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Summary: An informative book for beginner's and experts alike.
Review: I greatly enjoyed this book. It answered many questions that beginners may have as well as answered some of my questions about other Martial Arts besides the one I am a practitioner of. I am a black belt in Taekwondo and I still found this book entertaining and interesting as well as informative.
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Summary: This is a Good One.
Review: I'm a Black belt in Tae Kwon Do I, wanted to try a new form of Martial Art. This book provides just about everything you need to pick the right Martial Art for you. It's got a easy to follow training guide. I highly recommend it,I give it a perfect 5-Star
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Summary: One of the best Martial Art books available
Review: I'm a Black belt in Tae Kwon Do I, wanted to try a new form of Martial Art. This book provides just about everything you need to pick the right Martial Art for you. It's got a easy to follow training guide. I highly recommend it,I give it a perfect 5-Star
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Summary: Okay for the beginner...
Review: I've studied many martial arts ever since I was 5 starting with tae kwwon do, then wing chun kung fu, then tai chi followed by jeet kune do and I train in all the arts. This book advertises that it can find the right martial arts for you. That is an incorrect statement as there is no PERFECT martial art for every type of person but rather a mixture of all the arts. Learning just one art that was recommended by a book and seeding its advice is not a good idea as you techniques and such will be limited to the art. However, this book gives good information about each specific art and gives you an idea of which is a good art to start learning. As Bruce Lee said, don't be confined by arts or system, but rather try to learn the techniques from two or three arts mentioned in the book.
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Summary: Okay for the beginner...
Review: I've studied many martial arts ever since I was 5 starting with tae kwwon do, then wing chun kung fu, then tai chi followed by jeet kune do and I train in all the arts. This book advertises that it can find the right martial arts for you. That is an incorrect statement as there is no PERFECT martial art for every type of person but rather a mixture of all the arts. Learning just one art that was recommended by a book and seeding its advice is not a good idea as you techniques and such will be limited to the art. However, this book gives good information about each specific art and gives you an idea of which is a good art to start learning. As Bruce Lee said, don't be confined by arts or system, but rather try to learn the techniques from two or three arts mentioned in the book.
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Summary: good
Review: This book is a basic overview of all the main martial arts practiced in North America. The main purpose of the book is to tell people about a certian art so they can choose which one interests them and get in a class for it. Every art has about 10 pages in the book. If you are interested in only one art, don't buy this book.
On the bright side, the information it gives is great. I found out alot about many different arts. it talks about 13 different kinds of martial arts and how to train for them. The book is an entertaining read even if you aren't interested in martial arts. it is a good book.
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Summary: exactly what you'd expect
Review: This book is exactly what you'd expect it to be. A thorough yet easy to understand introduction to the world of martial arts. I have been studying tae kwon do for almost 2 years and I had a desire to step back and see where I and my school stand in the grand scheme of martial arts in general. This book helped me do that. I would recommend it for anyone wanting to find out more about martial arts before joining a particular school. You'll definetily know what your options are if you read this book.I give this book 3 stars because I don't believe in giving every book you like the highest score. The "C" grade should indeed be the average.
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Summary: exactly what you'd expect
Review: This book is exactly what you'd expect it to be. A thorough yet easy to understand introduction to the world of martial arts. I have been studying tae kwon do for almost 2 years and I had a desire to step back and see where I and my school stand in the grand scheme of martial arts in general. This book helped me do that. I would recommend it for anyone wanting to find out more about martial arts before joining a particular school. You'll definetily know what your options are if you read this book. I give this book 3 stars because I don't believe in giving every book you like the highest score. The "C" grade should indeed be the average.
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Summary: An Excellent Introduction to the Arts
Review: This book is very well written and organized for the beginner of the martial arts. It will help to establish a broad base of knowledge for one in the selection of a style or system of martial arts to begin their study. It is not a "How to Manual" about the martial arts or self-defense. The authors write about the majority of martial art styles and the foundation and history of them. Most of the styles are written about in an unbiased and informative fashion. This book will serve as a great primer to the beginner or to the experienced student who desires to expand his knowledge, outside of the dojo. I recommend the reading of this book to all my begginer martial art students. For self-defense books, may I refer you to my "listmania" selection.
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Summary: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Martial Arts
Review: This is an excellent book and one that has been needed for some time. It is co-written by one of the world's top martial artists who, in addition to an excellent knowledge of shotokan karate, has journeyed across many karate and martial arts styles. The authors share their experience of various martial art styles in an excellent summary
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