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Effective martial arts training, especially for a demanding sport like Muay Thai, requires a prudent training plan. In Muay Thai Training Techniques, professional trainer Christoph Delp shows amateur as well as advanced fighters how to best utilize their training time, whether at home or in the gym, alone or with a partner or coach. A comprehensive guide for Muay Thai fighters as well as those utilizing Muay Thai techniques in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Muay Thai Training Techniques teaches effective exercises to improve flexibility, stamina, and strength as well as basic fighting techniques such as feints, counters, and combinations. Muay Thai champions Saiyok Pumphanmuang and Kem Sitsongpeening are featured, demonstrating their own training methods and most effective techniques. Training is broken down into core components that any Muay Thai fighter or instructor can use to help build an individual training plan; several ready-made, detailed training plans are also included for beginners, intermediate, and advanced practitioners. Rounded out with crucial information on nutrition, weight classes, and the importance of regeneration to effective training, Muay Thai Training Techniques will help all Muay Thai fighters to take their practice to the next level.

A collection of knots for every occasion, from a master.

Suitable for anyone interested in bouldering whether a complete beginner looking to learn the basics, an indoor climber keen to start bouldering outdoors or an experienced boulderer who wants to explore more advanced topics, this book includes chapters on: The Basics; Equipment; Staying Safe; Movement; Dynamics; Indoors; and Destinations.

Provides a comprehensive view of theories, concepts, and developments in outdoor adventure education, as presented by two of the field's noted leaders. It shows students and professionals how to apply theories and research in constructing frameworks for experiences in outdoor adventure education and how to evaluate those experiences.

Bob Shepton is an ordained minister in the Church of England in his late 70s, but spends most of his time sailing into the Arctic and making first ascents of inaccessible mountains. No tea parties for this vicar.Opening with the disastrous fire that destroyed his yacht whilst he was ice-bound in Greenland, the book travels back to his childhood growing up on the rubber plantation his father managed in Malaysia, moving back to England after his father was shot by the Japanese during the war, boarding school, the Royal Marines, and the church. We then follow Bob as he sails around the world with a group of schoolboys, is dismasted off the Falklands, trapped in ice, and climbs mountains accessible only from iceberg-strewn water and with only sketchy maps available. Bob Shepton, winner of the 2013 Yachtsman of the Year Award, is an old-school adventurer, and this compelling book is in the spirit of sailing mountaineer HW Tilman, explorer Ranulph Fiennes, climber Chris Bonington and yachtsman Robin Knox-Johnston, all of whom have been either friends of Bob's or an inspiration for his own exploits. Derring do in a dog collar!Ranulph Fiennes: 'A wonderful true tale of adventure.'Bear Grylls: 'You are going to enjoy this...as a Commando, Bob is clearly made of the right stuff!'

** Winner of the British Sports Book Awards 2014 New Writer of the Year **Where there is hope there can be redemption. Meet Adrien Niyonshuti, a member of the Rwandan cycling team.

As well as setting forth the basic rules that must be put into practice when performing kata or applying techniques in kumite, this volume pinpoints the underlying physical and physiological principles of karate: source and concentration of power; stance, form, stability and technique; movement in all directions; basic and comprehensive aspects of training.

This book places a fun and easy to learn guide to practical exercises into the children's and teenagers' hands leading them along the way to learning Taekwondo. Written in the form of a course textbook. The individual sections of the book are arranged according to belt grade

An ntroduction for each walk, expertly written numbered directions, enhanced Ordnance Survey maps, superb, eye-grabbing panoramic photographs, and interpretation of points of interest along the way.Featured walks include: Pendine & Marros, Laugharne, Llansteffan, Pembrey, Whiteford , Llangennith, Rhossili, Oxwich, Pennard, Caswell Bay & Pwlldu Bay.

Having spent more than a dozen years conducting boat inspections, delivery captain Ed Mapes saw just how unsafe and ill prepared some boats were for sailing offshore. This led Mapes to develop his own system for inspecting, repairing and fitting out boats, which led to Ready to Sail, a guide to getting a boat and its crew ready for offshore ...

Great value book-format easy-to-use scuba diving log book. Contains boxes for all the essential details a sport diver might like to record in a clean simple layout. Room for 50 dives, notes and other personal details.

Journey to the Heart of Aikido presents the teachings of Motomichi Anno Sensei, one of the few remaining direct students of Morihei Ueshiba, the legendary founder of Aikido. After a lifetime of practice and teaching in Japan, the United States, and Europe, Anno Sensei conveys through his teachings Aikido's essential spirit of love, harmony, gratitude, and purification with simple authenticity and eloquence. Author and translator Linda Holiday--herself a senior instructor of Aikido--brings to life the intimacy of this communication through translated discourses on the deep practice of Aikido and candid dialogues between Anno sensei and Western students. Journey to the Heart of Aikido includes Linda Holiday's vivid account of her adventure as a young woman studying Aikido in the mystical region of Kumano, Japan, in the 1970s, and a poignant telling of Anno sensei's life and his first-hand experience of training with Aikido's founder. An essential resource for the global Aikido community, Journey to the Heart of Aikido also offers spiritual teachings relevant to all contemporary seekers, touching a wide range of themes such as the meaning of martial arts, the integration of body and spirit, the truth of interconnectedness, and the practice of peace, offering all readers insight into the profound spiritual questions at the heart of life.

