It has been 10 years after Brandon Quick released Fade to Black - a groundbreaking instructional that laid out a complete system of nogi chokes including darces
Duke demonstrates the strikes he mastered in his decorated career
few weapons can equal the power and versatility of the shogun
Xingyi Quan is one of the three major internal martial arts
The aim is to grow so comfortable wielding a stick that it is as though the stick has become an extension of your body
Basic Stick Fighting For Combat Book by Michael D. Echanis Tatsuya Naka It has been 10 yearsMichael D. Echanis was an American martial artist. He came from a military family, so it was no surprise that he enlisted early in his life to serve in the U. S. Army. After being injured while fighting in Vietnam, Echanis returned home and turned to studying Judo, Karate and Ninjutsu. In Basic Stick Fighting for Combat, his second book, Echanis explores Hwarangdo and its relationship to hand to hand combat. Throughout many clear, concise photographs,