Pavement Arena. Adapting Combat Martial Arts to the Street, Paperback - Geoff Thompson

This illustrated manual takes the martial artist step-by-step through everything necessary to convert their skills for use in the "street".

Written with the intention of educating the reader in all aspects of "pressure testing" the martial arts to ensure that the technique and character...

Publisher: Geoff Thompson LtdAuthor(s): Geoff ThompsonIllustration(s): photographsNumber of pages: 176Collection: RealPublication date: 1996Dimensi...

Reducere. In many old martial arts films you often see a master capable of extraordinary supernormal feats such as being able to move with the speed of wind,...

Publisher: Geoff Thompson LtdAuthor(s): Geoff ThompsonIllustration(s): 12 colour photographsNumber of pages: 92Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 21...

Publisher: Geoff Thompson LtdAuthor(s): Geoff ThompsonNumber of pages: 158Publication date: 2011Dimensions: 199 x 129 x 13Cover type: Paperback / s...

Publisher: Geoff Thompson LtdAuthor(s): Geoff ThompsonIllustration(s): 2 black & white photographsNumber of pages: 192Publication date: 2012Dimensi...

Publisher: Geoff Thompson LtdAuthor(s): Geoff ThompsonNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2011Dimensions: 196 x 131 x 22Cover type: Paperback / s...

Publisher: Geoff Thompson LtdAuthor(s): Geoff ThompsonNumber of pages: 192Publication date: 2013Dimensions: 197 x 131 x 14Cover type: Paperback / s...

A demonstration of take-downs, pins, chokes, bars, atemi and defences from the kneeling position, under his all-fours, over his all-fours or kneeli...

Martial Arts researcher Antony Cummins reveals the hitherto hidden world of Viking hand-to-hand combat, which employed the sword, the spear, the ax...

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Reducere. The complete manual to the fighting system of the United States Marine Corps. The Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) was designed as a syner...

This step-by-step guide to winning fights is also an in-depth study of the criminal mind at work. Murderers, rapists and muggers reveal why they ta...

First published in 1570, Joachim Meyer's The Art of Combat is among the most important texts in the rich corpus of German martial arts treatises of...

This book teaches you how to trigger the "flight instict" in a potential assailant, so that they run away and you beat them without becoming physic...

In this series of books on throwing and take-down techniques, Geoff Thompson, a leading expert on self-protection, teaches how to control vertical ...

Depressed and bullied, Geoff Thompson decided to fight back by taking a job as a bouncer in one of Britain's roughest nightclubs. But after being b...

Reducere. ANCIENT GREEK MARTIAL ARTS: Warfare and Combat Sports in the Classical World is a fully-illustrated guide to the battlefield tactics of the hoplite...

WINNER - Sports, 2016 Best Books Award BECAUSE NOT ALL KRAV MAGA IS THE SAME TMIsraeli krav maga is the official self-defense system of the Israel ...

Publisher: North Atlantic Books, U.S.Author(s): Frederick TurnerIllustration(s): 58 black and white photosNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 202...

"A man who has attained mastery of an art reveals it in his every action."--Samurai Maximum. Under the guidance of such celebrated masters as Ed Pa...

Publisher: Octopus Publishing GroupAuthor(s): Geoff ThompsonIllustration(s): b&w photographs, line drawingsNumber of pages: 96Publication date: 200...

Reducere. Can you defend yourself in the street with boxing techniques?Yes, you can, but there are critical differences between the ring and the pavement are...

This book is not style specific; what I'm teaching you, you will need to know for any style of martial arts. There are many bumps on the road to yo...

Reducere. WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION FROM NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR TAYARI JONES "How can a novel's social criticism be so unflinching and clear, yet i...

Publisher: Badger PublishingAuthor(s): Alison HawesIllustration(s): Black and white illustrationsNumber of pages: 32Collection: RunwayPublication d...

A punch is far more than just a punch. This book reveals a labyrinth of concealed knowledge that wil enable the neophyte to punch and the expert to...

Most fighters' worst nightmare is being pinned on their back. This book deals with defences and attacks from that position and shows that it can of...

Reducere. A complete overview of all aspects of combat, from the primitive to the cutting-edge, Immortal Combat uses Bruce Lee’s life and work as a martial a...

Reducere. THE ULTIMATE TRAINING SUPPLEMENT FOR MARTIAL ARTISTS With detailed anatomical drawings, this book precisely illustrates the inner workings of your ...

Introducing Functional Grammar, third edition, provides a user-friendly overview of the theoretical and practical aspects of the systemic functiona...

Secrets of the Samurai is the definitive study of the martial arts of feudal Japan, explaining in detail the weapons, techniques, strategies, and p...

Reducere. WANT DEVASTATING KICKING TECHNIQUES Dramatically increase your fighting skills with Sammy Franco's battle tested kicking techniques. THE 10 BEST KI...

This title teaches you the most aesthetic and yet devastating finishes of all: the bars and locks. It covers arm bars, face bars, leg/ankle/foot ba...

Guy Ritchie once said that Geoff Thompson is 'a spiritual trouble maker' because he has taken his practice outside the safety of theology, and test...

Powerful advice on personal development from an underdog turned success story. Do you believe that the world's leading lights are gifted from birth...

Reducere. Martial Arts After Forty is the first book ever to explore the needs and advantages of the over-forty martial artist. It takes an in-depth look at ...

Reducere. Budo is about learning more than how to fight; true budo is a way of seeking and uncovering meaning in life. Here, Nicklaus Suino, one of the leadi...

In this series of books on throwing and take-down techniques, Geoff Thompson, a leading expert on self-protection, teaches how to control vertical ...