The Martial Artist's Book of Yoga Improve Flexibility, Balance and Strength for Higher Kicks, Faster Strikes, Smoother Throws, Safer Falls, and Stronger Stances,9781569754726

The Martial Artist's Book of Yoga Improve Flexibility, Balance and Strength for Higher Kicks, Faster Strikes, Smoother Throws, Safer Falls, and Stronger Stances

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ISBN13: 9781569754726
ISBN10: 1569754721
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-08-31
Publisher(s): Ulysses Press
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Summary

Yoga continues to grow in popularity. Designed for those practising any martial art including aikido, judo, karate, kung fu, tae kwon do and wushu, this book illustrates how specific yoga poses can improve martial arts abilities, from increased flexibilty and strength to better body control and balance. It teaches over 50 asanas that easily incorporate into a workout and that advance the reader's fundamentals of kicks, strikes, blocks, throws, falls, joint locks and grappling.

Table of Contents

Foreword 6(2)
Preface 8(2)
PART 1: Overview
10(8)
What Is Yoga
11(2)
Benefits of Yoga for Martial Artists
13(5)
PART 2: Getting Started
18(8)
Martial Artist's Yoga
19(1)
Yoga Basics
20(3)
Special Notes
23(3)
PART 3: The Poses
26(116)
Fundamentals
27(7)
Falls/Rolls
34(18)
Grappling
52(20)
Joint Locks
72(16)
Kicks
88(20)
Strikes/Blocks
108(16)
Throws
124(18)
Index 142(2)
About the Authors & Photographer 144

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