Download or read book Punching Back written by Jasmijn Rana and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2022-11-11 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Netherlands, girls and young women are increasingly active in women-only kickboxing. The general assumption, in the Netherlands and in western Europe more broadly, is that women’s sport is a form of secular, feminist empowerment. Muslim women’s participation would then exemplify the incongruence of Islam with the modern, secular nation-state. Punching Back provides a detailed ethnographic study that contests this view by showing that young Muslim women who kickbox establish agentive selves by playing with gender norms, challenging expectations, and living out their religious subjectivities.
Download or read book Punching Bag written by Rex Ogle and published by WW Norton. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Public Library Best Book of 2021 The companion to Rex Ogle’s award-winning Free Lunch is a searing account of adolescence in a household torn by domestic violence. Punching Bag is the compelling true story of a high school career defined by poverty and punctuated by outbreaks of domestic abuse. Rex Ogle, who brilliantly mapped his experience of hunger in Free Lunch, here describes his struggle to survive; reflects on his complex, often paradoxical relationship with his passionate, fierce mother; and charts the trajectory of his stepdad’s anger. Hovering over Rex’s story is the talismanic presence of his unborn baby sister. Through it all, Rex threads moments of grace and humor that act as beacons of light in the darkness. Compulsively readable, beautifully crafted, and authentically told, Punching Bag is a remarkable memoir about one teenager’s cycle of violence, blame, and attempts to forgive his parents—and himself.
Download or read book Heavy Bag Combinations written by Sammy Franco and published by Contemporary Fighting Arts, LLC. This book was released on 2015-06-08 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO HEAVY BAG COMBINATIONS Heavy Bag Combinations is the second book in Sammy Franco’s best-selling Heavy Bag Training Series. This unique book is your ultimate guide to mastering devastating heavy bag punching combinations. Practitioners who use this guide as a reference tool will quickly improve their heavy bag training skills. In fact, the punching combinations featured in this text will dramatically improve your fighting skills, condition your body, and breathe new life into your current heavy bag program. ACHIEVE MAXIMUM TRAINING PERFORMANCE Heavy Bag Combinations will help you achieve maximum training performance in a variety of activities including: Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts, Kick Boxing, Self-Defense, and Personal Fitness. 30+ YEARS OF RESEARCH, TRAINING AND TEACHING This one-of-a-kind book is based on self-defense expert, Sammy Franco’s 30+ years of research, training and teaching the martial arts and fighting sciences. He has taught these unique heavy bag skills to thousands of his students and now he’s finally put them down in a comprehensive book.A A HEAVY BAG BOOK FOR ALL SKILL LEVELS! With over 300+ photographs and detailed step-by-step instructions, Heavy Bag Combinations provides beginner, intermediate and advanced heavy bag workout combinations that will challenge you for the rest of your life! In fact, even the most experienced athlete will advance his fighting skills to the next level and beyond.Infinite Combinations Means INFINITE HEAVY BAG WORKOUT PROGRAMS! The best feature of this book is Sammy Franco’s “combination blending” formula that teaches you how to easily create an infinite amount of unique punching combinations. As a result, you get: -An unlimited supply of heavy bag combinations that will challenge you for a lifetime. -An invaluable tool that prevents your heavy bag training from becoming boring, stagnant, and monotonous. This means you are less likely to quit or abandon your workouts. -A fantastic training method that develops mental toughness. The THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE HEAVY BAG WORKOUT BOOK Whether you need stand-alone heavy bag combinations or a comprehensive heavy bag training program, you will find it in this exceptional book!
Download or read book Free Lunch written by Rex Ogle and published by WW Norton. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A mighty portrait of poverty amid cruelty and optimism."—Kirkus (starred review) Free Lunch is the story of Rex Ogle’s first semester in sixth grade. Rex and his baby brother often went hungry, wore secondhand clothes, and were short of school supplies, and Rex was on his school’s free lunch program. Grounded in the immediacy of physical hunger and the humiliation of having to announce it every day in the school lunch line, Rex’s is a compelling story of a more profound hunger—that of a child for his parents’ love and care. Compulsively readable, beautifully crafted, and authentically told with the voice and point of view of a 6th-grade kid, Free Lunch is a remarkable debut by a gifted storyteller.
Download or read book Sabaki Method written by Kancho Joko Ninomiya and published by Frog Books. This book was released on 1998-10-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sabaki means staying open to the world at large and responding to others in a way that blends energies in new directions. Whether it is a question of repelling an attack or building relationships, the combined energy that comes from sabaki is an effort of cooperation, openness, and respect. Whether you are training for health, competition, or self-defense, The Sabaki Method can show you how to turn defense into offense, anticipate attacks, condition the body, and focus the mind. Kancho Ninomiya takes the mystery out of karate.