Packed with colour illustrations and photographs, this title traces golf's evolution from preserve of the privileged few to aspirational pursuit of the masses, taking in the game's Victorian and Edwardian popularity and the rise of the professional sport in the twentieth century.

The three kata in this volume are on the Japan Karate Association recommended list and are notable for the sticklike use of the arms--Jitte, the circular movements of hands and feet coordinated with breathing--Hangetsu, and easy, agile movements, combined into continuous techniques--Empi.

Loaded with photos, this title describes 100 of the best longboard waves in the world and offers insider tips on how to ride them. From the Maldives to Australia's Gold Coast, from Costa Rica to Fiji, from Samoa to Sri Lanka, it covers every aspect of surf travel for longboarders: where to go, where to stay, and what gear to take.

A guide to getting a horse in shape and maintaining his overall fitness, regardless of age or discipline. It provides owners and riders with instruction for assessing, monitoring, and maintaining the health of their horses. It features exercise routines designed to enhance strength and agility, geared to horses of differing ages and abilities.

'Mediterranean Weather Handbook for Sailors' is an indispensable reference providing a general understanding of the various phenomena concurring to determine weather in the Mediterranean as well as useful forecasting aids. It is written for sailors, not meteorologists; theory is kept to a minimum, while every effort is made to provide clear interpretative tools that are helpful in understanding actual weather and forecasting. Roberto Ritossa is a meteorology expert and this handbook is a result of many years research on Mediterranean weather patterns. This second edition includes details of new and changed websites that offer meteorological services. Throughout the graphics have been improved and for some sections additional illustrations have been added. "Roberto Ritossa has produced an excellent weather text book for those who choose to sail in the Mediterranean. Although it claims to be 'written for sailors, not meteorologists' there is more than enough essential theory to satisfy the keenest of amateur meteorologists. I would certainly buy a copy if I were to ever plan to return to the Mediterranean, as a sailor." - IG, Cruising.

This book describes 40 short walks on Skye: the shortest is only a couple of minutes, the longest no more than 35. Joanna Young wrote this book after family holidays in Skye revealed the need for short walks suitable for all ages, fitness levels and motivation as well as all weather conditions.

This is the authoritative guide to the best climbs at the top rock climbing destinations in Western Europe. The route topos are accompanied by route descriptions, equipment recommendations, and accurate route ratings. This sturdy edition, with sewn binding and kivar cover, is intended for rough use at the crags.

Britain's leading cycling writer, William Fotheringham, goes back to speak to those who were there at the time and those who knew Merckx best to find out what made Eddy Merckx so invincible. 'The full unvarnished of one man's heaven, and hell, on wheels' Independent

Get ready to run the race of your life Marathons in the U.S. have seen record increases in participation during the past few years. Running a Marathon For Dummies helps aspiring marathon runners prepare to successfully complete their first race, and shows experienced runners how to take their game to the next level.

Analyses the core techniques in depth and through step-by-step photography for the benefit of both beginner and experienced Judo players. This title identifies the techniques that define Judo as a fighting art and looks at how students should practise and develop these key skills.

Tells you what to expect when sailing the oceans and shows how to sail safely across them. This book includes tales of storm that encounters and other examples of extreme seamanship will help you prepare for your journey and give you confidence to handle any situation - even heavy weather.

For over a decade, Dave Scott and Mark Allen were locked in one of the fiercest rivalries sport has ever known. This is the inside story of their rivalry.

'David has a huge passion and knowledge of endurance running. His dynamism and expertise come across brilliantly in this extremely well written, useful and entertaining book.'Dan Robinson, four times Olympic and World Championship marathoner, and 2006 Commonwealth Games marathon medallist.

Features full-colour photographs and detailed anatomical illustrations of exercises for slimming, shaping and toning the core, bottom and legs. Whether looking to eliminate love handles, tighten glutes, or add definition to the legs, this book presents the exercises, programming and advice for the results you want.

This is your comprehensive guide to the best long distance trails in Britain, leading you through landscapes rich in history, wildlife and views. There are walks for every level of fitness and contributions from experienced walkers, with practical advice and accompanying maps and explanatory illustrations.

A practical, step-by-step illustrated guide to replacing a boat's electrical system, this book fills a gap in the market for the DIY boat repairer or builder who wants less theory and more instructive detail.