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Samurajen Miyamoto Musashi levde i Japan på 1600-talet och blev redan då beryktad som den oövervinnerlige krigaren. Han utkämpade över 60 dueller utan att förlora en enda. Dagarna innan han dog skrev Musashi ned sina insikter i krigskonsten. Fem r...

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One of the most insightful texts on the subtle arts of confrontation and victory to emerge from Asian culture. Written not only for martial artists but for anyone who wants to apply the timeless principles of this text to their life, the book anal...

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In 1983, Mantak Chia introduced the "Microcosmic Orbit" to the West. Prior to that time, most of the Eastern energy practices transmitted to the West were incomplete, dealing only with the ascending yang/masculine channel, which shoots l...

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Bud Taijutsu (Martial Arts Body Technique), combines the essence of nine classical martial art systems from Japan. Through his organisation, the Bujinkan, Grandmaster Masaaki Hatsumi-sensei has overseen the growth of Bud Taijutsu to many thousands...

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One of the most perceptive and incisive texts on strategic thinking ever to emerge from Asian culture.

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The culmination of 25 years of research, Alex Bennett's groundbreaking English translation of Miyamoto Musashi's The Book of Five Rings reveals the true meaning of the original work. Plus, definitive translations of five more known works...

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In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Grandmaster Masaaki Hatsumi, inheritor of nine martial arts schools and a lineage spanning over 1,000 years, authored a series of newsletters to serve as a useful guide and reference for maturing martial arts stu...

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In Unarmed Fighting Techniques of the Samurai, world-renowned ninja grandmaster and bestselling author Masaaki Hatsumi explains the fundamentals of various unarmed techniques unique to the Japanese martial arts. Known as budo taijutsu, these speci...

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The comprehensive and accurate edition of the Hagakure is a must-have for serious martial artists or fans of samurai and the bushido code. The Hagakure is one of the most influential of all Japanese textswritten nearly 300 years ago by Yamamoto Ts...

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The essential wisdom of Morihei Ueshiba, founder of the martial art known as Aikido, is explained in this book. Aikido promotes a way of life that fosters fearlessness, wisdom and compassion. The sayings in this book are drawn from Ueshiba's writi...

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"Den personliga resan sticker verkligen ut från andra idrottares biografier." Maja Aase, BTJ Det är en regnvåt söndagskväll i februari när Mikaelas tillvaro krossas. Hon häktas för dopningsbrott och döms till 14 månaders fängelse. Mikael...

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Bruce Lee's daughter illuminates her father's most powerful life philosophies, and how we can apply his teachings to our daily lives 'Empty your mind; be formless, shapeless like water' Bruce Lee is a cultural icon, world renow...

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Historien om Martin och Jimmy Lidberg skulle kunna vara en framgångssaga om hur två bröder från Farsta kom att bli bäst i världen. Men den viktigaste berättelsen är en annan -- och den handlar om att besegra sin egen historia. Brödernas pappa är e...

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This classic guide to Samurai fighting from the sixteenth century emphasises mental processes and rigorous self-discipline, and was consequently a hit with American businessmen as an instruction manual for outwitting competitors.

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The Art of the Straight Line captures the energy of Lou Reed's worlds of Tai Chi, music, and meditation. It was edited by his wife, the artist Laurie Anderson. Lou Reed was a musician, singer, songwriter, poet, and founding member of the lege...

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For years, we've assumed that we are headed toward a world where vehicles will be autonomous and shared, assuring hassle-free and seamless mobility. But is this a "double leap" too big to accept? What hurdles stand in the way of shared a...

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Aikido är en fredlig kampkonst. Dess försvarstekniker ska vara så väna att angriparen blir förtjust. Det finns ingen tävling, för alla deltagare ska vara vinnare. Det är en konst som tar en livstid att lära sig. Den här boken presenterar de grundl...

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Efter att ha paraderat genom Ostende och högtidligen mottagits av borgmästaren, ackompanjerade av nationalsånger och skålandes i champagne, samlades de mustaschprydda militärerna för att ta en gruppbild. Några av dem kom hela vägen från Sverige. D...

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Dyrköpta erfarenheter från den brutala verkligheten har format Krav Maga. Systemet har sitt ursprung inom den israeliska försvarsmakten och används idag i någon form av polismyndigheter, försvarsmakter, säkerhetspersonal och civila världen över. K...

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Saulo Ribeiro-six-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion-is world-renowned for his functional jiu-jitsu knowledge and flawless technique. Here Ribeiro shares with the public for the first time his revolutionary system of grappling, mapping out mo...

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Let elite Muay Thai warriors turn your body into an unbeatable weapon! written by professional muay thai fighters and trainers, Muay Thai Unleashed shows you how to master this feared and dangerous martial art. Author and trainer Erich Krauss, alo...

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Originally developed as an elite fighting tactic for the Israel Defence Forces, today Krav Maga has become a popular self-defence method, appealing to government units, martial artists, and even the average person. This innovative Krav Maga book d...

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One of the most talked-about and bestselling books of last year, this is the no-holds-barred autobiography of a sporting legend driven to the brink of self-destruction The bestseller that has everyone talking. In this, his first, autobiography, Ir...

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In his short life, master cutler and Freifechter Joachim Meyer appears to have had quite a successful career as a fencing master, teaching craftsmen and noblemen alike while also authoring at least four different fencing treatises (and possibly mo...

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Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller Overcome any obstacle life throws at you by thinking and responding like a world-class martial artistwithout ever setting foot on the mat. Jiu-jitsu is more than a martial art; it is...

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< i> Long Life, Good Health < /i> traces the historical and philosophical development of Tai-Chi Chuan within the context of the sister martial arts from which it was created. This book includes precisely sequenced photographs, and ste...

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The third installment in the bestselling series-now featuring live-action video content. "The first volume in the 100 Deadly Skills series delivered cland

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An authoritative text providing the newcomer to karate with all they need to know. Packed with clear photographs detailing techniques and kata (the combinations of techniques students must master to progress through the belts), this book is organi...

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In The Complete Ninja, Masaaki Hatsumi, the world's most renowned ninja grandmaster and top budo master, creates a companion volume to his bestselling The Way of the Ninja. Like the earlier work, it features hundreds of historical illustratio...

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From Sunday Times bestselling author, British Sports Book of the Year Award winner, and trailblazing athlete Ronda Rousey, an unfiltered and entertaining chronicle of her last decade, tackling not only UFC and WWE but also parenthood, overcoming a...

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