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Martial Mechanics

Author : Phillip Starr
Publisher : Blue Snake Books
ISBN 13 : 1583942114
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (839 download)

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Download or read book Martial Mechanics written by Phillip Starr and published by Blue Snake Books. This book was released on 2008-03-25 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interest in a wide range of martial arts grows exponentially each year, but few practitioners understand the scientific forces that underlie these arts. The originators of ancient traditional systems intuitively grasped the body mechanics behind their disciplines, and thus were capable of generating uncanny striking force. Contemporary students, on the other hand, often fail to achieve the high levels of technical proficiency they desire because they are unaware of these laws and how they work in a martial arts context. Drawing on the author’s decades of experience as both student and teacher, Martial Mechanics explains, in humorous, easy-to-understand language, how physics and kinesiology affect martial arts techniques and how readers can best utilize them to make them faster, more powerful, and hence more effective in actual combat. Featuring black-and-white photographs throughout, Martial Mechanics is written for both internal and external martial artists, mixed martial arts practitioners with an interest in competition or self-defense, students of kung fu, karate, taekwondo, muay thai boxing, kickboxing, wing chun, and more. Even many of the traditional grappling arts utilize certain striking techniques, and their disciples as well can improve their percussive skills with this practical guide.

Martial Mechanics

Author : Phillip Starr
Publisher : Blue Snake Books
ISBN 13 : 9781583942116
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (421 download)

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Download or read book Martial Mechanics written by Phillip Starr and published by Blue Snake Books. This book was released on 2008-03-25 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interest in a wide range of martial arts grows exponentially each year, but few practitioners understand the scientific forces that underlie these arts. The originators of ancient traditional systems intuitively grasped the body mechanics behind their disciplines, and thus were capable of generating uncanny striking force. Contemporary students, on the other hand, often fail to achieve the high levels of technical proficiency they desire because they are unaware of these laws and how they work in a martial arts context. Drawing on the author’s decades of experience as both student and teacher, Martial Mechanics explains, in humorous, easy-to-understand language, how physics and kinesiology affect martial arts techniques and how readers can best utilize them to make them faster, more powerful, and hence more effective in actual combat. Featuring black-and-white photographs throughout, Martial Mechanics is written for both internal and external martial artists, mixed martial arts practitioners with an interest in competition or self-defense, students of kung fu, karate, taekwondo, muay thai boxing, kickboxing, wing chun, and more. Even many of the traditional grappling arts utilize certain striking techniques, and their disciples as well can improve their percussive skills with this practical guide.

Martial Maneuvers

Author : Phillip Starr
Publisher : Blue Snake Books
ISBN 13 : 1583942300
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (839 download)

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Download or read book Martial Maneuvers written by Phillip Starr and published by Blue Snake Books. This book was released on 2009-08-04 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Martial Maneuvers, Phillip Starr demonstrates that while the internal martial arts—Taijiquan, Bagua Zhang, and Xingyi Quan—might be considered ineffective for practical self-defense, they in fact have a long history of combat use. Starr argues that most teachers and practitioners of the internal arts have forgotten their rich martial heritage, focusing instead on their applicability for health or spiritual practices. Starr returns to the roots of the three major internal arts, demonstrating the combative principles upon which they were originally based. Martial Maneuvers often takes a lighthearted and humorous approach to what can often be challenging material, and provides training routines in easy-to-understand language. Numerous photos demonstrate the step-by-step implementation of fighting techniques, teaching readers how to apply them to their own chosen martial disciplines. While designed primarily for the internal martial artist, the techniques demonstrated in Martial Maneuvers can also benefit and enrich the training of a student of any discipline, including karate and kung fu.

Triangle - First Principle

Author : Wade Yamauchi
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (498 download)

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Download or read book Triangle - First Principle written by Wade Yamauchi and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-05-31 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses Triangle, the first principle in Simplified Mechanics and Principles (SMAP) in martial arts. If you are a martial artist looking for ways to improve and develop more natural application, this book is intended to be a great resource for you. Maybe you feel stuck in a rut and only need a few tips to get going again - This book is intended for you. Maybe you like to break things down and figure out how they work - This book is intended for you.

Basic Body Mechanics for Martial Artists

Author : Russ Mitchell
Publisher : Blurb
ISBN 13 : 9781388237097
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Basic Body Mechanics for Martial Artists written by Russ Mitchell and published by Blurb. This book was released on 2018-07-08 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basic Body Mechanics for Martial Artists provides a new approach for helping remedial martial arts based on a simple insight: techniques are not fundamentals. Organizational patterns of the body are. By improving a student's ability to organize the body for movement, martial artists can progress with significantly less potential for strain and injury.

