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This is book two of a series of books that are for training in karate. This book builds on the knowledge and training needed to obtain a blue belt in Shuri ryu.

This is book three of a series of books that are for training in karate. This book builds on the knowledge and training needed to obtain a green belt in Shuri ryu.

Visitors to an Isshin-ryu Karate school are often impressed as much by what is taught as by what is not. In creating Isshin-ryu Master Shimabuku omitted as inessential and wasteful what he called 'fancy techniques', much of which are required learning in other styles of Karate. By it's very nature, then, Isshin-ryu is Hanshin-te - Lazy Man's Boxing. I believe this is a good thing. I also believe the reader will come to think so as well. Contained herein is my personal understanding, after nearly 40 years of study, of what the martial arts in general and Isshin-ryu in particular are really all about: their Mystique, their Mastery, and their Mystery. This is not a text book. It is a r ...

In this exciting and innovative work, 6th degree Black Belt William Vandry draws readers into the fascinating world of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, where every technical movement can mean the difference between winning and losing. An expert in the art of leg locks, which Vandry describes and analyzes as "the great equalizer", he introduces readers to little-known strategy that is less commonly used in BJJ but which has been highly successful for him in his experiences in competition. This book reveals professional insight into 35 leg-locking techniques with over 300 photographs.