Memoirs Of A Karate Fighter

Author : Ralph Robb
Publisher : HopeRoad
ISBN 13 : 1908446153
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Memoirs of A Karate Fighter written by Ralph Robb and published by HopeRoad. This book was released on 2013-01-24 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memoirs of a Karate Fighter is a hard-hitting account of karate training during the 1980s in one of Europe's toughest dojos. In this gripping story, Ralph Robb gives an insight into the training methods and philosophy of the Wolverhampton YMCA karate club - which was once the top club in Britain.The YMCA won innumerable tournaments, and amongst its greatest achievements were two All-styles British Clubs championships, five UK Wado team titles and one Shotokan national team championship (1976 GB Shotokan Karate International).This book is as much about karate as it is about love, friendship, mental illness, the National Front ... and in the end, death. The author is a former Wado R karate champion (UKKW 1982) and a European all-styles silver medallist.

Author : Michael DeMarco
Publisher : Via Media Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1893765520
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Best Fight: A Memoir of a Martial Art Practitioner, Publisher, and Author written by Michael DeMarco and published by Via Media Publishing. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A needle may draw a thread through printed pages to bind a book. In this little memoir, I feel like a needle that drew a common thread though a segment of martial art history. This book details three interrelated activities: (1) martial art studies, (2) involvement as founder of Via Media Publishing, producing a quarterly journal and books, and (3) teaching martial arts. Publishers, writers, researchers and serious martial art practitioners will benefit with the detailed overview of Via Media and its publications. Via Media produced the Journal of Asian Martial Arts, known for its high academic and aesthetic standards. Its contents reflect the history of two decades and provides rich information for practitioners and scholars, making The Best Fighta valuable reference work. In addition to reading, the primary way to learn a martial art is through instruction. In reading about my studies and teaching experience, readers can relate to their own involvement in martial arts. What is important here is the portrayal of my instructors, their teaching methods, and reasons for being involved in martial arts. Their accounts should offer insights and inspiration for others who study and practice any martial art.

Author : John Graden
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blood & Guts Dojo written by John Graden and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-02-27 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously published as "Who Killed Walt Bone?" This is a highly entertaining true coming-of-age martial arts biography about a karate-crazed teen who discovers that his martial arts heroes are deep into drugs, deviant sex, and murder. John Graden joined the Florida Karate Academy at the height of the Kung Fu Boom in the 1970s led by Bruce Lee. Within a decade, he became a protege of the legendary Joe Lewis, twice voted as the greatest karate fighter of all-time. With humor and unflinching honesty, this story reads like an action movie script. Reviews "An excellent read even for people who never give martial arts a thought." -Former Reader's Digest Editor, Temple Emmet Williams "I am impressed with this wonderful book. It is as exciting as any motion picture thriller. I was VERY IMPRESSED with his point of view while relating the sometimes shocking stories."-Clark E. Hodges "I can vouch for how brilliant John Graden's literary prowess is in telling this tale."-Richard W. Jenkins "I started reading the book this morning about 10 AM and didn't put it down until about 2 PM. An easy read that kept me engaged from the very beginning." -Thomas Gordon "This is a story of a young man who finds himself in the art of karate, how his life is led astray by the instructor he idolizes. A true page-turner."-Dan Anderson "Highly entertaining must read and not just for martial artists. His easy-to-read writing style immediately draws you into his fascinating trials and tribulations"-Official Karate magazine

Author : Rob Smith Ph.D.
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1469124408
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Black Belt for Life written by Rob Smith Ph.D. and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2007-11-06 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rob Smiths candor about his lifes journey provides the reader with keen insights that one should apply to their own life. -Col. Arnold Scheller, M.D. This is an essential book for anyone who wants to pursue excellence in life. Grand Master Joseph Esposito, Kenpo Karate From an internationally known Sport Psychologist This is a memoir-style account of the determination, adaptability, faith, and humility it takes to earn a Black Belt in Kenpo style karate. Psychologist and First Degree Black Belt Rob Smith candidly shares his personal successes and failures, and how they eventually lead him to pursuing the martial arts and, ultimately, the Black Belt journey in his personal and professional life. In this book, Dr. Smith offers a rare look at what happens behind the scenes during an intense, 16-week Black Belt test, with unprecedented access to the training techniques, test requirements, and high standards set by his dynamic sensei, Grand Master Joseph Esposito.Black Belt For Life serves as a must-read manual for how to physically and mentally prepare for a life of continuous self-improvement. The book concludes with a summary of some key lessons Dr. Smith has learned so far in his Black Belt journey. The Foreword of this book is written by a man who has embodied the Black Belt path. Col. Arnold Scheller holds a Black Belt in Hapkido, served in the elite U.S. Army Rangers, and served as the team physician for the Boston Celtics from 1987-2005. Excellent . . . and thanks for writing this book Rob Jacob, author of Martial Arts Biographies: An Annotated Bibliography