Hidden Hands

Author : Phillip Starr
Publisher : Blue Snake Books
ISBN 13 : 1583942432
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (839 download)

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Download or read book Hidden Hands written by Phillip Starr and published by Blue Snake Books. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The solo forms or sets of a martial art may appear to be merely flashy performances or rote exercises for conditioning, and because of this many students disregard this aspect of their training. True martial arts masters, however, know that the forms of a system actually contain all of the techniques and secrets of that system—if one knows how to look for them. Often called the “great books” of martial arts, forms are crucial for a deeper understanding of the art one practices. In Hidden Hands, Phillip Starr provides detailed instruction in the art of reading martial arts forms: by first mastering rudimentary “words” (individual techniques) and then moving on to simple “sentences” (combinations of techniques), the student will come to understand forms as ancient documents that contain the true essence of their art. Starr discusses different aspects of forms practice such as rhythm, timing, spirit, and performance, and presents specific guidelines for interpreting the movements of various forms. The book ends with the dissection and interpretation of a complete form. Containing examples from Chinese, Japanese, Okinawan, and Korean martial arts, Hidden Hands shows serious practitioners how to improve in any art and style.

Internal Body Mechanics for Tai Chi, Bagua and Xingyi

Author : Ken Gullette
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692112663
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (126 download)

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Book Synopsis Internal Body Mechanics for Tai Chi, Bagua and Xingyi by : Ken Gullette

Download or read book Internal Body Mechanics for Tai Chi, Bagua and Xingyi written by Ken Gullette and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-02 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the book Ken Gullette wishes he had been able to read when he first began studying Tai Chi, Bagua and Xingyi in 1987. It gets to the point, stripping the mystical mumbo jumbo away, leaving detailed, real-world explanations of the six fundamental body mechanics that everyone should know when they study Tai Chi (Taiji), Bagua and Xingyi. For the first time, these body mechanics are organized and discussed clearly, with more than 250 images and highly-detailed but simple language. If you are a student or even a teacher of these arts, you should be able to learn something here that will deepen your own insight into the arts. Ken has studied with some top internal arts masters, and during the first ten years he was teaching, he boiled down the body mechanics he learned into six key concepts. In this book, he explains them in the same step-by-step detail that he uses in teaching his students, building on each of the concepts until you have a clear roadmap of what you need to practice for high-quality internal structure and movement. As Ken explains it, "The true intent of the internal arts is self-defense. The body mechanics in this book are the starting point you need to develop the structure and internal strength that is required for the relaxed power, the iron wrapped in cotton, that the internal arts are known for. This is the starting point upon which all other skill is built." Ken has studied these arts since 1987, is a tournament champion, winning in empty-hand and weapons forms, no-contact, light-contact and full-contact matches, and he has students worldwide who have studied his DVDs and his website, www.internalfightingarts.com. Concepts covered in these pages include: the ground path, peng jin, whole-body movement, silk-reeling energy, Dantien rotation, and opening/closing the kua. From the explosiveness of Xingyi to the relaxed power of Tai Chi and Bagua, the road to internal skill is long and difficult, but very satisfying. There is nothing "soft" about these arts. They are powerful arts of self-defense. And it all starts here.

Martial Structure

Author : Phillip Starr
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 1623172268
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (231 download)

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Download or read book Martial Structure written by Phillip Starr and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique guide to becoming faster and more powerful in martial arts through correct body alignment and proper structure, featuring over 100 images In all martial disciplines—including karate, judo, taekwondo, and gong-fu—real martial skill does not require the development of large muscles or great strength but rather correct posture. Drawing on decades of experience as both a student and a teacher, Phillip Starr focuses on how physical posture affects not only physical abilities but also the mental condition and emphasizes the importance of developing power without exerting unnecessary muscular force. Thoroughly and accessibly explained and abundantly illustrated throughout with photographs that provide step-by-step instructions, Martial Structure is essential for anyone wanting to understand how the laws of physics and biomechanics can be harnessed to make them faster, more powerful, and more effective in actual combat.

