Sports & Recreation, Martial Arts & Self-Defense
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White Belt
A Mother-Daughter Journey
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Kyssi Arshe' never expected to find her strength on the mat. After escaping an abusive relationship and moving to Manhattan with her young daughter, she sets out to rebuild their lives and protect them both. When her daughter joins a local karate...
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Savate
A Comprehensive Guide to a European Martial Art and Modern Combat Sport
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In a ring crowded with various styles of martial arts, each battling for supremacy, one is tucked in the corner: savate. Born on the docks of nineteenth-century France, savate may have started as a style of street fighting, but over time, it’s...
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Right or Left?
At Heaven’s Floating Bridge
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Morihei Ueshiba founded the martial art Aikido, believing that the combination of mental and physical training would allow Aikido practitioners to make a difference in their lives. With time, that difference, born out of activity and stillness,...
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Silent Winds of Aikido
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The ‘Silent Winds’ refers to the stillness and internal silence at the centre of all Aikido techniques. The silence is infused with awareness – awareness of the space surrounding you, awareness of the internal landscape of thoughts and emotions,...
