Download or read book Complete Kicking written by Sang H. Kim and published by Turtle Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive guide to the kicks of Taekwondo from white belt to black belt and beyond. Sang H. Kim shares his expert knowledge of fundamental, jumping, spinning and multiple kicks. You will get in-depth instruction for over 40 kicks, including the purpose of the kick, key points to pay attention to when practising, step-by-step execution of the kick, the best targets for each kick, applications for sport fighting and self-defence, plus the most common kicking mistakes and how to fix them. As you progress, you'll also learn exercises designed to improve your kicking flexibility, power, speed and balance. This book goes beyond the basics and explains the concepts behind awesome kicks including how to generate power using your whole body in every kick, how to generate maximum impact, how to use body mechanics to kick higher, and how to get the most out of every practice session. This is the ultimate reference for martial artists of all styles who want to master the art of kicking. Kicks included: Front Kick; Roundhouse Kick; Side Kick; Knee Kick; Raising Kick; Outside Crescent Kick; Inside Crescent Kick; Axe Kick; Whip Kick; Twist Kick; Pushing Kick; Flying Side Kick; Back Kick; Turn Kick; Spin Whip Kick; Hopping Kicks; Jumping Kicks; Jumping Spin Kicks; Multiple Kicks; Combination Kicks.
Download or read book Combat Kicking written by André Alex Lima and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many martial artists mistakenly believe that high or intricate kicks cannot be effectively used for self-defense. Brazilian-born Andre Lima contends that those who believe this have never been properly trained. With proper training, the kick is one of the most effective selfdefense tools available to the human body, offering distance and power. Lima, famous throughout the world for his kicking skills, now reveals the secrets of how to develop phenomenal kicks in this photo-packed, one of a kind volume!
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!
Download or read book Dynamic Kicks written by Chong Lee and published by Black Belt Communications. This book was released on 1975 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses about kicking techniques. This book contains about 30 separate kicking variations.
Download or read book The 10 Best Kicking Techniques For Martial Arts MMA and Self Defense written by Sammy Franco and published by Contemporary Fighting Arts, LLC. This book was released on with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WANT DEVASTATING KICKING TECHNIQUES! Dramatically increase your fighting skills with Sammy Franco's battle tested kicking techniques. The 10 Best Kicking Techniques gives you the winning edge you'll need in both the ring and the streets. In this one-of-a-kind book, you'll learn simple and effective bone crushing kicks that will drop any opponent of any size. The 10 Best Kicking Techniques is ideal for: Mixed martial arts (MMA) Martial arts Kickboxing Self-Defense/Street Fighting Survival Personal fitness TURN YOUR LEGS INTO DEADLY PISTONS! This easy to follow book covers the entire spectrum of practical and efficient kicking techniques. Learn how to throw the perfect "destroyer kick", turn your legs into virtual pistons, discover the hidden secrets of explosive kicking skills, and learn some of the best kicking training tips. The 10 Best Kicking Techniques for Martial Arts, MMA and Self-Defense will show you that it's not size or strength, but kicking form and technique, timing and proper footwork that will turn your feet into lethal power pistons. By following the special techniques outlined in this book you'll dramatically improve your fighting skills regardless of your size, strength, or level of training experience.
Download or read book Combat Kick Boxing written by Pat O'Keeffe and published by Summersdale Martial Arts. This book was released on 2002 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to be user-friendly and clear, this is a comprehensive manual on kick boxing. It seeks to explain everything a kick boxer needs to know to develop kick boxing skills for combat.
Download or read book Muay Thai written by Garrison Wells and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that Muay Thai started out as military training for Thailand's warriors? Hundreds of years ago, they used it for hand-to-hand combat. In modern times, Muay Thai is still powerful, challenging, and a great way to exercise. Enter the Martial Arts Sports Zone to learn about the history, gear, moves, competitions, and top athletes connected to Muay Thai. You'll discover: • What some of the top Muay Thai kicks and strikes are, including the roundhouse kick and the flying knee. • What ram muay is and how it honors the sport's traditions. • What the main local, national, and international competitions are. • What role Muay Thai has in mixed martial arts competitions worldwide. Are you into sports? Then get in the zone!
