Martial Structure: How to Maximize Your Martial Arts Skills through Body Alignment, Movement, and Breathing

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A unique guide to becoming faster and more powerful in martial arts through correct body alignment and proper structure, featuring over 100 images

In all martial disciplines—including karate, judo, taekwondo, and gong-fu—real martial skill does not require the development of large muscles or great strength but rather correct posture. Drawing on decades of experience as both a student and a teacher, Phillip Starr focuses on how physical posture affects not only physical abilities but also the mental condition and emphasizes the importance of developing power without exerting unnecessary muscular force. 

Thoroughly and accessibly explained and abundantly illustrated throughout with photographs that provide step-by-step instructions, Martial Structure is essential for anyone wanting to understand how the laws of physics and biomechanics can be harnessed to make them faster, more powerful, and more effective in actual combat.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B077CQY2FP
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Blue Snake Books
Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 7, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 21.7 MB
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 118 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1623172275
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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