Combat sports & self-defence
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Combat sports & self-defence
Paperback. Chronicles the author's immersion in the fight world, from the brutal classroom of the gym to the spectacle of fight night. An award-winning writer and ringside veteran, he unearths the hidden wisdom in any kind of fight, from barroom brawl to HBO extravaganza. In this book he makes the fight world relevant to us, whether we're fans or not. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: WSTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 215 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226725567
- ISBN
- 9780226725567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 12.84
€ 18.99
€ 12.84
Paperback. The charismatic form of healing called qigong, which at its core involves meditative breathing exercises, has achieved enormous popularity in China since the early 1980s. This text examines the cultural context of medicine and healing practices in the PRC, Taiwan and the USA. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; VFM; WSTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 279 x 22. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128056
- ISBN
- 9780231128056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.38
€ 42.99
€ 30.38
Hardback. Relives a lost moment in American postwar history, when boxing ruled as one of the nation's most widely televised sports. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; APT; JFC; WSTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252037375
- ISBN
- 9780252037375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.08
€ 39.08
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JHBS; WSTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150291
- ISBN
- 9780691150291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.99
€ 36.99
€ 26.99
Hardback. This absorbing book unravels the reasons for the enduring respect and reverence that Muhammad Ali commands long after the end of his athletic career. It will appeal to those teaching and studying cultural studies, social theory, sports studies, and sociology, as well as to general readers interested in Muhammad Ali. Series: Polity Celebrities Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHBA; WSTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745628707
- ISBN
- 9780745628707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.74
€ 70.74
Paperback. This absorbing book unravels the reasons for the enduring respect and reverence that Muhammad Ali commands long after the end of his athletic career. It will appeal to those teaching and studying cultural studies, social theory, sports studies, and sociology, as well as to general readers interested in Muhammad Ali. Series: Polity Celebrities Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHBA; WSTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745628714
- ISBN
- 9780745628714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.45
€ 25.45
Paperback. Beast. Monster. Savage. Psycho. The glowering menace of Mike Tyson has spooked us for almost two decades. And still we remain fascinated. Why? Ellis Cashmorea s answer is disturbing: white society has created Tyson as vengeance for the loss of privilege produced by civil rights. Series: Polity Celebrities Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745630700
- ISBN
- 9780745630700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.94
€ 22.94
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873229722
- ISBN
- 9780873229722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.10
€ 27.99
€ 24.10
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, 23 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; WDP; WQH; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295995465
- ISBN
- 9780295995465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.90
€ 58.90
Paperback. One of the most preposterous series of events in boxing history. Num Pages: 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; 3JJG; HBT; WSTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803240049
- ISBN
- 9780803240049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.14
€ 19.99
€ 17.14
Paperback. An insider's account of lucha libre, the popular Mexican version of professional wrestling. It explores lucha libre as a cultural performance, an occupational subculture, and a set of symbols that circulate through Mexican culture and politics. It shows how a sport imported from the US in the 1930s came to be an iconic symbol of Mexican culture. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 b&w illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFCA; WSTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822342328
- ISBN
- 9780822342328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.16
€ 31.99
€ 29.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Updated Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801476082
- ISBN
- 9780801476082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.03
€ 24.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Includes more than 100 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Frog Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583942178
- ISBN
- 9781583942178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.82
€ 20.99
€ 18.82
hardcover. Drawing on more than one hundred original interviews and an eclectic array of sources, Striking Distance is an engrossing narrative that chronicles the pioneering martial arts scene that thrived on San Francisco Bay in the early 1960s and offers an in-depth look at a widely unknown chapter of Bruce Lee's iconic life. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803269606
- ISBN
- 9780803269606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.97
€ 29.99
€ 25.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages, 12 photos. BIC Classification: WSTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Wallflower Press
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903364635
- ISBN
- 9781903364635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.17
€ 26.99
€ 20.17
Hardcover. Num Pages: 262 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AJCP; WSTB; WSU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 340 x 289 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2420. Muhammad Ali and Arnold Schwarzenegger. 262 pages, Illustrations, ports. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AJCP; WSTB; WSU. Dimension: 340 x 289 x 29. Weight: 2430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Dalton Watson
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854432315
- ISBN
- 9781854432315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.13€ 52.37
€ 57.13
€ 52.37
Hardcover. This book is the most comprehensive and authoritative reference ever published on the wide range of martial arts disciplines practiced in cultures around the world. Editor(s): Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R. Num Pages: 663 pages. BIC Classification: GBA; WST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 274 x 62. Weight in Grams: 2016.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 833
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781598842432
- ISBN
- 9781598842432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.55€ 170.74
€ 186.55
€ 170.74
paperback. Hugh McIlvanney is a sports journalist, and a regular winner of the UK Sports Writer of the Year Award. This collection contains the best of his writing on his first great passion, boxing. The book features in-depth analysis of the build-up, climax and aftermath of over 25 showdowns. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781840186055
- ISBN
- 9781840186055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.88
€ 12.99
€ 9.88
paperback. O-Sensei was a martial artist and founder of the Japanese martial art of Aikido. Amdur brought something new to martial arts writing - a startling honesty about the flaws, not only within martial arts culture, but also within its practitioners. Originally published in 2001, fully revised, with 8 new chapters, new photography. 20 b&w illus. Num Pages: 346 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; WSTM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- FreeLance Academy Press United States
- Edition
- Expanded
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937439248
- ISBN
- 9781937439248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.75
€ 46.75
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718826765
- ISBN
- 9780718826765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.67
€ 67.67
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812967838
- ISBN
- 9780812967838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.25
€ 17.99
€ 17.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 700 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 177 x 15. Weight in Grams: 424. The Supreme Ultimate. 208 pages, 700 b&w photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: WSTM. Dimension: 250 x 177 x 15. Weight: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877284970
- ISBN
- 9780877284970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.01
€ 20.99
€ 20.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 300 b/w photos. BIC Classification: WST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 213 x 9. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Black Belt Communications United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897501637
- ISBN
- 9780897501637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.24
€ 19.99
€ 19.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 100 colour photos. BIC Classification: WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 254 x 13. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Black Belt Communications United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897501736
- ISBN
- 9780897501736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.53
€ 36.99
€ 34.53