This book presents methods for building muscular strength and an attractive masculine physique, for using strength and increasing skill and endurance in athletic performance or gymnastic competition, and for learning and applying the traditional methods of self-defense. Inherent in developing strength and the ability to defend oneself is the building of confidence, the calm, quiet confidence of the person trained in the Oriental arts of self-defense—by means of which one reacts to attack but never provokes physical reaction. The body-building programs are comprised of “muscle tension” exercises, setting-up exercises, tumbling, gymnastics, and weight-lifting. The fundamental rolls, stands, springs, bends, flips are presented before the basic throws and releases of the Oriental systems of self-defense, among them judo, jiu-jitsu, karate. The exercises and movements are illustrated by photographs of athletes in actual work-outs.

Discusses soudn tumbling and exercises to do to get you in shape for judo, ketsugo, and kiu-jitsu.

Discusses soudn tumbling and exercises to do to get you in shape for judo, ketsugo, and kiu-jitsu.

The complete beginner’s guide to Krav Maga An instructional book for athletes interested in this type of self-defense Updated edition that contains the basic rules and new tips to improve your form and prevent injury This training manual is ideal for anyone curious about Krav Maga. This noncompetitive self- defense technique began in the Israeli Defense Force (IDF). The guide’s author, Boaz Aviram, has been a member of the IDF for years. Krav Maga brings together skills and training from many martial arts, ranging from jiujitsu to judo to boxing. It shares with is students critical lessons in maintaining awareness and making each strike count in self-defense. In its instructional and updated edition, Krav Maga: Use Your Body as a Weapon teaches athletes about their own anatomy and muscles to help them avoid injury. Aviram provides concrete and reliable information on how to tackle your opponent int he more efficient and effective way. Some methods include: Paying attention to possible escape routes Using your opponent’s weakest areas to your advantage Using common objects at hand to fight with Preemptive counterattacks This book offers the basic philosophy and use of hand-to-hand training as it began, and the author meticulously describes the basis of each skill to help the reader and athlete understand it clearly. With more than 1,000 photos and 150 techniques, Krav Maga: Use Your Body as a a Weapon belongs on the bookshelf of everyone interested in this technique. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, is proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. In addition to books on popular team sports, we also publish books for a wide variety of athletes and sports enthusiasts, including books on running, cycling, horseback riding, swimming, tennis, martial arts, golf, camping, hiking, aviation, boating, and so much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Is bodybuilding pretty much about oiled-up guys wearing swim tiny trunks flexing their muscles and grunting in order to win in what seems to most uninitiated folks as freak shows? The answer is no. Such burlesque examples are just a miniscule part of what bodybuilding can truly offer. The word 'bodybuilding' itself has it all: building a muscular body requires a methodical approach to planning and executing, persevering and rejoicing. Ultimately, having learned and used the principles of building their own bodies, young men have a marvelous tool kit at their disposal for building their math and science skills, the skills of learning a trade or building a career. In today's world young men believe more and more that getting something instantly is their inalienable right, and the disastrous consequences of this you-only-live-once philosophy manifest themselves all around us. That is why I firmly believe that bodybuilding's most important lesson is that delayed gratification works. The virtue of waiting and persevering pays off. Eventually. And magnificently. I have lived it. Just check out this book and feel free to reach out to me with questions and comments! The book focuses on young men around the world in their teens and twenties who are considered at risk - that is, those young men who have no access to education and economic opportunities and who have no stabilizing social anchors, such as family, teachers, coaches, church, and friends. These men are at risk of feeling less masculine. Their emasculation then leads to low self-esteem, and it is the fundamental assumption of this study that such young men with low self-esteem see violence as their last resort to regain their self-esteem and self-respect at the expense of their own or other people's lives. Bodybuilding offers an alternative route to higher self-esteem. A number of factors set bodybuilding apart from other sports that offer the same approach to violence prevention. First, building muscular bodies already attracts millions of young men around the world. Second, bodybuilding is a rare sport, in which progress, a more muscular body, is visible to all. Progress in most other sports is visible only as young men play them. Third, bodybuilding is not competitive, which avoids the danger of many contact sports that thrive on competition. Last, but not least, bodybuilding is self-perpetuating and self-reliant, long after an official bodybuilding program is over. As with anything powerful, bodybuilding can be counterproductive if left to its own devices, but this study offers ways to avoid potential pitfalls; it has addressed the issue of testosterone, abuse of steroids, and disconnect between bodybuilding and reality. Just as martial arts reduce aggressive tendencies when they focus on self-actualization rather than simply self-defense, bodybuilding can ultimately prevent violence when, instead of getting trapped in the narcissism of bodybuilding, young men learn that controlling their destinies is similar to controlling their muscles.