Are you enrolled in a Muay Thai class, but are confused as to what you're supposed to do when the instructor tells you to spar? Be confused no more because Don't Be An Idiot When You Spar: A Guide To Muay Thai Sparring is here and will explain to you in a clear and concise manner how to spar and how sparring will improve your Muay Thai game.Also by Xavier Zen: Don't Be An Idiot When You Spar 2: A Guide to Muay Thai Fighter Types

Continuing the Don't Be An Idiot When You Spar series, Don't Be An Idiot When You Spar 2: A Guide To Muay Thai Fighter Types is about Muay Thai fighter types and the strategies one can implement when one knows the type of fighter one is and the type of fighter one is fighting.About the Don't Be An Idiot When You Spar series:If two people were to decide to brawl (not “technical” brawl, but “throw caution to the wind and start...

Continuing the Don't Be An Idiot When You Spar series, Don't Be An Idiot When You Spar 3: Your First Muay Thai Fight is about the physical and mental preparations one must go through to get ready for a fighter's first Muay Thai fight.About the Don't Be An Idiot When You Spar series:If two people were to decide to brawl (not “technical” brawl, but “throw caution to the wind and start swinging” brawl) then each opponent would ...

Learn the background of Japanese Karate along with the ins and outs of belonging to a dojo with this readable martial arts guide.The Japanese martial art of Karate is not only a means of self-defense; it is also a sport and philosophy. The Karate Dojo: Traditions and Tales of a Martial Art examines each of these aspects—through the colorful legends, tales, and traditions that are associated with the art—and explains why educators and parents are becoming i...

**An inspiring visual guide to a richer life.“If there’s a thinker to steal from, it’s Jessica Hagy.”—Austin Kleon, author of Steal Like an Artist and Newspaper Blackout**How to Be Interesting is passionate, positive, down-to-earth, and irrepressibly upbeat, combining fresh and pithy life lessons, often just a sentence or two, with deceptively simple diagrams and graphs. Each of the book's more than 100 spreads will nudge readers a little bit further out o...

The essential guide to Wing Chun Kung-Fu—basic forms and principles, fighting and grappling, advanced techniques and weapons.Featuring over 300 black and white photos and step-by-step illustrations, Wing Chun Kung-Fu: A Complete Guide offers clear, straightforward, and authoritative instruction to the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun Kung-Fu. This Wing Chun book introduces and demonstrates the three empty-hand wing chun kung fu forms, the combative buildin...

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a guide to the most effective and devastating techniques in popular martial arts by World Champion and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu legend Alexandre Paiva.The book contains over 1,000 full-color photographs demonstrating the moves that made the author the most feared competitor in BJJ circles and now one of the most sought-after instructors. Jiu-Jitsu or Jujutsu came into prominence in the early 90's when jiu-jitsu expert Royce Gracie won the...

If you are tired of being shy, don't be! Life coach Marie Dubuque teaches you in this short book how to embrace what she calls an asset, not a character flaw! This book addresses how to keep a conversation flowing, how to give a speech, and that nerve-racking first date! You can survive and thrive in a world full of extroverts!

Master the techniques and theory of Japanese Karate with this easy-to-follow, illustrated martial arts guide.Karate: The Art of "Empty-Hand" Fighting has inspired hundreds of thousands of karateka, and it remains one of the finest texts available on the technique, art, and spirit of karatedo.This definitive volume is a systematic presentation of the art of traditional Japanese karate. An easily accessible martial arts manual illustrated with more t...

Are you chasing an ever elusive concept of happiness? Stuck in a rut and have no idea how to handle it? Facing recent loss or negative life experiences?If you're waiting for your life to truly begin, this is the book for you! Remember that sometimes, the latest blooming flowers can last the longest and be the most beautiful. Let me help you to open up and bloom! It takes a bit of effort, but it can also be fun and exciting if you keep an open mind.You never know what might ...

So why then are most people unhappy if we all have the means to create happiness? The answer is most people are unaware of their own power over feelings, including happiness. Most folks simply do not know how to raise their happiness level or what to do we are too busy resisting. We resist because we are taught that we should PURSUE happiness. We should be taught that we are the CREATORS of happiness.So lets do some creating.

Master the art of Kendo—Japanese Swordsmanship with this illustrated and comprehensive martial arts guide.Kendo or the "Way of the Sword" holds a special place within the martial arts as one of the few practices tracing back directly to Japan's ancient samurai heritage. Modern students flock to kendo for physically—and mentally—challenging activity that combines traditional martial arts values with strenuous physical activity.Author Geoff Salmon ha...