Western Herbs for Martial Artists and Contact Athletes

Author: Susan Lynn Peterson
Publisher: Ymaa Publications
ISBN: 9781594391972
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 347

Book Description
How to use herbs to heal injuries and improve performance. Fully adapted for western practitioners from the martial arts tradition, this book examines 64 readily available herbs, discusses the evidence for each one's effectiveness and safety, and explains how using it will benefit the practitioner of any contact sport. Athletes at all skill levels will find this book valuable. The author holds a 4th degree black belt in Shuri-ryu Karate. Original.

Clare

Author: Susan Lynn Peterson, Ph. D.
Publisher: Alcuin House Publishing
ISBN: 0983065225
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 418

Book Description
Clare Keane is fourteen years old when her mother dies of pneumonia in the tenement room they share in turn-of-the-century Cork, Ireland. Left with two younger brothers, her closest family thousands of miles away in St. Paul, Minnesota, Clare begins a dangerous journey that takes her from Cork through the port of Queenstown to Ellis Island, New York, and finally St. Paul. Rich in historical detail, Clare allows the reader to live the sights, sounds, and smells of a 1906 journey of immigration.

Materia Medica for Martial Artists

Author: Josh Walker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781478193937
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 450

Book Description
The only text of its kind, this reference on Chinese herbs is designed directly with the martial artist and athlete in mind. Specifically chosen herbs which are relevant to these fields are covered. Each herb is provided with both the relevant classical functions and important notes about each herb, special processing, pharmacological actions and chemical compounds, formulas the herb appears in, and useful notes.As injury and conditioning formulas, training wines, and longevity tonics continue to proliferate throughout the martial arts, this reference work will help guide you through understand the functions of herbs in formulas and arm you with knowledge that has been unpublished until now.

Legends of the Martial Arts Masters

Author: Susan Lynn Peterson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780804852050
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Throughout the ages, cunning and brave heroes have reached deep inside themselves to find the strength to triumph over long odds. Aspiring black belts will love this action-packed collection of twenty-six stories about the great heroes of the martial arts and their many paths to victory. The stories include the tales of: The legendary Bruce Lee--Kung Fu master and greatest martial artist of his time Miyamoto Musashi--the "greatest swordsman in history" and the author of the Book of Five Rings Jackie Chan--a dyslexic boy, abandoned at age seven who grew up to be a martial arts film star Mu-lan--the brave daughter who went to battle for the good of her family These exciting tales of thrilling fights and wily strategies span the wide world of martial arts--from Aikido, Karate, Kung Fu, Sumo, and Jujitsu to Brazilian Capoeira, Israeli Krav Maga, Korean Tae-kwon-do, Japanese Kyudo, and Thailand's Muay Thai, even the Zen-focused tea ceremony which teaches the discipline martial artists require to succeed. Filled with incredible action and amazing feats of daring and skill, Legends of the Martial Arts Masters will inspire readers of all ages with stories of courage, endurance and self-discovery.

The Warrior As Healer

Author: Thomas Richard Joiner
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1594775257
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 91

Book Description
TRADITIONAL CHINESE MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING placed as much emphasis on nurturing the spirit as it did on honing fighting ability. This extended to the study of the healing arts and the use of herbs not only for injury management but also to increase sensitivity, improve energy levels, and, most significantly, raise consciousness. Many of the greatest figures in martial arts history were as renowned as healers as they were as warriors. This history has left behind an extensive healing tradition that includes an immense repository of herbal formulas. The Warrior As Healer provides more than one hundred of these recipes and formulas that have been used for centuries to stop bleeding, speed the healing of fractured bones, and increase vitality, as well as to improve focus and calm the mind. In addition to custom formulas, it includes a guide to using many patent medicines available in Chinese apothecaries. Anyone ready to take his or her martial arts practice to a more profound level will find The Warrior As Healer an essential companion.

The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook

Author: Alan Keith Tillotson
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 9781575666174
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 612

Book Description
Provides herbal remedies drawing upon Asian and Western traditions for gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, nervous system, endocrinological, musculoskeletal, ophthalmological, and immune disorders.

Martial Arts and Well-being

Author: Carol Fuller
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315448068
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
Martial Arts and Well-Being explores how martial arts as a source of learning can contribute in important ways to health and well-being, as well as provide other broader social benefits. Using psychological and sociological theory related to behaviour, ritual, perception and reality construction, the book seeks to illustrate, with empirical data, how individuals make sense of and perceive the value of martial arts in their lives. This book draws on data from over 500 people, across all age ranges, and powerfully demonstrates that participating in martial arts can have a profound influence on the construction of behaviour patterns that are directly linked to lifestyle and health. Making individual connections regarding the benefits of practice, improvements to health and well-being – regardless of whether these improvements are ‘true’ in a medical sense – this book offers an important and original window into the importance of beliefs to health and well-being as well as the value of thinking about education as a process of life-long learning. This book will be of great interest to a range of audiences, including researchers, academics and postgraduate students interested in sports and exercise psychology, martial art studies and health and well-being. It should also be of interest to sociologists, social workers and martial arts practitioners. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/doi/view/10.4324/9781315448084, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Black Belt

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description
The oldest and most respected martial arts title in the industry, this popular monthly magazine addresses the needs of martial artists of all levels by providing them with information about every style of self-defense in the world - including techniques and strategies. In addition, Black Belt produces and markets over 75 martial arts-oriented books and videos including many about the works of Bruce Lee, the best-known marital arts figure in the world.

Chinese Healing Arts

Author: William R. Berk
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780865680838
Category : Exercise therapy
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Chinese Healing Arts was originally translated in 1895 from classical Chinese texts. This is a unique book which blends the ancient with the modern, and prescribes a program to develop and integrate the body and mind. Included is a discussion of Taoist sexual control, static and dynamic posturing, internal and external massage or kneading, meditation, respiratory exercises and acupressure.

A Tooth from the Tiger's Mouth

Author: Tom Bisio
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439188777
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 338

Book Description
A renowned expert in Chinese sports medicine and martial arts reveals ancient Eastern secrets for healing common injuries, including sprains, bruises, deep cuts, and much more. For centuries, Chinese martial arts masters have kept their highly prized remedies as carefully guarded secrets, calling such precious and powerful knowledge "a tooth from the tiger's mouth." Now, for the first time, these deeply effective methods are revealed to Westerners who want alternative ways to treat the acute and chronic injuries experienced by any active person. While many books outline the popular teachings of traditional Chinese medicine, only this one offers step-by-step instructions for treating injuries. Expert practitioner and martial artist Tom Bisio explains the complete range of healing strategies and provides a Chinese first-aid kit to help the reader fully recover from every mishap: cuts, sprains, breaks, dislocations, bruises, muscle tears, tendonitis, and much more. He teaches readers how to: Examine and diagnose injuries Prepare and apply herbal formulas Assemble a portable kit for emergencies Fully recuperate with strengthening exercises and healing dietary advice Comprehensive and easy to follow, with drawings to illustrate both the treatment strategies and the strengthening exercises, this unique guidebook will give readers complete access to the powerful healing secrets of the great Chinese warriors.