Martial Arts Mind & Body (Paperback)

~ Claudio Iedwab (Author), Roxanne Standefer (Author) "In martial arts, the beginning white belt wants to move like the expert, and the black belt wants to recreate the freshness of the beginner..." (more)
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Harness your mind and body power for training and competition! Martial Arts Mind & Body combines the best mental and physical training principles of various martial art forms to enhance performance. Centered on the Japanese concept of kiai, the book explains how to unite your mental, physical, and spiritual energies. As a result, you will be able to

• sharpen concentration and awareness,

• improve your ability to learn new skills,

• perform better in training and competition, and

• remain focused under stress.

As you learn how to integrate the energy of the mind and body, you will increase your resistance to fatigue, discomfort, and distraction. You’ll also learn techniques to control the body’s responses to respiration, metabolism, and muscle relaxation. Make Martial Arts Mind & Body part of your training and soon you will think, feel, and move better than ever.

About the Author

A native of Argentina, Claudio A. Iedwab, sixth-dan, also holds a fifth-dan black belt in taekwondo and jujitsu, and third-dan in karate. He is a former Argentinean national taekwondo champion, South American taekwondo champion, and Chinese national martial art champion. Iedwab has served as a certified instructor at the Fédération Française de Boxe Française Savate et Disciplines Associées and as head instructor at both the United States Taekwondo Association and the Richard Chun Taekwondo Center in Argentina. In 1990, he founded Gorindo “the Friendly Martial Art,” a non-competitive school integrating principles and techniques of taekwondo, karate, savate, jujitsu, and yoga with his personal research and study.

Roxanne L. Standefer holds a third-dan black belt in gorindo and is an instructor trainer at the Gorindo School of Martial Art. A former public relations consultant and wilderness canoe guide, she has written numerous educational and promotional materials in boating safety and outdoor education for the U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards, state and provincial governments, and non-governmental organizations.

Together this husband-and-wife team have written, edited, and published a wide range of materials including The Secret Art of Health and Fitness, Gorindo Standard Manuals, magazines and newsletters. They are in the process of establishing an outdoor education and art center at their 75-acre property in Bancroft, Ontario, on the edge of Algonquin Wilderness Park, where they enjoy running in the woods and swimming in the lake.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics (May 25, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736001255
• ISBN-13: 978-0736001250
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,848,954 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, September 24, 2008

By	T. Bank - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a great book for any martial artist who wants to learn how to develop the mind with the physical.