Complete Kickboxing

Complete Kickboxing

Author: Martina Sprague

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781880336847

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In the most comprehensive book on kickboxing ever written, Martina Sprague and Keith Livingston teach you exactly what it takes to survive and win in the kickboxing ring. Whether you want to become a professional kickboxer or just train like one, this is an invaluable reference. Begin with the basics of movement, stance, punching, kicking and defensive fundamentals. Each skill is taught scientifically: learn good mechanics, drill with specific goals in mind and then apply your skills in sparring. Once you have established solid fundamentals, the authors introduce advanced skills like knee and elbow strikes, unorthodox punches, jump kicks and sweeps. As you build your arsenal, Keith and Martina share the kind of information that only two veterans of the ring can. Learn strategies for short and long range fighting, controlling the fight, outsmarting your opponent, working the angles and gaining superiority. If your goal is competition, Complete Kickboxing can ensure you don't miss a step along the way. Learn how to mentally and physically prepare for a fight, which equipment to train on, what goes on in the locker room before a match and how the business end of the fight game works. With nearly 500 pages of instruction and over 1000 photographs, "Complete Kickboxing" is the most comprehensive reference available on the exciting sport of Kickboxing.


Gladiator

Gladiator

Author: Konstantin Nossov

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2011-10-04

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 0762777338

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From the author of Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons comes an eye-opening new look at one of the most popular spectacles of ancient Rome. This detailed, fascinating guide covers every aspect of the gladiator phenomenon from the types of equipment the different classes of gladiator used to the high place in society these sportsmen came to occupy.


Complete Adventurer

Complete Adventurer

Author: Jesse Decker

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780786936519

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This essential sourcebook serves primarily as a player resource focused on adventuring skills for characters of any class. It also provides new information on several organizations and guilds.


The Complete Guide to Drawing Dynamic Manga Sword Fighters

The Complete Guide to Drawing Dynamic Manga Sword Fighters

Author: Natsuo,

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 2020-11-10

Total Pages: 173

ISBN-13: 1462921779

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The legendary Samurai, and the sharp-edged katanas they mastered, are the point of this thrill-seeking guide to drawing swordfights, battle scenes and skirmishes. The Complete Guide to Drawing Dynamic Manga Sword Fighters provides a highly detailed series of lessons--ideal for digital artists--starting with the body, the fighter's stance and the various ways your characters can be twisted, torqued and turned into powerful poses. No detail is overlooked: from the grip on the weapon to the intense look on your character's face. Also included is an entire chapter devoted to the various razor-sharp weapons your characters can come armed with. This invaluable manga drawing guide then concludes with a gallery of full-color scenes, poses and anime stills showing important, aspirational details: captivating scenes, compelling characters and powerful weapons at the ready. With this book, intermediate artists of all ages can refine their style and add intensity, authenticity and drama to their stories. Enjoy as your characters slash, fence and fight their way through your own custom-designed action manga.


The World Encyclopedia of Tanks & Armoured Fighting Vehicles

The World Encyclopedia of Tanks & Armoured Fighting Vehicles

Author: George Forty

Publisher: Lorenz Books

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780754833512

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This book is an authoritative history and directory of tanks and their immediate derivatives, such as ARVs (armoured recovery vehicles), tank destroyers, command versions, bridgelayers, mine-clearers and other Funnies, and AFVs such as armoured cars, armoured personnel carriers and self-propelled artillery, covering a vast range of wheeled, tracked and semi-tracked vehicles. From the world's first tank, Little Willie , to the contemporary M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank, the book examines a vast range of tanks and AFVs. This unique volume, with over 1200 wartime and museum photographs, brings together the most significant tanks and AFVs in military history.


Fire Officer's Handbook of Tactics

Fire Officer's Handbook of Tactics

Author: John Norman

Publisher: Fire Engineering Books

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 654

ISBN-13: 1593702795

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John Norman has updated his best-selling book, a guide for the firefighter and fire officer who, having learned the basic mechanics of the trade, are looking for specific methods for handling specific situations. In this new fourth edition, readers will find a new chapter on lightweight construction, a new chapter on electrical fires and emergencies, updates to many chapters including such topics as wind-driven fires, and many new illustrations.


Complete Warrior

Complete Warrior

Author: Andy Collins

Publisher:

Published: 2003-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780786928804

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"The Complete Warrior" provides Dungeons & Dragons players with an in-depth look at combat and provides detailed information on how to prepare a character for confrontation.


Warriors & Weapons (Dungeons & Dragons)

Warriors & Weapons (Dungeons & Dragons)

Author: Jim Zub

Publisher: Ten Speed Press

Published: 2019-07-16

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 198485643X

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This introductory guide to DUNGEONS & DRAGONS is an illustrated primer to many of the characters you can play in D&D, along with their essential weapons and adventuring tools. In this illustrated guide, you're transported to the legendary and magical worlds of Dungeons & Dragons, where you are presented with one-of-a-kind entries for different types of warriors, as well as the weaponry these fighters need for D&D adventuring. This guide includes detailed illustrations of the weapons, armor, clothing, and other equipment that fighters use, and offers the tools young, aspiring adventurers need for learning how to build their own characters, including sample profiles, a flowchart to help you decide what type of warrior to be, and brainstorming challenges to start you thinking like an adventurer whether on your own or in the midst of an exciting quest with friends and fellow players.