The first comprehensive book on footwork in martial arts covers everything you need to know to take your training to the next level. Footwork Wins Fights goes into great detail on everything you need to know about footwork, from: *Body Mechanics Basic and Clear Rules on how to move efficiently. *Comprehensive List of Footwork

Capturing the grace and beauty of the two biggest names in dance history, this fascinating glimpse into the lives of siblings Fred and Adele Astaire traces their extraordinary journey to success on Broadway and in Hollywood.

Poetry. Latinx Studies. LGBTQIA Studies. Cuban Studies. Translated by David Francis. Cuban writer Severo Sarduy was one of the most groundbreaking Latin American literary figures of the 20th-Century. His poems are acrobatic in content and form, innovative, and also part of a deep lineage and web of connection. David Francis translated the poems from Spanish into a gripping English. He writes, FOOTWORK is "a body of work that sings on its own, that celebrates the carnal life, the sensual experiences of dance, of painting, food, music, and sexual pleasure, but that also recognizes--in these pleasures--the imminence of one's passing." Although Sarduy's novels have been translated into English and received praise from such writers as Roland Barthes, Richard Howard, and James McCourt, this is the first collection of his poetry to appear in English translation. FOOTWORK represents work from throughout Sarduy's life, following the thrilling trajectory of a great thinker. Sarduy invents new forms to engage questions of identity, specifically how his own and Cuba's Spanish, African, and Chinese heritage is intrinsically intertwined with Cuba's history of slavery and indentured labor. As Francis writes, "Severo Sarduy was not known to follow convention. Nor did he think that conventional approaches to storytelling or lyrical composition could capture the complexities of human behavior or personal and national identity." The title, FOOTWORK, "recognizes how Sarduy's poems deliver devastating wit, which lands on its prototypical feet or adroitly maneuvers, purposefully, around naming objects, people, or body parts and toward unexpected endings," writes Francis. The poetry in FOOTWORK makes it clear why Gabriel García Márquez once called Sarduy the best writer in the Spanish language. "Baroque, yes, as we expect from the great Severo Sarduy: but these poems are also severe, mathematical, futurist, neoclassical, occasional, private, courtly, and lubricated. Some of the poems come from the heady world of poststructuralism, but most come from a Caravaggio-like sepulchral grotto, where a lush and explicit eroticism meets up with the sculpted and the shaped. Fixity is everywhere in this volume: fate fixes Sarduy, just as the seam between sex and language fixates his verse. David Francis's translations are a labor of love, executed with ingenuity and a voluptuary fineness."--Wayne Koestenbaum

Have you ever Googled: ‘Badminton Workouts’ before? Well we have before, and the results were disappointing to say the least. Yes, we found a few exercises and drills that were designed to aid us on our journey of badminton fitness, but we found nothing that even closely resembled a long-term workout plan with scientific evidence to back-up those exercises and drills. So, we decided to take things into our own hands! We developed our very own fitness and footwork eBook with the help of Malaysian Ex-professional: Goh Jian Hao, and coaches from all around the world! In the introduction, we analyse the physiology of badminton players, and the upper-body strokes and lower-body movements used in badminton. With this in mind, we define 6 aspects of performance in badminton: aerobic capacity, flexibility, explosive strength, speed, muscle endurance and agility. All of our workouts and training programmes in our eBook have been tagged with the specific aspects of badminton performance it is designed to target. We’ve also got a great warm-up and cool-down routine for you in our introduction to make sure you’re ready for whatever the workouts may throw at you! Our workouts consist of weight training exercises (with mostly dumbbells and barbells), bodyweight and banded exercises, mixed gym exercises (with equipment such as cable machines, smith machines etc.), and a variety of long-term challenges that you can attempt; all with excellent, high-quality images to aid you in your form! Finally, we have our 12 on-court and off-court footwork drills. All of our workouts and footwork drills have been designed with numerous different coaches, players, physiotherapists, and of course, Goh Jian Hao, in relation to our analysis of badminton players and movements to ensure that you get the best scientific training method for badminton. Feel inspired yet? Start your badminton fitness journey today with our Fitness and Footwork eBook!

Netballers at all levels are seeking an edge over their opponents in their quest to perform to their potential. The Netball Handbook is the most comprehensive, contemporary resource available to aid in that endeavour. This complete guide begins by covering essential netball skills such as body control and movement, ball handling, shooting, attacking, and defending before presenting the ever-evolving tactical concepts of the game. Add to that dozens of drills; chapters on physical conditioning, mental training, and teamwork; and tips from some of the game's brightest stars, and you have the blueprint for individual and team success at your fingertips. Whether you play or coach, veteran coach Jane Woodlands' insights and expertise are just what you need to bridge the gap between good and great. Use The Netball Handbook to move fluently, pass precisely, score successfully, and defend deftly every time on the court.

Want the advantage that conditioning and proper footwork gives your players (or team) in the game of Youth Basketball? When a player improves their basketball footwork skills, their game improves! Footwork is the foundation for the rest of your game. Ever wonder why most of your teams’ mistakes and turnovers occur in the second half or mainly in the fourth quarter? Most likely, poor conditioning is the cause. Could possibly be a lack of basketball conditioning drills being run in practice? This booklet covers the popular conditioning and footwork basics and the drills used in youth basketball. We also cover the basics of Stretching out (and explain the differences in Stretching and Warm Up). The information in this booklet has everything you need to begin implementing a Conditioning plan for your team. Packed with pictures, diagrams, and video clips! “Read” the information in the booklet – then “View” the demonstrations on the Video Clips using the links. An excellent "Interactive" instructional tool, resource, and reference for youth basketball coaches and players.