Martial Mechanics
Maximum Results with Minimum Effort in the Practice of the Martial Arts
$34.84
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
15 July 2011
Summary
The book is directed at teenaged and adult practitioners of percussive martial arts such as karate, kung fu, and taekwondo. In 2006, about 18.1 million Americans became involved in the study of martial arts, with a target market of over 4 million who are involved in a percussive martial art and would be very interested in this book.
Interest in a wide range of martial arts grows exponentially each year, but few practitioners understand the scientific forces that underlie these arts. T…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781583942116 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1583942114 |
| Author: | Phillip Starr |
| Publisher: | North Atlantic Books,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Blue Snake Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 15 July 2011 |
| Weight: | 397g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 178mm x 13mm |
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Critics Review
“Sifu Phillip Starr presents clear-cut, easy-to-read, and convincing explanations about the how and why behind some of the most important concepts in traditional martial arts training. This book divulges valuable insights that will save you from countless hours of incorrect practice, frustration, and injury. Read it, re-read it, and then read it again! It’s that good.”
—Mark Cheng, LAc, PhD, RKC II, director and chief physician, Chung-Hua Institute and contributing editor to Black Belt magazine
“This book will enrich any martial artist’s understanding of the martial arts basics.”
—John A. Morrow, adjunct professor of Kinesiology, St. Ambrose University and 7th Level Black Sash in Shaolin Chuan Kung Fu
“Martial Mechanics will make you a better martial artist…period. Using terms we all can understand and techniques you can integrate quickly, Sifu Starr gives you priceless insight into the ancient fighting arts in today’s terms. Simply put, Martial Mechanics is extraordinary!”
—Kris Wilder, author of Lessons from the Dojo Floor and Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do, Kodokan Judo, and Goju-Ryu Karate
About The Author
Phillip Starr
A practitioner of the Chinese martial arts for over 50 years, Phillip Starr is the founder of Yiliquan kung-fu, an art that seamlessly merges China’s three classical internal systems. A member of the Inside Kung-Fu Hall of Fame and the author of The Making of a Butterfly, he teaches in Omaha, NE.
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