Author : Karl Lancaster
Publisher : Booktango
ISBN 13 : 1468942883
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fist of Destiny written by Karl Lancaster and published by Booktango. This book was released on 2014-01-13 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The journey of a man through the world of martial arts from his youth to middle age from beginner to World Champion.

Author : Joe Lewis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780873649810
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Greatest Karate Fighter of All Time written by Joe Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The training manual that martial artists everywhere have been wanting for more than 20 years is finally here! No one has ever equalled the record of Lewis, the winner of more tournaments than any other man. This is his complete training system, which will show you what it takes to win every time.

Author : Bruce D. Clayton
Publisher : Black Belt Communications
ISBN 13 : 9780897501446
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shotokan's Secret written by Bruce D. Clayton and published by Black Belt Communications. This book was released on 2004 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reveals the origins and purpose of the art of shotokan. This book describes how karate was invented by the world's only unarmed bodyguards to protect the world's only unarmed king, the king of Okinawa, against Americans.

Author : Georges St-Pierre
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062195670
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Way of the Fight written by Georges St-Pierre and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-04-23 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the world’s most popular UFC fighter, Georges “Rush” St. Pierre, comes a startlingly honest portrait of a fighter’s journey, highlighting the lessons that propelled his rise from bullying victim to internationally celebrated athlete and champion. There’s more to winning battles than fists and feet For world-renowned professional fighter Georges St-Pierre, the greatest asset is not physical strength or athleticism—it’s a sense of purpose. From his beginnings as a small, mercilessly bullied child first discovering karate to his years as a struggling garbage collector who spent all his free time in the gym, his hard-fought rise in the sport of mixed martial arts, and his long, painful recovery from a career-threatening injury, Georges never lost sight of his ambition to become the greatest martial artist of all time. In The Way of the Fight, Georges for the first time reveals what propelled him not only to become a champion but to embrace obstacles as opportunities to build character. The Way of the Fight is an inspirational look into the mindset of a master. To Georges, all life is competition, and there’s no more perfect metaphor for competition than the life of a fighter. He explains the value of discipline, risk and even fear, with the wisdom of one who knows that nothing is assured—his next fight could always be his last. Drawing inspiration from fighting legends, Eastern philosophy and a trusted inner circle, The Way of the Fight is a powerful, life-changing guide to living with purpose and finding the way to accomplish your loftiest goals.

Author : Davis Miller
Publisher : Crown Archetype
ISBN 13 : 0307560503
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Tao of Bruce Lee written by Davis Miller and published by Crown Archetype. This book was released on 2010-04-14 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this companion volume to his critically acclaimed first book, The Tao of Muhammad Ali, Davis Miller turns his attention to a second iconic figure of the twentieth century--and another of Miller's own seminal influences: film star and martial arts legend Bruce Lee. Just weeks after completing Enter the Dragon, his first vehicle for a worldwide audience, Bruce Lee--the self-proclaimed world's fittest man--died mysteriously at the age of thirty-two. The film has since grossed over $500 million, making it one of the most profitable in the history of cinema, and Lee has acquired almost mythic status. Lee was a flawed, complex, yet singular talent. He revolutionized the martial arts and forever changed action moviemaking. But what has his legacy truly meant to the fans he left behind? To author Davis Miller, Lee was a profound mentor and a transformative inspiration. As a troubled young man in rural North Carolina, Miller was on a road to nowhere when he first saw Enter the Dragon, an encounter that would lead him on a physical, emotional, and spiritual journey and would change his life. As in The Tao of Muhammad Ali, Miller brilliantly combines biography--the fullest, most unflinching and revelatory to date--with his own coming-of-age story. The result is a unique and compelling book. From the Hardcover edition.

Author : Sam Sheridan
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0802143431
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Fighter's Heart written by Sam Sheridan and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2008-01-21 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the personal story and international travels of a professional fighter, from his initial discovery of his passion for fighting upon his arrival in Australia, to his training at Bangkok's legendary Fairtex gym, to his research throughout the world in search of historical and contemporary fighting disciplines. Reprint.