly normal people leading seemingly normal lives until that moment that causes disturbance. Nine stories quickening heartbeats. Recoil by Shawn Jones Artillery & Apparitions by DJ Tyrer The Night Clock by Kevin Wetmore Feeding the Machine by Matt Kolbet 372 by Keith Keffer All That Lies by IE Castellano When Voices Call by Thomas Beck Whitehall Down by DJ Tyrer Curtains by Fred Adams, Jr.