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"Finalist - 2010 Book of the Year Award by ForeWord MagazineFinalist - 2010 USA Best Book AwardThis book, in seven parts, offers you the opportunity to visit the garden that is Taekwondo. Discover what it means to be a steadfast practitioner, understand Taekwondo's honorable past, and prosper in the confidence and purpose that Taekwondo offers to all that participate.By following Taekwondo's path and developing its indomitable spirit, you-the Taekwondo...
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"USA Best Book Awards Winner - USA Book News According to the World Taekwondo Federation, there are over 90,000,000 taekwondo practitioners worldwide. Every level 1 black belt student is required to learn Poomsae Koryo. Yet few are familiar with the ancestral form known as the 'Original Koryo'. Prearranged forms known as poomsae in taekwondo, are aprimary method of transmitting martial arts skills from teacher to student. Assport preference supplanted...
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"1st Runner Up - 2010 Eric Hoffer AwardSilver Winner - 2010 IP'S Living Now AwardEndorsement - 2010 IP's Highlighted Title AwardFinalist - 2010 Book of the Year Award by ForeWord MagazineFinalist - 2010 USA Best Book AwardHojo Undo means 'supplementary training', and using these tools is the key for developing the devastating power of karate techniques. Without Hojo Undo, a practitioner cannot reach the profound strength levels required for a lifetime...
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MMA mastery volume 2
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English
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"Offering cohesion and clarification for what is currently a loose collection of strategies, this reference delves into the "ground and pound" fighting method-winning a fight by striking an opponent after a takedown. Demonstrating through fight metrics how just as many matches are won by strikes as submissions, this manual addresses the importance of proper "grounding" and lists an array of riding, pinning, and transitioning skills. Following the...
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"Many new - and even experienced - fiction writers find characterisation difficult. Astrology offers a unique - and very easy - method of creating effective, intriguing, and authentic multi-layered personalities that leap off the page. Astro-characters starts with a guide to creating vibrant, believable characters. The twelve zodiac archetypes then share their intimate secrets, letting the reader into the quirks, flaws and foibles that are so fascinating...
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"Finalist - 2008 Book of the Year Award by Foreword MagazineFinalist - 2008 USA Best Book AwardA Comparison of Martial Arts Training Real-World Violence Experienced martial artist and veteran correction officer Sgt. Rory Miller distills what he has learned from jailhouse brawls, tactical operations and ambushes to explore the differences between martial arts and the subject martial arts were designed to deal with: Violence. Sgt. Miller introduces...
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A Tall Order
Pub. Date
2022.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (217 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Around the World in 80 Tricks stars magicians Magical Bones and Pete Heat as they showcase their unique brand of trickery on the streets of Europe and Asia.
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Cal, the only mixed martial arts fighter to take legendary fighter Rivera the distance, and his trainer, Riley, are on their way to Mexico for a make-or-break rematch with Rivera, four years later. In the three fraught days leading up to this momentous match, each privately begins to doubt that Cal can win. The men strive to stay true to themselves and each other in the only way they know how.
69) Karate
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Introduces readers to the practice of karate, covering its history, fighting techniques, training methods, and the values of respect and discipline.
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A cup of inspiration, a dash of understanding, and a generous serving of wisdom for writers new and old. From the desk of writer and editor Deborah J. Ross comes a collection of warm, insightful essays on the writing life: including getting started, negotiating with the Idea Fairy and creating memorable characters, writing queries, surviving bad reviews, dealing with life's interruptions, confronting creative jealousy, and nourishing yourself and...
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"'Surfing the Rainbow' is for anyone who has tried and failed to create the novel of their dreams. If you have been held back by negative messages from the past, or feel your imagination has gone away, then the exercises in this book will help to guide you back to the path of creativity and exploration. Color code your writing - follow the rainbow until you find the gold."--
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Book View Cafe
Pub. Date
2013
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1 online resource (84 p.)
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English
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"Have you ever: *Held a sword? *Taken a karate class? *Punched another person in the face? Even if your answer is "no," you can still write a good fight scene. In this guide, fantasy novelist Marie Brennan will show you how. Drawing on her experience with fencing, stage combat choreography, Okinawan martial arts, and above all writing, she lays out the components that turn the strikes into a compelling story.From purpose to tactics to prose, Writing...
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Red Wheel Weiser
Pub. Date
2002.
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1 online resource (273 pages)
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English
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"In The Writers Mentor, bestselling author, teacher, and writing coach Cathleen Rountree addresses the most common dilemmas of both aspiring and professional writers. Written in a question-and-answer format, this book stands apart from other books on writing by its linking of practical information on effective writing strategies with inspirational stories from the lives of famous writers. Cathleen Rountree responds to such questions as: How do I get...
74) The Red Shoes
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Illuminations
Pub. Date
2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (96 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Filmed at Sadler’s Wells in 2019, Matthew Bourne’s THE RED SHOES is a triumphant adaptation of the legendary 1948 feature film by Micheal Powell and Emeric Pressburger. The double Olivier Award-winning show is Hans Christian Andersen’s tale of obsession, possession, and one girl’s dream to be the greatest dancer in the world. Victoria Page, played by Ashley Shaw who won a National Dance Award for her performance, lives to dance, but her ambitions...
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Linden Publishing
Pub. Date
2007.
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Revised and updated edition.
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1 online resource (288 pages)
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English
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"Three-time Emmy Award-winner Gene Perret's Comedy Writing Step by Step has been the manual for humor writers for 25 years. In this new book, his first update, Perret offers readers a treasure trove of guidelines and suggestions covering a broad range of comedy writing situations, along with many all-important insights into the selling of one's work. Perret covers all aspects of comedy writing in his uniquely knowledgeable and anecdotal fashion."--...
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MMA mastery volume 1
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English
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"Emphasizing the "mix" in mixed martial arts, this manual addresses the inherent problems in combining different fighting styles. Pioneering a unique drilling matrix that allows the fighter to dissolve the distinctions between separate arts, this guide allows practitioners to effortlessly blend the different disciplines into one seamless whole. Covering both offensive and defensive aspects, this training handbook is the definitive reference for executing...
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Survival Favors the Prepared Mind-Robert Crowley
This book stands alone as an introduction to the context of self-defense. There are seven elements that must be addressed to bring self-defense training to something approaching 'complete.' Any training that dismisses any of these areas leaves you vulnerable.
1. Legal and ethical implications. A student learning self-defense must learn force law. Otherwise it is possible to train to go to prison....
79) First Position
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IFC Films
Pub. Date
2011.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (95 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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The inspirational & touching true story of 6 gifted young dancers competing for placement in the world's most prestigious dance schools and companies.
80) On Broadway
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Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (85 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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For anyone who loves theater, this contemporary history of Broadway is a pure joy! As audiences prepare for the return of live theater after an unprecedented absence of 18 months, an all-star cast tells the inside story of the last time Broadway came back from the brink. ON BROADWAY shows how this revival helped save New York City, thanks to innovative work, a new attention to inclusion, and the sometimes uneasy balance between art and commerce. Interviews...
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