Download or read book The Complete Guide to Boxing Fitness written by Hilary Lissenden and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-01-08 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive, practical guide to non-contact boxing - looks at workouts in an individual, group or class setting. Learn how to improve clients' body composition, heart-lung stamina, strength, speed, co-ordination, balance and flexibility. It also covers boxing training's less tangible but equally important benefits such as building confidence and self-esteem – especially relevant to schools and young people. Key features include: - Fully illustrated, with vibrant photographs and practical diagrams for imparting core boxing and safety techniques (e.g. wrapping clients' hands; teaching correct stance, punches and combinations) - Sample training programmes for clients of differing abilities and fitness levels, with guidance on safe and appropriate progression - Relevant content on dietary and health matters The Complete Guide to Boxing Fitness is a tried-and-tested, unique guide to boxing skills and drills for the fitness and sporting arenas.
Download or read book Your Strength Within written by Tyler J Paske and published by Tyler J Paske. This book was released on with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome, to the process of unleashing your fullest potential in your inner strength within. A lot of the time we can be tapping into more, more opportunities, more energy, more friendships, etc. Your Strength Within will guide you to doing just that, tap into the mastery of the art of achievement. This transformative guide invites you on a life-altering journey through ten powerful chapters, each designed to equip you with the skills and mindset necessary to conquer any challenge and achieve your most audacious goals. Your Strength Within is your roadmap to a life without boundaries. With practical insights and actionable steps, this book empowers you to turn your dreams into reality, unlocking the strength within to master every challenge and create the life you desire. Prepare to embark on a transformative journey toward personal growth, accomplishment, and enduring success.
Download or read book Ruined written by T.O. Smith and published by Independently Published. This book was released on with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three sexy, tattooed, alpha presidents . . . and she's at the center of them all. The one man who always promised to love me - to take care of me - ruined me. Joey? He's my hero. Joey saw me - broken, barely surviving - barely breathing - and he taught me how to breathe again. He gave me a purpose. But we were oil and water. And Joey? He was the oil - trapping me, smothering me. But I love him - I love this man with every fiber of my being. He's made me promise to keep him with me because without him, I'm not living. I'm dying. And when River steps into my life? He teaches me how to live all while Joey reminds me how to breathe. But throw in Tristan - my first love - and it's all one big, screwed-up mess. **NOT A REVERSE HAREM!
Download or read book Owing The Bad Boy written by Cynthia Blare and published by Nalana Phillips. This book was released on 2021-02-18 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Regina Powers, world is turned upside down when her father ends up in the hospital after a car crash. The hits keep coming when someone from her past shows up to inform her that Mr. Powers owes his company a lot of money. He informs her that she now has to take over the payments. Regina is at a loss what to do. Hunter Trip used to be Regina's friend in high school till she rejected him before prom. He is not the same boy that followed her around like a lap dog. Hunter had grown up into his own after school. So when he finds out that Regina's father cannot pay the loan he took out Hunter takes it upon himself to convince Regina in paying back in a different way. Will he succeed in getting the woman he always wanted or will she reject him for who he is now. Read to find out. Owing the bad boy.
Download or read book From Prey to Protector written by Robert Johnson and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2023-03-20 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The captivating story of a kid who overcame his adversities as a child facing hatred and violence, ultimately following a calling to become a protector. Ironically serving the people and communities where he was victimized, his is a story of triumph and the exciting career of a criminal investigator, who worked on and solved thousands of crimes.
Download or read book When Boxing Mattered written by Bo Brumble and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Boxing Mattered is a fact-based history of boxing covering the classic era from 1880 to 1980. Beginning with John L. Sullivan and the bare-knuckle beginnings of the modern sport, the author takes the reader through all the greats, and some of the not-so-greats, who make up the fascinating history of professional boxing. The book utilizes a decade-by-decade approach, focusing on the original eight weight divisions. All-timers Jack Johnson, Stanley Ketchel, Joe Gans, Barbados Joe Walcott, Jack Dempsey, Willie Pep, Sugar Ray Robinson, Rocky Marciano, Panama Al Brown, Archie Moore, and Muhammad Ali as well as many, many more are covered in detail, aided by historical photographs. The author also takes on the various sanctioning bodies that govern professional boxing and whom he feels have had a largely negative influence on the Sweet Science.
