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  Chinese Fast Wrestling for Fighting: The Art of San Shou Kuai Jiao Throws, Takedowns, & Ground-Fighting

  by Shou-Yu Liang

  San Shou Kuai Jiao (Fast Wrestling for Fighting) is the Chinese martial art of throws and takedowns. A San Shou Kuai Jiao throw can cause tremendous damage to your opponent while keeping you safely on your feet. For centuries, fighters in China have valued this art for its speed and power. Today, China's police and military forces are trained in its techniques. Chinese Fast Wrestling for Fighting presents... (more)
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  Chronicles of Tao: The Secret Life of a Taoist Master

  by Deng Ming-Dao, Ming-Dao Deng

  A guide to freeing ourselves from the inappropriate and crippling behaviors that sabotage our success.
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  The Sword and the Mind

  by Munenori Yagyu

  The Sword and the Mind is the merging of the ideas and experiences of Hidetsuna, Muneyoshi, and Munenori, three swordsmen in 16th- and 17th-century Japan. An exquisite guide to Japanese swordsmanship and strategy, this brand new translation offers martial artists and anyone looking to apply tactical wisdom to their lives an insightful look into the fundamentals of strategy. This translation from the ancient... (more)
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  American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China

  by Matthew Polly

  Bill Bryson meets Bruce Lee in this raucously funny story of one scrawny American’s quest to become a kung fu master at China’s legendary Shaolin Temple. Growing up a ninety-pound weakling tormented by bullies in the schoolyards of Kansas, young Matthew Polly dreamed of one day journeying to the Shaolin Temple in China to become the toughest fighter in the world, like Caine in his favorite 1970s TV... (more)
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  Aikido and the New Warrior (Io Series, No 35)

  Aikido and the New Warrior includes essays which illuminate Aikido concepts as they apply to many different walks of life: sports, nature, anger, martial arts training, death, and aging to name a few. Please note that this book does not include information on martial arts techniques.
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  The Complete Illustrated Guide to Tai Chi: A Practical Approach to the Ancient Chinese Movement for Health and Well Being (Complete Illustrated Guide)

  by Angus Clark

  Tai Chi is the ancient Chinese art of gentle movement. Practiced regularly, it promotes relaxation, flexibility, and balance while enhancing the body's self-healing mechanisms. Requiring no special clothing or equipment, Tai Chi is a gentle, accessible approach to whole-body health. The Complete Illustrated Guide to Tai Chi uniquely incorporates Tai Chi's spiritual side, while author and instructor Angus Clark... (more)
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  Movements of Magic : The Spirit of T'ai-Chi-Ch'uan

  by Bob Klein

  A complete description of Tai-chi-Chuan, including Form (meditative movements), Push Hands, Kung-fu, Healing and the evolution of the human mind. Movements of Magic describes how this ancient system of health, meditation, self defense and personal development can be used practically in your everyday life. It is unique in its approach, vibrant in its analysis, stimulating and refreshing. This book may completely... (more)