Martial Arts Made Easy - Hardcover

Lewis, Peter

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ISBN 10: 1554075416 ISBN 13: 9781554075416

Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd, 2009

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100 cool moves from a range of martial arts disciplines.

Martial Arts Made Easy allows readers to teach themselves skills from such martial arts as karate, kung fu, judo, tae kwon do and ninjutsu. Each featured move is illustrated with step-by-step line drawings accompanied by expert advice that assures learning is fun and safe.

This easy how-to guidebook covers:

Training
Warm-up exercises
Basic positions
Equipment
Kicks
Rolling
Hand techniques
Tactics
Defensive moves
Foot patterns and movements
Competitions
Belt grading
Kiai, the yell of super power.

A special feature, "In-Focus," highlights particular moves from well-known movies and demonstrates how they were achieved.

With clear instructions and stunning photography, Martial Arts Made Easy makes the best and flashiest elements of martial arts easy to master.

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About the Author:

Peter Lewis has been involved with martial arts for more than 25 years. Having become a black belt in Wado-ryu Karate, he switched to kung fu. He has written several books, including Martial Arts of the Orient, Myths and Legends of the Martial Arts and The Martial Arts: Origins, Philosophy, Practice. He was also consultant editor at Fighters magazine.

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