Containing The Combined Unbeatable Fighting Arts Of Aikido, Yawara, Ate-Waza, Karate, Judo, Savate And Jiu Jitsu.

The word Ketsugo means combination. In essence it is a combination of the best and most effective self defense moves from the greatest methods of hand-to-hand combat ever devised. To practice Ketsugo is to practice the combined, unbeatable fighting arts of Aikido, Yawara, Ate-Waza, Karate, Savate, Judo and Jiu-Jitsu. To know Ketsugo is to know the striking and kicking methods of Karate and Savate, the twists, locks and joint-breaking art of Aikido, the pressure points used in Yawara and Ate-Waza and the devastating throws of Judo and Jiu-Jitsu. With Ketsugo, your hands, feet and fingers, in fact your entire body, will become fantastic weapons of self-defense. As a combination of the oldest and most effective Oriental Fighting Arts, Ketsugo will enable you to deliver mild, serious and even fatal blows to any attacker. What you'll find within this manual is a course in complete self-defense in which the basic forms of each of the fighting arts have been simplified so that you will learn fast and easily. Study this book according to your needs. Naturally, the more time you spend learning Ketsugo, the more proficient you will become. If you only wish to become acquainted with Ketsugo, you should still be able to handle yourself in situations that would have been impossible before. Of course, if your intention is to become adept at Ketsugo, then you must be prepared to study, restudy, practice, and practice again the basic forms in this book. No effort has been spared to make this a thorough, practical course on self-defense. Once you have mastered KETSUGO, regardless of the direction from, or surprise with which, an attack may come, the skill and knowledge that you will gain from this book will stand you in good stead.

Shaolin Brew: Race, Comics, and the Evolution of the Superhero looks at how the comic book industry developed from a white perspective and how minority characters were and are viewed through a stereotypical white gaze. Further, the book explores how voices of color have launched a shift in the industry, taking nonwhite characters who were originally viewed through a white lens and situating them outside the framework of whiteness. The financial success of Blaxploitation and Kung Fu films in the early 1970s led to major comics publishers creating, for the first time, Black and Asian superhero characters who headlined their own comics. The introduction of Black and Asian main characters, who previously only served as guest stars or sidekicks, launched a new kind of engagement between comics companies and minority characters and readers. However, scripted as they were by white writers, these characters were mired in stereotypes. Author Troy D. Smith focuses on Asian, Black, and Latinx representation in the comic industry and how it has evolved over the years. Smith explores topics that include Orientalism, whitewashing, Black respectability politics, the model minority myth, and political controversies facing fandoms. In particular, Smith examines how fans take the superheroes they grew up with—such as Luke Cage, Black Lightning, and Shang Chi—and turn them into the characters they wished they had as children. Shaolin Brew delves into the efforts of fans of color who urged creators to make these characters more realistic. This refining process increased as more writers and artists of color broke into the industry, bringing their own perspectives to the characters. As many of these characters transitioned from page to screen, a new generation of writers, artists, and readers have cooperated to evolve one-dimensional stereotypes into multifaceted, dynamic heroes.

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.

This book presents methods for building muscular strength and an attractive masculine physique, for using strength and increasing skill and endurance in athletic performance or gymnastic competition, and for learning and applying the traditional methods of self-defense. Inherent in developing strength and the ability to defend oneself is the building of confidence, the calm, quiet confidence of the person trained in the Oriental arts of self-defense—by means of which one reacts to attack but never provokes physical reaction. The body-building programs are comprised of “muscle tension” exercises, setting-up exercises, tumbling, gymnastics, and weight-lifting. The fundamental rolls, stands, springs, bends, flips are presented before the basic throws and releases of the Oriental systems of self-defense, among them judo, jiu-jitsu, karate. The exercises and movements are illustrated by photographs of athletes in actual work-outs.