Martial Structure

Author : Phillip Starr
Publisher : Blue Snake Books
ISBN 13 : 1623172276
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (231 download)

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Download or read book Martial Structure written by Phillip Starr and published by Blue Snake Books. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to becoming faster, more powerful, and more effective in martial arts through correct body alignment and proper structure In all martial disciplines—including karate, judo, taekwondo, and gong-fu—real martial skill does not require the development of large muscles or great strength but rather correct posture. Drawing on decades of experience as both a student and a teacher, Phillip Starr, author of Martial Mechanics and Martial Maneuvers, focuses on how physical posture affects not only physical abilities but also the mental condition and emphasizes the importance of developing power without exerting unnecessary muscular force. His thorough and accessible explanation of the principles of physical structure as they pertain to the human body and how these affect martial arts performance shows how anyone, regardless of size or strength, can learn to generate uncanny power with very little muscular effort through the enhanced stability achieved by maintaining correct alignment and proper structure. Abundantly illustrated throughout with photographs that provide step-by-step instructions, Martial Structure is essential for anyone wanting to understand how the laws of physics and biomechanics can be harnessed to make them faster, more powerful, and more effective in actual combat.

Essential Book of Martial Arts Kicks

Author : Marc De Bremaeker
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462905587
Total Pages : 674 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book Essential Book of Martial Arts Kicks written by Marc De Bremaeker and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-17 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A well-placed kick can mean the difference between victory and defeat in a fight! This illustrated guide to martial arts kicks provides the reader with a wealth of information on 89 different types of kicks from various styles. This martial arts book features kicks from Karate, Muay Thai, Taekwondo, Kung Fu, Kempo, Capoeira, Jeet Kune Do, and more. In a self-defense situation, there is no room for defeat. Readers will learn how to unleash a devastating barrage of kicks to throw their opponents off guard and leave every match in victory. The Essential Book of Martial Arts Kicks has one purpose: to help readers hone their kicking proficiency so that they can readily deploy the most powerful tool in the fighter's repertoire. It contains thousands of photos and diagrams to show readers exactly how to perform all of the 89 kicks inside this book. Packed with full-color photos, detailed diagrams and a companion DVD featuring 50 of the most powerful kicks, this book is required reading for every martial artist who wants to sharpen and expand their kicking skills. You'll learn all about: Front Kicks Side Kicks Roundhouse Kicks Back Kicks Hook Kicks Crescent Kicks And many more!

Martial Arts and the Mirror Image

Author : Phillip Starr
Publisher : Blue Snake Books
ISBN 13 : 162317645X
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (231 download)

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Download or read book Martial Arts and the Mirror Image written by Phillip Starr and published by Blue Snake Books. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking approach to martial arts combining psychology and Qigong, featuring practical exercises and 100 step-by-step illustrations Martial arts teacher Phillip Starr draws on more than 60 years of experience to introduce the Mirror Image Technique—a method that recognizes the reinforcing nature of body and mind and the way we hold ourselves in our personal lives and in our martial arts practice. Starr pulls from Self-Image Psychology and Qigong to offer readers a unique set of physical exercises that can be applied to any martial art tradition—as well as our personal lives. Unlike other self-help books that consider the mind as the sole gateway to change, the Mirror Image Technique shows that cognitive transformation starts with the body. Starr takes readers through: Demonstrating key principles of Qigong with exercises like The Unbreakable Arm and The Unliftable Body Improving your stance Increasing your strike force Insights into the mindset for breaking boards (tameshiwari). Intended to enhance growth and personal development, the techniques in Martial Arts and the Mirror Image offer a renewal of confidence and enthusiasm for one’s particular practice.

Fighting Science

Author : Martina Sprague
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781519783080
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book Fighting Science written by Martina Sprague and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-12-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has been said that a successful martial artist doesn't need size or strength, because "it's all in the technique." It has also been said that the power of a martial artist seems to increase quickly with weight, and the best lightweight fighter in the world will be defeated every time by an unranked heavyweight in a bar brawl. So is it size and physical strength that matters, or is it experience and dedication to correct technique? This book explores the science behind power in the martial arts. Once we understand the principles of physics that apply to balance, body mass in motion, inertia, direction, rotational speed, friction, torque, impulse, and kinetic energy, the need to memorize hundreds of martial arts techniques vanishes. The principles of physics apply to all people at all times regardless of which martial art we study; regardless of whether we are standing, sitting, kneeling, prone, or supine; whether we are big or small, strong or weak. Physics gives us options. Making physics our ally allows us to maximize our power, speed, and endurance and take advantage of whatever position we happen to find ourselves in. This book is supplemented by hundreds of photos, detailed glossaries, summary and review sections, and even quizzes to test yourself on what you've learned and help you gain an edge on an adversary.

