The Xingyi Quan of the Chinese Army
Applications of Huang Bo Nien's Xingyi Fist and Weapon Instruction
Written by Dennis Rovere
Price: $16.95
Blue Snake Books
Huang Bo Nien’s Xingyi Fist and Weapon Instruction was the first manual to systematically adapt a traditional Chinese martial art for modern military training. When it was first published in Chinese in 1928, it was heralded as an exciting new approach to martial arts; today, it remains an important work for...
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Chi Gong
The Ancient Chinese Way to Health
Written by Paul Dong and Aristide H. Esser
Price: $14.95
Blue Snake Books
Chi Gong: The Ancient Chinese Way to Health bridges the divide between Chinese and Western science, systems of health care, and spiritual practice. With proven, step-by-step exercises, chi gong instructor Paul Dong and psychiatrist Aristide Esser show how to perform basic and advanced chi gong exercises; increase vitality by maintaining the...
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Capoeira Beyond Brazil
Written by Aniefre Essien
Price: $15.95
Blue Snake Books
Until recently, Brazilians dominated the market on capoeira books, yet the form has spread across the globe over the last four decades. This expansion from the favellas (slums) to the world stage has introduced a host of new capoeira practitioners with varied lineages, techniques, and traditions. In Capoeira Beyond Brazil, Aniefre...
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Black Belt Karate
Written by Chris Thompson
Price: $17.95
Blue Snake Books
Once a student of karate obtains his or her black belt, what’s next? For too many students, the black belt marks the end of serious training. In Black Belt Karate, noted karate instructor and 8th-dan black belt Chris Thompson explains that real yudansha (black belt level) is not just about physical...
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Liu Bin's Zhuang Gong Bagua Zhang
Foundation Practices, Volume One
Written by Zhang Jie, Contribution by Richard Shapiro
Price: $22.95
Blue Snake Books
One of the three major orthodox internal styles of Chinese martial arts (along with Xing Yi Quan and Tai Ji Quan), Bagua Zhang (or Ba Gua Zhang) is also one of the most ancient and revered. The first volume in a series of two on the form, Liu Bin’s Zhuang...
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On the Warrior's Path, Second Edition
Written by Daniele Bolelli
Price: $16.95
Blue Snake Books
The urge to forge one’s character by fighting, in daily life as well as on the mat, appeals to something deep within us. More than a collection of fighting techniques, martial arts constitute a path to developing body, spirit, and awareness. On the Warrior’s Path connects the martial arts with this...
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Cheng Tzu's Thirteen Treatises on T'ai Chi Ch'uan
Written by Cheng Man Ch'ing , Translated by Benjamin Pang Jeng Lo and Martin Inn
Price: $18.95
Blue Snake Books
Millions of people worldwide practice t’ai chi, the most popular form of which was codified beginning in the 1960s by Cheng Man Ch’ing. In this scholarly yet practical book, Professor Cheng shows precisely how the postures and moves of t’ai chi work, with examples from anatomy and physics, both internally as...
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Yang Style Traditional Long Form T'ai Chi Ch'uan
As Taught by T.T. Liang
Written by Gordon Muir
Price: $16.95
Blue Snake Books
Gordon Muir began his martial arts studies at the age of twelve, followed by years of serious study of a wide variety of disciplines including judo, kyokushinkai, karate, kempo, several kung fu styles, and kickboxing. Eventually he discovered the internal martial arts, which led to t’ai chi and Master T. T...
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The Complete Guide to American Karate and Tae Kwon Do
Written by Keith D. Yates
Price: $18.95
Blue Snake Books
There are many books on the market that describe the practices of American-style karate and tae kwon do, but few that also explore the rich history and development of these traditions and the philosophy behind them. A 10th-degree black belt regarded as a pioneer in popularizing these disciplines in the West...
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The Intuitive Body
Discovering the Wisdom of Conscious Embodiment and Aikido
Written by Wendy Palmer
Price: $17.95
Blue Snake Books
The Intuitive Body draws on the principles of the non-aggressive Japanese martial art aikido and meditation to present a fresh approach to cultivating awareness, attention, and self-acceptance. Author Wendy Palmer shows readers through basic practice and partner exercises how to become more aware of the body and trust its innate wisdom...
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Martial Mechanics
Maximum Results with Minimum Effort in the Practice of the Martial Arts
Written by Phillip Starr
Price: $17.95
Blue Snake Books
Interest in a wide range of martial arts grows exponentially each year, but few practitioners understand the scientific forces that underlie these arts. The originators of ancient traditional systems intuitively grasped the body mechanics behind their disciplines, and thus were capable of generating uncanny striking force. Contemporary students, on the other...
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Walking the I Ching
The Linear Ba Gua of Gao Yi Sheng
Written by Allen Pittman
Price: $17.95
Blue Snake Books
Ba gua is one of the internal styles of the Chinese martial arts, a "circular" walking technique that helps train the mind and body to recognize and accept change. Characterized by its spinning movements and extremely evasive footwork, ba gua is often used as a means to protect others, much like...
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The CHI Revolution
Harnessing the Healing Power of Your Life Force
Written by Bruce Frantzis
Price: $19.95
Blue Snake Books
Revolution is generally considered something external, explosive. In this book, Bruce Frantzis, renowned chi master and author, challenges readers to embark on an inner revolution to reclaim joy and happiness in life, reverse the effects of aging and release their stress and negative emotions.