Download or read book Fight written by Eugene S. Robinson and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-09-28 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crushing your enemies, driving them before you, and hearing the lamentations of their women? It doesn't get any better than this." –Eugene Robinson, ripping off John Milius That's the sentiment that surges just below the surface of Eugene Robinson's Fight – an engrossing, intimate look into the all–absorbing world of fighting. Robinson – a former body–builder, one–time bouncer, and lifelong fight connoisseur – takes readers on a no–holds–barred plunge into what fighting is all about, and what fighters live for. If George Plimpton had muscles and had been choked out one too many times––this is the book he could have written. When Robinson and his fellow fighters mix it up, they live completely for the moment: absorbed in the feel of muscles slippery with sweat; the metallic tang of blood mingling with saliva in the mouth; the sweet, firm thud of taped knuckles impacting flesh. They fight because it feels good. They fight because they want to win. And even if they get their asses kicked, they fight because they love fighting. Fight is part encyclopedia, part panegyric to fighting in all its forms and glory. Robinson's narrative – told in his trademark tough–guy, stream–of–consciousness noir voice – punctuates this explanatory compendium of the fighting world. From wrestling, jiu–jitsu, boxing and muay thai to bar fighting, hand–to–hand combat, prison fighting and hockey fights, from the greatest movie fight scenes to how to throw the perfect left hook, Fight is a scene–by–scene tour of the bloody but beautiful underworld that is the art of fighting. With his aficionado's enthusiasm and fast–paced, addictive voice, Robinson's Fight combines compelling text with beautiful photographs to create an illustrated book as edgy and interesting as it is gorgeous.
Download or read book Kicking and Screaming written by Melanie D Gibson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Melanie Gibson was an independent woman with a good job, multiple college degrees, and a condo in the trendy part of town. She also had a few mental illnesses, a minor substance abuse problem, and rotten relationship skills. She was a high-functioning crazy who needed a good kick in the pants, literally and metaphorically. In early 2013, as a last desperate means to save her sanity, Melanie turned to a nearly forgotten childhood activity: the Korean martial art of taekwondo. As if the universe were listening, she discovered her West Texas childhood taekwondo instructors’ Grandmaster operated a taekwondo school a few miles from her home in Fort Worth, Texas—and she decided to start her training over as a white belt. In taekwondo, Melanie felt like she had a fresh start in more ways than one. She found an inner peace she’d never known before, a sense of community, a newfound confidence, and a positive outlook on life. The kicking and screaming she was doing in class quieted the long-term kicking and screaming in her mind. Funny and frank, Kicking and Screaming: A Memoir of Madness and Martial Arts is the story of Melanie’s life-changing journey from troubled, lost soul to confident taekwondo black belt.
Download or read book No Holds Barred Fighting the Kicking Bible written by Mark Hatmaker and published by Tracks Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features a training guide for competition and fitness using little or no gear with greater results in less time and includes a variety of exercises.
Download or read book Kicking Techniques for Competition Self defense written by Roy Kurban and published by Black Belt Communications. This book was released on 1979 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features 29 separate kicking executions and self-defense techniques. This book focuses on speed, power and technique.
Download or read book Speed Training for Combat Boxing Martial Arts and MMA written by J. Barnes and published by Fitness Lifestyle. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on proven concepts of martial arts masters such as Bruce Lee, this guide contains advanced training methods to maximize speed and reflexes for competition and self-defense.
Download or read book No Holds Barred Fighting The Kicking Bible written by Mark Hatmaker and published by Tracks Publishing. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most feared and useful weapons in mixed martial arts (MMA) competition is dissected and discussed in this fully-illustrated guide to both perfecting and defending against the low kick. Many competitors view this technique as a single tool in their arsenal, limiting themselves when they could be taking this low-line method of attack and modifying it to fit far more kicking situations than those commonly used. This volume demonstrates how to expand the low-kicking arsenal, showing how a simple alteration in leg targeting can strongly challenge an opponent's defense, and how to hone low-line kicking power and speed so that rapid-fire low-line kicking becomes a powerful advantage. These techniques are prime for MMA competitors and anyone who wants to improve both their self-defense and competition skills with the best empirical information available.
