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Naked blade: a manual of samurai swordsmanship

Naked blade: a manual of samurai swordsmanship


Toshishiro Obata



Text: English, Japanese (translation) ...
Contact Improvisation: Moving, Dancing, Interaction : With an Introduction to New Dance

Contact Improvisation: Moving, Dancing, Interaction : With an Introduction to New Dance


Thomas Kaltenbrunner



Books about contact improvisation are hard to find and it is even more difficult to find books containing specific exercises, inst...
Safety and risk in primary school physical education: a guide for teachers

Safety and risk in primary school physical education: a guide for teachers


Jes Woodhouse, John Severs, Peter Whitlam



* policies on good practice and risk* pupil readiness* equipment and the environment* each subject area included in the Nati...
Nonsurgical sports medicine: preparticipation exam through rehabilitation

Nonsurgical sports medicine: preparticipation exam through rehabilitation


James L. Mcguire, Michael F. Dillingham, N. Nichole Barry



(Choice 2003) (J. William Mackie, MD, CCFP, FCFP Canadian Family Physician 2004) ...
Nutrition for Sport and Exercise

Nutrition for Sport and Exercise


J. Andrew Doyle, Marie Dunford



"Objectives are clearly defined and organized in a logical as well as practical format that should be...
Stability, Sport, and Performance Movement: Great Technique Without Injury

Stability, Sport, and Performance Movement: Great Technique Without Injury


Joanne Elphinston



"[A]n indispensible resource for the pursuit of optimal athletic performance and the promotion of eff...
The Rise of the Biggest Little City: An Encyclopedic History of Reno Gaming, 1931-1981

The Rise of the Biggest Little City: An Encyclopedic History of Reno Gaming, 1931-1981


Dwayne Kling



A powerful, enlightening, fascinating book. --Reno Gazette-JournalAn incredible book that is a must-h...
The Unavowable Community

The Unavowable Community


Maurice Blanchot



For French thinker Blanchot, community can exist at many levelsin social groups, in the restricted "c...
Sporting Dystopias

Sporting Dystopias


David L. Andrews, Ralph C. Wilcox, Robert Pitter



"Reaching beyond the popular celebration of commercial gains often associated with the proliferation ...
Food, Nutrition and Sports Performance II: The International Olympic Committee Consensus on Sports Nutrition

Food, Nutrition and Sports Performance II: The International Olympic Committee Consensus on Sports Nutrition


E.F. Coyle, L.M. Burke, Ron Maughan



Ron Maughan obtained his BSc (Physiology) and PhD from the University of Aberdeen, and held a lecturi...
Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder

Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder


Arnold Schwarzenegger, Douglas Kent Hall



Arnold Schwarzenegger was born in Thal, Austria, in 1947, and served as governor of California from 2...
Spike and chain: Japanese fighting arts

Spike and chain: Japanese fighting arts


Charles V. Gruzanski



This is a benchmark book on the subject by the late Charles Gruzanski. The use of a short chain with weighted ends employed by a t...
Dancing Women: Female Bodies Onstage

Dancing Women: Female Bodies Onstage


Sally Banes



In this thoughtful and thought-provoking work, dance critic and historian Banes (Terpsichore in Sneak...
Sport education in physical education: research based practice

Sport education in physical education: research based practice


Dawn Penney



* key issues in PE such as inclusion, assessment, cross-curricular learning; citizenship and lifelong learning.* sport Educ...
An Invitation to Health: Choosing to Change

An Invitation to Health: Choosing to Change


Dianne Hales



Dianne Hales is one of the most widely published and honored health writers in the country. Her bests...
Applied Biomechanics: Concepts and Connections

Applied Biomechanics: Concepts and Connections


John Mclester, Peter St. Pierre



APPLIED BIOMECHANICS: CONCEPTS AND CONNECTIONS is comprehensive in coverage and focuses on making connections between biomechanics...
The Accessible Games Book

The Accessible Games Book


Katie Marl



The Accessible Games Book contains games specifically chosen or adapted for mixed groups including people with auditory or visual ...
Region, Regional Identity and Regionalism in Southeastern Europe (Ethnologia Balkanica)

Region, Regional Identity and Regionalism in Southeastern Europe (Ethnologia Balkanica)


Klaus Roth, Ulf Brunnbauer



Ulf Brunnbauer is a professor of history of southeastern and eastern Europe at the University of Reg...
To the Extreme: Alternative Sports, Inside and Out

To the Extreme: Alternative Sports, Inside and Out


Robert E. Rinehart, Synthia Sydnor



"An international array of authors, including some prominent extreme athletes like Jake Burton and Ar...
Authentic Shaolin Heritage: Dian Xue Shu (Dim Mak) - Skill of Acting on Acupoints

Authentic Shaolin Heritage: Dian Xue Shu (Dim Mak) - Skill of Acting on Acupoints


Andrew Timofeevich, Jin Jing Zhong



Jin Jing Zhong (alias En Zhong) was born in 1904, had an unofficial name of Zhe Chen and a nickname o...