Fighting Grappling by Smith Joseph (11 results)

Condition: good. Book shows general signs of use and handling. May have light wear on the cover or edges and minimal writing or highlighting. Binding remains tight, and pages are clean and readable.

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Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. Fifth Printing. 83 Pages with Glossary. This is the second volume in a three-volume treatise on the nature of Wing Chun kung-fu. The broad aim of these books is to present a concise, systematic, and scientific discussion of a somewhat controversial martial-art system. Chinese kung-fu, rightly or wrongly, has often been shrouded in secrecy and mysticism. There is often great vagueness about why skills are as they are, and why techniques work or do not work. Those who adopt a mystical approach to the martial arts are welcome to do so. But for those who do not accept that world view, these books may be what they are looking for. My approach to the martial arts is based upon common sense and an appreciation of biomechanical principles. However, this free thinking does not result in a freestyle approach where often incongruous techniques and approaches are thrown together in the hope of obtaining a coherent, complete, and unified combative art. What I have attempted to do here is to analyze a classical martial-arts system-Wing Chun kung-fu-using Western modes of thinking; namely, through examining it with logic, physics, and biomechanics, but without undue technicalities or the use of mathematics. Brand, Jude - Cover Design (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. US.1997 EDITION.NEAR FIEN SOFTWRAPS ORIGINAL.AN UNREAD COPY.51. Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. soft cover in fine condition,stated-first edition,2nd printing.

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Soft cover. Condition: Good. Gd. condition - A fully illustrated text on Kung-Fu combat. (F58788z). Book.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 83 pages. This is Volume 2 only. The cover is lightly worn along the edges. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.

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paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.