Martial Arts History

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    • East Asian Fighting Styles, from Kung Fu to Ninjutsu
    • By: Jonathan Clements
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Clements
    • Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
    • Release date: 10-21-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 31 ratings
    • From Shaolin warrior monks to the movies of Bruce Lee, a new history of the evolution of East Asian styles of unarmed combat, from kung fu to ninjutsu....

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    • The History and Principles of China’s Most Explosive Martial Art
    • By: Danny Xuan, John Little
    • Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
    • Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
    • Release date: 06-08-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 53 ratings
    • Wing Chun is the most popular form of Chinese kung fu in the world today, with more than four million practitioners. This guide will fascinate and educate anyone interested in the martial arts, from beginner to master....

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    • The Secret Wisdom of the Samurai
    • By: Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Alexander Bennett - translator
    • Narrated by: Tim Campbell
    • Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 04-16-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 106 ratings
    • The comprehensive and accurate edition of the Hagakure is a must-have for serious martial artists or fans of samurai and the Bushido code....

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    • A Life in Flow
    • By: Rickson Gracie, Peter Maguire
    • Narrated by: Fred Sanders
    • Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 08-10-21
    • Language: English
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    • From legendary Brazilian jujitsu and MMA master Rickson Gracie comes a riveting, insightful memoir that weaves together the story of Gracie’s stunning career with the larger history of the Gracie family dynasty and the founding of the Ultimate Fighting Championship....

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    • Essays on the Japanese Martial Arts and Ways
    • By: Dave Lowry
    • Narrated by: Brian Nishii
    • Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 04-01-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 74 ratings
    • The goals of the budo - the martial arts and ways of Japan - lie in refining the body and spirit. These goals are not always the obvious ones - and are learned only through the guidance and direction of great teachers....

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    • The Book of the Samurai
    • By: Yamamoto Tsunetomo, William Scott Wilson - translator
    • Narrated by: Brian Nishii
    • Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
    • Release date: 12-09-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,417 ratings
    • Living and dying with bravery and honor is at the heart of Hagakure, a series of texts written by an 18th-century samurai, Yamamoto Tsunetomo....

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    • A History of Gladiators, Musketeers, Samurai, Swashbucklers, and Olympic Champions
    • By: Richard Cohen
    • Narrated by: Richard Cohen
    • Length: 19 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 02-11-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 19 ratings
    • By the Sword is an epic history of sword fighting - a science, an art, and, for many, a religion that began at the dawn of civilization in ancient Egypt and has been an obsession for mankind ever since....

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    • The Teachings of Bruce Lee
    • By: Shannon Lee
    • Narrated by: Shannon Lee
    • Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
    • Release date: 10-06-20
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1,959 ratings
    • Bruce Lee’s daughter illuminates her father’s most powerful life philosophies - demonstrating how martial arts are a perfect metaphor for personal growth, and how we can practice those teachings every day....

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    • By: Joe Hyams
    • Narrated by: Jim Meskimen
    • Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
    • Release date: 07-16-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,346 ratings
    • Joe Hyams vividly recounts his more than twenty-five years of experience in the martial arts....

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    • A Historical Outline
    • By: David Ross
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
    • Release date: 07-23-24
    • Language: English
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    • Did Buddhist monks and Daoist priests really practice martial arts? Is the practice of Chinese martial arts religious? What are the White Lotus ...

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    • By: Hiroaki Sato
    • Narrated by: Walter Dixon
    • Length: 14 hrs and 39 mins
    • Release date: 08-25-16
    • Language: English
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    • In Legends of the Samurai, Hiroaki Sato confronts both the history and the legend of the samurai, untangling the two to present an authentic picture of these legendary warriors....

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    • By: Benjamin Hoff
    • Narrated by: Simon Vance
    • Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
    • Release date: 01-23-12
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 8,571 ratings
    • Author Benjamin Hoff shows that the philosophy of Winnie-the-Pooh is amazingly consistent with the principles of Taoism....

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    • A Modern Translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu of Taira Shigesuke
    • By: Thomas Cleary
    • Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
    • Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 10-13-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 77 ratings
    • With a bright, conversational narrative by Thomas Cleary, this book is indispensable to corporate executives, students of Asian culture, martial artists, or anyone sincerely interested in Japan and its people....

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    • An Essential Guide
    • By: Eva Wong
    • Narrated by: Emily Zeller
    • Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
    • Release date: 01-26-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 482 ratings
    • For the first time, the great depth and diversity of Taoist spirituality is introduced in a single, accessible manual....

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    • The Untold History of Tae Kwon Doe
    • By: Alex Gillis
    • Narrated by: Ramon De Ocampo
    • Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 01-21-13
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 98 ratings
    • Obscure documents, Korean-language books, and in-depth interviews with tae kwon do pioneers tell the tale of the origin of the most popular martial art....

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    • A Bushido Sourcebook
    • By: Thomas Cleary - translator/editor
    • Narrated by: Brian Nishii
    • Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
    • Release date: 12-09-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 681 ratings
    • Through the ages, the samurai have been associated with honor, fearlessness, calm, decisive action, strategic thinking, and martial prowess. Their ethos is known as bushido, the Way of the Warrior-Knight....

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    • A Workbook For Getting Home
    • By: Sean Stark
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 03-05-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • This is not a picture book or how to manual for breaking away from grabs and chokes. That’s important material, but the Guerrilla knows that ...

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