Download or read book Cloudy with a Chance of Romance written by Olivia Sands and published by Lady O Publishing . This book was released on 2023-01-17 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a bumpy country road sends Matt Miller’s paddleboard flying, petite deputy Billie Vincent has no choice but to give the very tall athlete a ticket. And yet the sparks fly between those two kindred spirits, both new to the small town of Saint Cloud. To find their happy ever after, Billie and Matt need to face the challenge of her dangerous jobs, the frown of disapproving townsfolk, and all sorts of meddling busybodies. Overflowing with warm feels, endearing characters, and lots of heart, Cloudy With a Chance of Romance is the epitome of a cute, feel-good love story that will have you cheering for Billie and Matt's happy ending!
Download or read book Punching from the Shadows written by Glen Sharp and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Glen Sharp's boxing career was a rise-and-fall story without so much rise in it. A sparring partner for light-heavyweight Hall of Famer Yaqui Lopez, he "retired" with a record of one victory and two defeats. A decade later, having come to understand how and why he failed as a younger fighter, he attempted a comeback. Told with heart and wit, his memoir is a treatise on boxing as both profession and purpose. Sharp uses economic theory to describe the sweet science as a case study in resource management while recounting his own struggle to win fistic glory and his father's admiration.
Download or read book Three Novels of World War II written by Jeff Shaara and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2011-12-05 with total page 1211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jeff Shaara has written vivid, perceptive portraits of America’s wars that have thrilled and mesmerized readers across generations. Collected for the first time in this eBook volume are Jeff Shaara’s epic New York Times bestselling novels of World War II: The Rising Tide, The Steel Wave, and No Less Than Victory. As the United States wades into the shifting tides of war, Shaara details every move—the tank battles along the Mediterranean coast, the audacious invasion at Omaha Beach, the deadly final spasms of the Third Reich. He brings to life such figures as Eisenhower and Patton, as well as the courageous men on the front lines of battle. On full display throughout is the inimitable style and striking narrative range that have made Jeff Shaara such an esteemed and essential chronicler of the American age. Contains an excerpt from Jeff Shaara’s acclaimed new novel of World War II in the Pacific, The Final Storm, which Booklist called “extraordinarily evocative.”
Download or read book Fall Down Gritty Up written by Kasey Lynn and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate where you are. Right here. Right now. Dr. Kasey Lynn—a strategic global leader and professor who overcame early-life challenges to launch some of the world's most recognized brands and products—issues a personal mission for you to embrace the energy of all life experiences, from the most painful to the most joyous, and harness that energy to catalyze personal and professional fulfillment. Her engaging stories and effective, unorthodox principles will drive you to conquer whatever obstacles life presents—transforming them into positive strength so that you can flourish. Dr. Kasey Lynn believes the moments between despair and rising are the most precious. They offer a chance for reparation and the critical opportunity to harness and channel pain into a renewable source of power. Fall Down, Gritty Up will show you how to • stay focused throughout periods of struggle; • continuously flow mentally, regardless of what life may bring; • seek understanding and learning from all that comes your way; • leverage every single experience to build a better, more unique you. If you aspire to achieve greater levels of success, Fall Down, Gritty Up is an inspiring mental map of how to reshape adversity into stepping stones toward your goals, so you can become your own hero.
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Download or read book A Hope in the Unseen written by Ron Suskind and published by Crown. This book was released on 2010-08-18 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiring, true coming-of-age story of a ferociously determined young man who, armed only with his intellect and his willpower, fights his way out of despair. In 1993, Cedric Jennings was a bright and ferociously determined honor student at Ballou, a high school in one of Washington D.C.’s most dangerous neighborhoods, where the dropout rate was well into double digits and just 80 students out of more than 1,350 boasted an average of B or better. At Ballou, Cedric had almost no friends. He ate lunch in a classroom most days, plowing through the extra work he asked for, knowing that he was really competing with kids from other, harder schools. Cedric Jennings’s driving ambition—which was fully supported by his forceful mother—was to attend a top college. In September 1995, after years of near superhuman dedication, he realized that ambition when he began as a freshman at Brown University. But he didn't leave his struggles behind. He found himself unprepared for college: he struggled to master classwork and fit in with the white upper-class students. Having traveled too far to turn back, Cedric was left to rely on his intelligence and his determination to maintain hope in the unseen—a future of acceptance and reward. In this updated edition, A Hope in the Unseen chronicles Cedric’s odyssey during his last two years of high school, follows him through his difficult first year at Brown, and tells the story of his subsequent successes in college and the world of work. Eye-opening, sometimes humorous, and often deeply moving, A Hope in the Unseen weaves a crucial new thread into the rich and ongoing narrative of the American experience.