Chi adepts can consciously feel and work with...
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Earth Qi Gong for Women
Awaken Your Inner Healing Power
Written by Tina Chunna Zhang
Price: $18.95
Blue Snake Books
The special medical Qi Gong described in this book was developed and perfected over the course of 1,700 years by Taoists, traditional Chinese medical doctors, and Qi Gong experts in China to meet the needs of a woman’s unique anatomy. Author Tina Zhang leads readers through a variety of pleasurable postures...
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Essential Capoeira
The Guide to Mastering the Art
Written by Mestre Ponchianinho
Price: $19.95
Blue Snake Books
Fun, different, and above all effective, capoeira is a unique dance-fight-fitness program enhancing strength, stamina, and flexibility training for the entire body. While there are many books on the subject, this one differs in being a succinct yet thorough discussion of the basics to engage even the nervous novice. In clear...
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Flashing Steel, 2nd edition
Mastering Eishin-Ryu Swordsmanship
Written by Leonard Pellman and Masayuki Shimabukuro
Price: $22.95
Blue Snake Books
Flashing Steel, the best-selling and highly acclaimed book on iaijutsu (alternatively called iaido), is as much about bringing life into focus as it is about techniques of swordsmanship. Iaijutsu was the martial art of the samurai of feudal Japan who remain the most enduring of warrior icons, equally popular in the...
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Chinese Martial Arts Training Manuals (reannounce)
Edited by Brian Kennedy and Elizabeth Guo
Price: $21.95
Blue Snake Books
Secret training manuals, magic swords, and flying kung fu masters—these are staples of Chinese martial arts movies and novels, but only secret manuals have a basis in reality. Chinese martial arts masters of the past did indeed write such works, along with manuals for the general public. This collection introduces Western...
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The Little Capoeira Book, Second Edition
Written by Nestor Capoeira
Price: $18.95
Blue Snake Books
Nestor Capoeira, a long-time teacher of capoeira and noted mestre (master), begins this revised edition of his bestseller with an in-depth history of the Brazilian art, giving the most popular theories for the origins and purposes of this movement that combines the grace of dance with lethal self-defense techniques in a...
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In Search of the Warrior Spirit, Fourth Edition
Teaching Awareness Disciplines to the Green Berets
Written by Richard Strozzi-Heckler
Price: $19.95
Blue Snake Books
The war in Iraq has heightened interest in the military mindset and raised questions about whether it’s possible to be a mindful, moral fighter at a time when impersonal, technology based warfare reigns. In Search of the Warrior Spirit confronts this thorny issue with Richard Strozzi-Heckler’s trademark personal, sympathetic style. In...
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Nei Jia Quan, 2nd edition
Internal Martial Arts
Written by Jess O'Brien
Price: $21.95
Blue Snake Books
In this illuminating book, prominent masters offer an informed, inside view of the Chinese internal martial arts known collectively as “nei jia quan”–those practices that emphasize awareness of the spirit, mind, qi (breath, or energy flow), and the use of relaxed leverage rather than brute force. Drawing from enduring traditions practiced...
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Advanced Techniques
Written by Fabio Gurgel
Price: $19.95
Blue Snake Books
Unlike most other martial arts, jiu-jitsu involves no spectacular throws and kicks and no ceremonial bows. Unlike boxing, it has no punching. And unlike virtually every other fighting technique, it does not rely on brute strength. Brazilian jiu-jitsu is a form of self-defense that takes place almost entirely on the ground...
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The Leadership Dojo
Build Your Foundation as an Exemplary Leader
Written by Richard Strozzi-Heckler
Price: $24.95
Frog Books
History is filled with accounts of great leaders, but how did they become so? Written for emergent leaders in any endeavor, this new work from renowned consultant Richard Strozzi-Heckler offers a new approach to leadership. The first book of its kind to base business and management strength on integral body awareness...
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Chin Na Fa
Traditional Chinese Submission Grappling Techniques
Written by Jinsheng Liu and Jiang Zhao, Translated by Tim Cartmell
Price: $16.95
Blue Snake Books
First published in 1936, this work represents primary source material of ancient combat techniques designed in a time of occupation and war, when the threat of lethal hand-to-hand combat was an ever-present reality for soldiers, those involved in law enforcement, and very often for the ordinary citizen. This is the seminal...
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The Whirling Circles of Ba Gua Zhang
The Art and Legends of the Eight Trigram Palm
Written by Frank Allen and Tina Chunna Zhang
Price: $21.95
Blue Snake Books
This is the most complete book on the art of Ba Gua Zhang ever presented in English. It tells the story of the history and legends of the art and its most famous masters as well as presenting the basic training, forms, fighting and weapons of Ba Gua Zhang. The text...
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Rumi Maki Fighting Arts
Martial Techniques of the Peruvian Inca
Written by Juan Ramon Flores and Alex Bushman Vega
Price: $17.95
Blue Snake Books
An unprecedented voyage into the world of Peru’s indigenous warrior culture, Rumi Maki offers a fascinating look at this exotic martial art as preserved by a practicing master. The book begins win an in-depth look at the history of the sacred Incan fighting arts, dispelling many of the myths surrounding them...
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