Muhammad Ali first came into the public eye when, as Cassius Clay, he won a gold medal at the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960. In 1964 he stunned the boxing community with his defeat of Sonny Liston

The classic Japanese martial art of aikido provides an excellent way to maintain good health and to acquire inner peace and harmony.

Found by Ueshiba Morihei, also know as O'Sensei (Great Teacher), Aikido developed as a pure form of Budo (Martial Way), drawing upon aspects of many of the older disciplines of Japan.

The text presents karate as a means of physical training as well as the most effective system of self-defense and counter-attack

From the balletic intensity of Bruce Lee to the gravity-defying swordplay of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the Chinese martial arts film

Through conversations with historical figures such as Wong Shun Leung, Brendan Lai and Ark Y. Wong, and numerous current world-class masters

By Jhoon Rhee - Father of U.S. Tae Kwon Do (Korean Karate)

Containing the essential core element of the BJA syllabus, plus the wider scope needed to provide a sound base for developing real proficiency in the sport

The martial arts of Southeast Asia, China and Japan have as their ultimate aim mastery over self, complete awareness, and harmony with gravity and body structure

The official self-defense system of the Israeli Defense Forces, Krav Maga offers you an easy-to-learn yet highly effective self-defense system that emphasizes instinctive movements, practical techniques and realistic training scenarios.

Learn the basic techniques described here and you will develop and improve your attack, defence and general confidence.

Perhaps the greatest warriors in history, the Samurai were a product of a social system totally geared to war.

To the Japanese, the sword is a spiritual weapon, possessed of a kind of divinity, a self reflective of the soul of its maker, owner, and user.

This book is a definitive course in the advanced techniques of the Tonfa, designed to take a student through the traditional and the contemporary usages of this weapon.

For every technique, there is a counter; for every counter, there is yet another counter. Flowing from one technique to another separates the superior from the mediocre martial artist.