Modern Monks Player's Guide

Author : Al Seeger
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1312707518
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (127 download)

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Download or read book Modern Monks Player's Guide written by Al Seeger and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-11-25 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern Monks is a retro-clone inspired role playing game with a focus on martial arts in the preset day. The rules of this game are designed to emulate the second edition of one of the world's most well known fantasy games. It can be used for campaigns focusing on gritty realism or the over the top super moves found in video games and anime. The Modern Monks Player's Guide contains rules for characters level 1-20. Inside you'll find: -Six character classes: the versatile martial artist who can focus on power, defense, or quick strikes, the tough soldier, the sneaky rogue, and the skillful civilian. -Skills and Techniques to customize your character -Armor, weapons, and equipment -Guidelines for economics -11 character specialties like the rugged survivalist, the wise sensei, the daring wheelman, and the battle tested commander

Eternal Spring

Author : Michael Acton
Publisher : Singing Dragon
ISBN 13 : 0857010018
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Eternal Spring written by Michael Acton and published by Singing Dragon. This book was released on 2009-03-15 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The traditional arts of Taijiquan and Qi Gong are sophisticated expressions of Chinese martial. health and spiritual culture. Rooted in China's ancient past they are still practised by many people in China today to achieve good health, mental well-being and a long and active life; commonly called `Eternal Spring'. This book, written for a Western audience, explains the essential theories and strategies of Taijiquan and Qi Gong in an insightful and accessible way. It expounds their value in our daily lives as a most effective means of combating the stresses, strains and illnesses that are now so much a part of our modern lifestyle and positions these two disciplines as the most comprehensive strategies for health, happiness and rejuvenation currently available. Michael W. Acton guides the reader through core concepts with an insight and wisdom borne out of many years of practice, study and teaching. This book will be of use to anyone who is already on this path or who is interested in self-development, health and well-being or the fascinating philosophy and ideas that underpin these traditional Chinese disciplines.

The Power of Internal Martial Arts and Chi

Author : Bruce Kumar Frantzis
Publisher : Blue Snake Books
ISBN 13 : 9781583941904
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book The Power of Internal Martial Arts and Chi written by Bruce Kumar Frantzis and published by Blue Snake Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Explains how awareness and development of chi gives internal martial arts their power and strength, contains full instructions on the Taoist system Nei Gung, describes how specific martial arts use chi, includes stories about masters. The new edition adds a new foreword, new introduction by author, practical explanations on spiritual traditions of the internal martial arts, index"--Provided by publisher.

Superhero Synergies

Author : James N. Gilmore
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442232129
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Superhero Synergies written by James N. Gilmore and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-03-06 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the age of digital media, superheroes are no longer confined to comic books and graphic novels. Their stories are now featured in films, video games, digital comics, television programs, and more. In a single year alone, films featuring Batman, Spider-Man, and the Avengers have appeared on the big screen. Popular media no longer exists in isolation, but converges into complex multidimensional entities. As a result, traditional ideas about the relationship between varying media have come under striking revision. Although this convergence is apparent in many genres, perhaps nowhere is it more persistent, more creative, or more varied than in the superhero genre. Superhero Synergies: Comic Book Characters Go Digital explores this developing relationship between superheroes and various forms of media, examining how the superhero genre, which was once limited primarily to a single medium, has been developed into so many more. Essays in this volume engage with several of the most iconic heroes—including Batman, Hulk, and Iron Man—through a variety of academic disciplines such as industry studies, gender studies, and aesthetic analysis to develop an expansive view of the genre’s potency. The contributors to this volume engage cinema, comics, video games, and even live stage shows to instill readers with new ways of looking at, thinking about, and experiencing some of contemporary media’s most popular texts. This unique approach to the examination of digital media and superhero studies provides new and valuable readings of well-known texts and practices. Intended for both academics and fans of the superhero genre, this anthology introduces the innovative and growing synergy between traditional comic books and digital media.

FSpace Roleplaying Martial Arts expansion

Author : Stephen Pritchard
Publisher : FSpace Publications
ISBN 13 : 187748556X
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (774 download)

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Download or read book FSpace Roleplaying Martial Arts expansion written by Stephen Pritchard and published by FSpace Publications. This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The FSpaceRPG Martial Arts expansion is an expansion supplement providing extra detail to expand the unarmed and armed skills in the core rules to take into account real world martial arts, covering style unarmed moves, weapons and equipment. The styles presented in this expansions include Tai Chi Chuan, Wing Chun, Karate, Wushu, Tae Kwon Do, Kenjutsu, Ninjutsu, Muay Tai, Sambo and MCMAP.