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Author: Noel Perrin Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher ISBN: 9780879237738 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 140
Book Description
Lord Hideyoshi, the regent of Japan at the time, took the first step toward the control of firearms. It was a very small step, and it was not taken simply to protect feudal lords from being shot at by peasants but to get all weapons out of the hands of civilians. He said nothing about arms control. Instead, he announced that he was going to build a statue of Buddha that would make all existing statues look like midgets. It would be so enormous (the figure was about twice the scale of the Statue of Liberty), that many tons of iron would be needed just for the braces and bolts. Still more was required to erect the accompanying temple, which was to cover a piece of ground something over an eighth of a mile square. All farmers, ji-samurai, and monks were invited to contribute their swords and guns to the cause. They were, in fact, required to. -- from publisher description.
Author: Noel Perrin Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher ISBN: 9780879237738 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 140
Book Description
Lord Hideyoshi, the regent of Japan at the time, took the first step toward the control of firearms. It was a very small step, and it was not taken simply to protect feudal lords from being shot at by peasants but to get all weapons out of the hands of civilians. He said nothing about arms control. Instead, he announced that he was going to build a statue of Buddha that would make all existing statues look like midgets. It would be so enormous (the figure was about twice the scale of the Statue of Liberty), that many tons of iron would be needed just for the braces and bolts. Still more was required to erect the accompanying temple, which was to cover a piece of ground something over an eighth of a mile square. All farmers, ji-samurai, and monks were invited to contribute their swords and guns to the cause. They were, in fact, required to. -- from publisher description.
Author: Alan Egusa Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing ISBN: 1608442268 Category : Languages : en Pages : 158
Book Description
What happens when balanced body mechanics and the fundamentals of martial arts are applied to shooting? This book will turn everything you thought you knew about shooting upside down. Turnipseed Master Instructor Alan Egusa details Kent Turnipseed's cutting edge shooting method and shows you: - How to easily and comfortably shoot any firearm: handgun, rifle or shotgun - How everything you've been taught about shooting with muscle is actually hurting you - Instantly Acquire and Hit your target at will - Accurately shoot without sights - Rapidly fire with deadly accuracy on the move - even while running It's simple. The Turnipseed Technique demystifies shooting and gun handling and provides a martial art accessible to men and women of all shapes and sizes. Forget about intimidating instructors and silly combat wannabes - Turnipseed's natural body posture and balance methods give you the secret to safe, accurate, rapid-fire shooting skills for life.
Author: Hidetaka Nishiyama Publisher: ISBN: Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 264
Book Description
Master the techniques and theory of Japanese Karate with this easy-to-follow, illustrated martial arts guide. Karate: The Art of "Empty-Hand" Fighting has inspired hundreds of thousands of karateka, and it remains one of the finest texts available on the technique, art, and spirit of karatedo. This definitive volume is a systematic presentation of the art of traditional Japanese karate. An easily accessible martial arts manual illustrated with more than 1,000 photographs, this comprehensive karate book gives step-by-step explanations and thorough analysis of all the basic movements and techniques of karate. Topics of Karate the Art of "Empty-Hand" Fighting" include: The history of Karate The theories and principle of Karate The best training and exercise methods Karate techniques like stance, blocking and attacks Defenses against weapons
Author: David DeGrazia Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0190251263 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 289
Book Description
Americans have an ambivalent relationship to guns. The debate over the role of guns and gun regulations in American society tends to be acrimonious and misinformed. DeGrazia and Hunt bring the advantages of philosophical analysis to this highly-charged issue in the service of illuminating the strongest possible cases for and against (relatively extensive) gun regulations.
Author: C. J. Carella Publisher: Steve Jackson Games ISBN: 9781556343148 Category : Fantasy games Languages : en Pages : 0
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-- A "sleeper" worldbook that has just continued to sell and sell. -- Martial arts are applicable to every sort of campaign...fantasy, SF, or modern! -- Detailed discussions of over 50 different fighting styles.
Author: David Kahn Publisher: Ymaa Publications ISBN: 9781594392405 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 273
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Presents a training guide to krav maga weapon defenses, and includes information on weapon awareness training, control holds, defense against continuous attacks, and hostage situations.
Author: GICHIN. FUNAKOSHI Publisher: ISBN: 9781715628048 Category : Languages : en Pages : 148
Book Description
Linking the time when karate was a strictly Okinawan art of self-defense shrouded in the deepest secrecy and the present day, when it has become a martial art practiced throughout the world, is Gichin Funakoshi, the "Father of Karate-do." Out of modesty, he was reluctant to write this autobiography and did not do so until he was nearly ninety years of age. Trained in the Confucian classics, he was a schoolteacher early in life, but after decades of study under the foremost masters, he gave up his livelihood to devote the rest of his life to the propagation of the Way of Karate. Under his guidance, techniques and nomenclature were refined and modernized, the spiritual essence was brought to the fore, and karate evolved into a true martial art. Various forms of empty-hand techniques have been practiced in Okinawa for centuries, but due to the lack of historical records, fancy often masquerades as fact. In telling of his own famous teachers--and not only of their mastery of technique but of the way they acted in critical situations--the author reveals what true karate is. The stories he tells about himself are no less instructive: his determination to continue the art, after having started it to improve his health; his perseverance in the face of difficulties, even of poverty; his strict observance of the way of life of the samurai; and the spirit of self-reliance that he carried into an old age kept healthy by his practice of Karate-do.
Author: Tiger McKee Publisher: ISBN: 9781419601804 Category : Firearms Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
The Book of Two Guns is a reference of principles and techniques for fighting with firearms, specifically the 1911 pistol and AR carbine.
Author: Noel Perrin
Author: Noel Perrin
Author: Alan Egusa
Author: Hidetaka Nishiyama
Author: David DeGrazia
Author: Jwing-Ming Yang
Author: C. J. Carella
Author: Jack Streat
Author: David Kahn
Author: GICHIN. FUNAKOSHI
Author: Tiger McKee