The Ultimate Martial Arts Q&A Book offers new and experienced martial arts students expert answers to 750 questions. Organized by theme into 15 distinct chapters, students of all martial arts styles will enjoy learning about topics as diverse as martial arts myths and misconceptions, martial arts and human values, martial arts in the entertainment industry, and a dozen additional topics. Written by two experts with a lifetime of experience in the martial arts world, every chapter entertains as well as informs,ensuring that this book will be a uniquely popular work among students and fans of the martial arts for years to come.
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John Corcoran is one of the world's leading martial arts authors and journalists and is currently editor of Martial Arts Professional.
John Graden is an athlete, a publisher, and a martial arts innovator. He founded the National Association of Professional Martial Artists and the American Council on Martial Arts.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: The Ultimate Martial Arts Q&A Book : 750 Expert Answers to Your Essential Questions (Paperback)
This book is a good background guidebook to the martial arts. It has chapters on Bruce Lee, the martial arts in movies, and discusses karate, tae kwon do, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and others. "The Ultimate Martial Arts Q&A Book" is peppered with interesting facts and photos. For examples, photos of Elvis Presley's $500.00 karate gis are shown (in an era where $500.00 went really far). What this book will not do, however, is teach you techniques or katas, or how to win a fight. A good read for entertainment value.
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Great Q&A on the Martial Way,
By Myron Hirsch (Skokie, IL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Ultimate Martial Arts Q&A Book : 750 Expert Answers to Your Essential Questions (Paperback)
A solid, direct, and affectionate work, "The Ultimate Martial Arts Q&A Book" will amuse martial art veterans and enlighten beginners. The authors are not afraid to dispel movie generated falsehoods, such as killing with chi powers from across the room, or catching the blade of a "live" sword with a bare hand. The writing reflects not only a love for the martial arts, but also the wisdom that comes from many hours of time devoted to the martial way.The chapters start by covering by region as diverse a number of arts and schools as possible. The nature of the koryu , as well as the difference between budo and bujutsu are discussed in the chapter on the Japanese arts. When discussing Korean arts, Hwarang-do, Kumdo and Kuk Sool Won are not neglected or ignored, as happens in many other encyclopedia-like books. The book also includes a very practical chapter on choosing the right martial art school for oneself, The chapter on Bruce Lee best represents this book; it attributes his great power and skill to nothing more mystical than constant training, and shows respect for the man while dispelling the myths. And what do authors Corcoran and Graden tell us was Bruce Lee's best quality? If you agree with that, "The Ultimate Martial Arts Q&A Book" should agree with you.
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This review is from: The Ultimate Martial Arts Q&A Book : 750 Expert Answers to Your Essential Questions (Paperback)
What I like about this book is that it is not style oriented or even traditionally oriented. It's a fun read on a wide variety of subjects. It avoids the narrow focus of most martial arts books. This is not biased towards or away from any style or system.It's well worth the small investment.
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