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Arts Book Review - Judo Pick-Ups by Robert Van De Walle
Actually I guess I should revise that statement to include any
and all books in the Judo Masterclass Techniques series. This series
of books is absolutely amazing in its structure and presentation
of the materials in each volume. Good solid information is provided
in each section along with very clear and concise photographs to
complement the already outstanding text...
Author: Shawn Kovacich
Date Posted: May 06, 2007
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Arts Book Review - Deadly Karate Blows by Brian Adams
The subject of vital/vulnerable points and how to strike them is
a very serious matter and one that should never be taken lightly.
I personally am very leery about teaching people about them and
usually only give a generalized description of them. There are two
books that attempt to tackle this subject, both of which I currently
have in my own personal library. One of them is Brian Adam’s, “Deadly
Karate Blows.”...
Author: Shawn Kovacich
Date Posted: May 05, 2007
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Arts Book Review - Judo Seio-Nage by Hidetoshi Nakanishi
Although the primary focus of this book is on the sporting aspect
of Judo, the techniques in it can easily be modified for use in
combat or self-defense situations. Although most modern schools
of Judo focus on the sporting aspects, you must remember that Judo
was originally derived from Jujitsu by Dr. Jigoro Kano. Therefore,
with the proper knowledge and a little modification, you can easily
adapt the sporting techniques of Judo back to the more self-defense
oriented techniques of Jujitsu...
Author: Shawn Kovacich
Date Posted: May 05, 2007
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Arts Book Review - Skill in Counterattacks by Pu Gill Gwon
Counterattacking is often considered the “master’s attack” and,
when executed efficiently and effectively, is without a doubt the
sign of a very skilled and proficient fighter. In his book, “Skill
in Counterattacks,” Tae Kwon Do master Pu Gill Gwon demonstrates
this concept to the reader in a very professional and skillful manner...
Author: Shawn Kovacich
Date Posted: May 05, 2007
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Arts Book Review - Strategy In Unarmed Combat by Paul Maslak
Two particular items that really impressed me in this book were
the way the author presented various concepts and principles to
consider when faced with a confrontational situation. Although they
are not things that are permanently written in stone, they are very
useful and a lot of them will need to be modified and adapted a
bit to fit each individual person. The second thing that I was very
impressed with is the author’s belief (and mine as well, to a point)
that it is more important to know how to apply a given technique
rather than knowing how to execute a given technique...
Author: Shawn Kovacich
Date Posted: April 21, 2007
Martial-Arts-Book-Review-A-Bouncers-Guide-to-Barroom-Brawling-by-Peyton-Quinn
The most important thing to remember when reading this, or any
book dealing with self-defense techniques, is that the principles
behind the technique are far more important than the technique itself.
Once again, Peyton does a great job of this, and you would do well
to sit down and read this book from cover to cover several times
in order to grasp what he is trying to teach you...
Author: Shawn Kovacich
Date Posted: April 21, 2007
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Arts Book Review: Basic Stick Fighting for Combat by Michael D.
Echanis
This book along with its two companion volumes, “Knife Self-Defense
for Combat” and “Knife Fighting, Knife Throwing for Combat,” were
not initially released to the general public, but instead were only
available to certified and recognized self-defense instructors.
These books were originally intended to be military training manuals
for the various elite units in the United States military. These
were units such as the Special Forces, Army Rangers, Navy Seals,
etc...
Author: Shawn Kovacich
Date Posted: January 24, 2007
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Arts Book Review: Mas Oyama's Karate by Bobby Lowe
Included in this book are some really wonderful historical photographs
of both Masutatsu “Mas” Oyama and Bobby Lowe. These photographs
are in addition to the numerous photographs of Mr. Lowe’s students
demonstrating the techniques described throughout this book...
Author: Shawn Kovacich
Date Posted: January 14, 2007
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Arts Book Review: Zen Combat by Jay Gluck
This section covers a lot of, although brief, biography of Masutatsu
“Mas” Oyama and how he came to learn the art of Karate. Included
in this biography are stories about his training style or technique,
his first U.S. tour in the early 1950’s, which was also the first
time that the art of Karate had been demonstrated in the U.S. There
is also a story about how Mas and the author visited with another
famous Karate master, Gogen “Cat” Yamaguchi...
Author: Shawn Kovacich
Date Posted: January 14, 2007
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