Download or read book Knife Fighting written by Sammy Franco and published by Contemporary Fighting Arts, LLC. This book was released on 2018-03-28 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be Prepared for the Fast, Furious and Fatal World of Knife Fighting Written by world renowned martial arts expert Sammy Franco, Knife Fighting: A Step-by-Step Guide to Practical Knife Fighting for Self-Defense prepares you for the deadly world of knife fighting. Complete and Comprehensive Knife Fighting Instruction With over 200 photographs and easy-to-follow instructions, this comprehensive book cuts through the guess work and teaches you the most practical and effective knife fighting techniques for real-world survival. Knife Fighting Will Teach You: • How to choose the best combat knife • Knife carry, quick draw and concealment strategies • Knife grips, stances, ranges and footwork • How to control fear during a knife fight • Knife targeting and reaction dynamics • Knife cuts and angles of attack • Franco’s knife fighting blueprint • Knife fighting defensive skills • Knife fighting training drills and exercises • And much, much more 35+ Years of Real-World Knife Fighting Experience Whether you are a beginner or seasoned knife fighting expert, Knife Fighting: A Step-by-Step Guide to Practical Knife Fighting for Self-Defense teaches you battle-tested knife fighting skills that will get you home alive and in one piece.
Download or read book The Leg Kick written by Wim Demeere and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-17 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how professional fighters use devastating leg kicks to beat their opponents!The leg kick is without a doubt one of the most effective weapons a Mixed Martial Arts fighter can have in his arsenal. When used correctly, it cripples an opponent's strategy, takes away his power and undermines his self-confidence. All this, after landing just a handful of hard kicks! Unfortunately, the leg kick is also a much misunderstood technique. Too many MMA competitors use it without thinking through how to use it best. As a result, their kicks get blocked and used against them. Don't let that happen to you! This book teaches you combat-tested tips, tricks, strategies and tactics to transform your leg kick into a devastating attack. You will learn:* Which part of the shin to use for best results.* How to use your hips to generate tremendous power. * When to use the leg kick and when not to.* Why Anderson Silva broke his own shin throwing a leg kick and how you can avoid that.* How UFC champions use leg kicks in their fights against top contenders.* Much, much more...No matter what your level of experience is right now, the knowledge in this book will improve your skill with the leg kick. With consistent training, you will master the leg kick and strike fear in your opponent's mind when you attack him with it.Bonus!You receive free access to an on-line resources page with more information, videos, gear to use and much more.
Download or read book Krav Maga Kicks Real World Self Defense Techniques from Today s Most Effective Fighting System written by Marc De Bremaeker and published by Fons Sapientiae Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-19 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Krav Maga is recognized as one of the most efficient fighting systems around today. Based on common sense, it has evolved by necessity in a region ravaged by fighting for over a century. The first part of this book details and illustrates the preferred Kicks used in Krav Maga, and the second part presents the vital points to be targeted when kicking or striking. The Last part of this work is basically a full Krav Maga Self-defense course that also includes offensive techniques. The defenses against strikes, kicks, grabs, holds and chokes do often include kicking, but only when it is the most adequate reaction. This book is the first to underline in print the important principle of Retzev, with dozens of examples of continuous motion until the opponent is fully vanquished. Suitable for beginners and trained Martial artists from other Schools. Over 1500 Photos and Illustrations!
Download or read book Fighting Buddha written by Jeff Eisenberg and published by Findhorn Press. This book was released on 2017-05-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A raucous, irreverent look into the Buddhist and Martial Arts worlds Can we be martial arts practitioners and Buddhists at the same time? Can these practices actually complement each other, in mindfulness? How do we reconcile Buddhist concepts like non-violence with a fighting practice like judo, karate or jiu jitsu? Long-standing martial arts instructor and meditator Jeff Eisenberg addresses these and other questions in his own inimitable style, employing autobiographical anecdotes, along with martial arts fighting strategies, koan and sutra teachings, and Buddhist folk stories. Fighting Buddha outlines why the true test of a martial artist’s skill and of a Buddhist’s application of mindfulness is during a situation that is the least conducive for it--usually not inside the Dojo or Zendo. Challenging the belief that fighting martial arts styles are not conducive to a meditative practice, the book discusses the difference between violence and the use of force as it relates to the Buddha’s teaching of “cause no harm”, exploring the common misunderstanding that meditative moments are exclusive to only select activities. Further topics are the struggles of beginning training and practice, the importance of identifying goals, choosing a teacher and training in support of these goals. And, far from being the often-perceived ending, Jeff concludes that enlightenment and the black belt are really only a beginning.
