All of us have seen films in which the story and acting might be great, but the film suffers because the action and fight sequences are not convincing enough, are terribly shot or edited, or do not integrate seamlessly into the story, causing them to be ineffective, gratuitous, or worst of all, unintentionally humorous. However, when done well, fight and action scenes support and heighten the story and expand the characters. Fight Choreography: The Art of Non-Verbal Dialogue helps filmmakers ensure that the fight scenes in their films add to the film's overall quality. Creating a stage fight w... [Read More]
Have you ever:*Held a sword?*Taken a karate class?*Punched another person in the face?Even if your answer is "no," you can still write a good fight scene. In this guide, fantasy novelist Marie Brennan will show you how. Drawing on her experience with fencing, stage combat choreography, Okinawan martial arts, and above all writing, she lays out the components that turn the strikes into a compelling story.From purpose to tactics to prose, Writing Fight Scenes walks you through the anatomy and execution of combat on the page.
This instructional Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu book & DVD combo offers a complete guide to ground fighting principles and techniques to use when the fight goes to the ground. In a street defense scenario, the ground is a dangerous place to be. While it's a good idea to learn defensive strategies for ground fighting actively, it is important to put those skills into the context of how you want to use them. Whether you're an experienced submission-grappling competitor, a traditional martial artist training in a stand-up striking style, or law enforcement professional, Ground Defense provides you with a... [Read More]
Seventeen-year-old Alexa Zamora looks as if she’s always been the beautiful and graceful center of attention. If you knew her in grade school though, you’d remember a sad little girl, who had lost her parents, and spent most of her time on the martial art arnis—a rough sport, not something girls were supposed to like. If you knew her then, you might have ostracized her for it.She learned from this mistake, and has done her best to hide all traces of her sport and skill in a new school, and now she’s New Hope Academy’s It Girl. But transfer student Theo Guevarra, who happens to be her... [Read More]
When a Chinese kung fu master mistakenly insults the family of his new Japanese bride, he finds himself in a precarious situation to salvage his honor. To prove his loyalty and to regain the families trust, he agrees to a series of duels with seven Japanese ninjas. Utilizing various weapons and fighting styles, he must battle each ninja in an escalating series of classic martial arts challenges - each showcasing the contrasting styles of Chinese and Japanese martial arts techniques.
The Boker A-F Rubber Training Knife is a highly valuable instructional aid. The rubber is strong enough to hold its shape during most training exercises, but pliable and soft enough to bend when pressed. This means that it can be used to simulate knife attacks without risk of injury to either party. Plus, its sides can be chalked to determine points of contact for scoring purposes. This product ships as a pack of 2 training knives. Each knife is 11-⅜ in. long with a 6-½ in. blade. Although this product is safe for use in controlled environments, participants in training exercises should be ... [Read More]
This 'Swan Lake' is a 'Swan Lake' for our times, capable of transporting the audience to another world. The magic in the story suddenly takes hold of the viewer. Ballet is not simply a way of telling the story. Rather than gestures asking to be deciphered, the choreographer created large-scale, visionary movements closer to an artistic language of symbols and plays on the whole spectrum of human emotions. It always maintains a relationship of creative tension with its surroundings, especially the music, the poetry of the set, the use of light and colour, the texture of the costumes.A key eleme... [Read More]
Play as the martial arts master, Jet Li, in this action-packed, movie-style brawler. Battle through 10 globe-spanning levels from Hong Kong to San Francisco as a plot to restore honor unfolds.
WANT BONE SHATTERING POWER PUNCHES!Dramatically increase your punching power with Sammy Franco's battle tested power punching techniques. THE 10 BEST POWER PUNCHES FOR BOXING, MARTIAL ARTS, MMA, AND SELF-DEFENSE gives you the winning edge you'll
What if you could speed up your martial arts and self-defense training?What if you could avoid spending precious time on the things that will not help you improve?In this book, bestselling author and expert martial
With clear, step-by-step information on the moves everyone should know and master to compete in the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA), this workbook provides tips and techniques from the MMA Worldwide Association s training
Even though it has been around for many years, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was made famous in the United States by Royce Gracie in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Once people began to see how quickly Gracie could
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