Started 6 days, 20 hours ago (2008-11-14 23:23:00)
by Dwip
Which one is recomended, the Thomas Cleary version or the
William Scott Wilson version. What are the main differences?
Started 2 weeks, 1 day ago (2008-11-06 11:22:00)
by Barad
"Palm heels, bottom fists, and slaps are the kinds of strikes you find here, not traditional martial art strikes" You seem to have a very odd understanding of
traditional martial arts. I would say palm heels, bottom fists and slaps are amongst the most traditional of strikes in many if not most Chinese, Okinawan and Japanese systems. Anyway are there not enough DVDs offering this sort of ...
Started 2 weeks, 6 days ago (2008-11-01 10:09:00)
by ITFunity
There is a new book out titled: A Killing Art: The Untold History of
Tae Kwon Do Information can be found via this link: http://www.ecwpress.com/books/art_killing_untold_h istory_tae_kwon_do The author is a 25 year student of TKD, training in both ITF & WTF types. He is also an investigative journalist. I can't wait for my copy. I will post my comments on it when I receive mine. The ...
Started 2 months ago (2008-09-18 15:08:00)
by DeadlyKnuckles
I'm wondering if anyone knew of any good books on the
history of Chinese weapons (swords, polearms, spears, etcetera)? This is the kind of book I'm looking for (and might buy): http://www.amazon.com/Weapon-Visual-Hist...3066&sr =1-3 However, I'm looking for one that's specific to Chinese weapons. Before anyone recommends it, I'm not interesting in works by Yang Jwing-Ming. Edited...
Started 8 months ago (2008-03-21 19:44:00)
by CVV
Translation of this book in English came out. Takashi (Kei) Miyagi (born 1919) is the son of Goju-ryu founder Chojun Miyagi. He was a special advisor to JKF Goju-kai. He is not very well known in the
international karate community but he had some publications in Japanese in the 60ies and 70ies. This is the translation of his first book written in 1968 I think. I beelieve that he is still ...
Started 2 months, 4 weeks ago (2008-08-24 21:05:00)
by DeadlyKnuckles
I was wondering if anyone could recommend any good kickboxing books. Preferably, non-
Muay Thai books if possible.
Started 3 months ago (2008-08-23 14:20:00)
by JAMJTX
Martial Arts and Ways of Japan Volume 3 1st Edition, 1st Printing Autographed Contains stamps showing the book as property of
University Of Hawaii, where he was on staff. A great collectors item on Ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...me=STRK :MESE:IT Edited by JAMJTX (08/23/08 02:51 PM)
