Bruce Lee was a Chinese American action film star, martial arts instructor, filmmaker, and philosopher. His Hong Kong and Hollywood-produced films elevated the traditional martial arts film to a new level of popularity and acclaim....
Martial artists
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Author:Gigliotti, Jim.Summary: - Author:Cho, ZenSummary:
Zen Cho returns with a found family wuxia fantasy that combines the vibrancy of old school martial arts movies with characters drawn from the margins of history. A bandit walks into a coffeehouse, and it all goes downhill from there....
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Author:Hamilton, IanSummary:The seventh novel in the Ava Lee series finds Ava getting caught up in the election for the chairmanship of the Triad Societies.Ava steps into her new business with May Ling Wong and her sister-in-law, Amanda. On a trip to Shanghai, Ava...
- Author:Bisping, MichaelSummary:
With brand new material exclusive to this Updated American Edition, here-in his own words-is the story of the newest member of the Ultimate Fighting Championship Hall of Fame, Britain's own Rocky Balboa, Michael Bisping. Featuring...
- Author:Gagnon, ClaudeSummary:
Médaillé aux Jeux Olympiques de Barcelone (1992) et de Sydney (2000), médaillé à trois championnats du Monde, aux jeux du Commonwealth, ceux de la Francophonie et les Panaméricains, Nicolas Gill est considéré par la critique et le...
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Author:Pulver, Jens, Krauss, ErichSummary:At ten years of age, lined up alongside his two brothers in the living room of their Seattle home, Jens Pulver stared down the length of a shotgun into his father’s haggard face. Because Jens was the oldest, the one constantly running...
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Author:Goodridge, Gary, Dorsey, MarkSummary:The biography of a pioneer in the mixed martial arts (MMA) scene, this work takes readers through Gary “Big Daddy” Goodridge’s entire career — from his rollercoaster formative years and his emergence as a world champion athlete to his...
- Author:Maguire, Peter, Gracie, RicksonSummary:
Rickson Gracie shares the full story of how his father and uncles came to develop Jiu-Jitsu, what it was like to grow up among generations of world-renowned fighters from the Gracie clan, and the principles and skills that guided him to...
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Author:Krauss, Erich, Aita, BretSummary:Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighting pits masters of every kind of combat--street fighting, sumo, judo--in matches broadcast around the world. This book chronicles the turbulent history of MMA fighting from its inception in the Greek...
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Author:Gillis, AlexSummary:The eagerly anticipated updated return of a bestselling martial arts classic
The leaders of Tae Kwon Do, an Olympic sport and one of the world’s most popular martial arts, are fond of saying that their art is...
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Author:Gillis, AlexSummary:In 1938, Tae Kwon Do began at the end of a wicked poker game in a tiny village in a remote corner of what is now North Korea. Today, the martial art is likely the most popular on the planet, an Olympic sport practised by an estimated 50...
