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  • Behind the Mask

    Winner of the Telegraph Sports Book of the Year

    by Tyson Fury ...
    AS SEEN ON NETFLIX'S AT HOME WITH THE FURYSTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AND AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR** TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR **DOUBLE WINNER: BEST AUTOBIOGRAPHY & BEST OVERALL SPORTS BOOK OF 2020________________________________'Incredible stories... you don't have to be a boxing fan to enjoy it' SCOTT MILLS, BBC RADIO 1'... ... Read more

    10,99 €

  • Hapkido

    Korean Art of Self-Defense

    by Scott Shaw ...
    Hapkido, "The Way of Coordination and Internal Power," is one of the three major Korean martial arts. Founded in 1963 by Master Choi Young-Sul, it is a complete system of self-defense, encompassing striking, kicking, and grappling techniques. Conceptually, Hapkido techniques more closely parallel those of Aikido than Taekwondo. In fact, as the author describes, there is a parental link between the ... Read more

    7,41 €

  • Hands of Stone

    The Life and Legend of Roberto Duran

    by Christian Giudice ...
    ROBERTO DURAN is a sporting legend. Often called the greatest boxer of all time, he held world titles at four different weights and is the only professional in history to have fought in five different decades. His bouts with fellow greats like Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler have gone down in fistic folklore and his pro record of 104 wins, 69 by KO, in 120 fights puts him in an ... Read more

    4,95 €

  • Mein Leben in 13 Runden

    by Ulli Wegner, Andreas Lorenz ...
    Ulli Wegner ist mittlerweile der älteste Trainer im deutschen Profi-Boxen - und ungebrochen ehrgeizig. Seine Schützlinge gewannen 150 internationale Medaillen; als Profitrainer machte er sechs Weltmeister und fünf Europameister. Dreizehnmal in Folge wurde Wegner zum Trainer des Jahres gewählt. Wer so unermüdlich ist, hat auch immer wieder Neues zu erzählen. Deswegen legt er nach: Die erfolgreiche ... Read more

    15,99 €

  • Boxing, Narrative and Culture

    Critical Perspectives

    Edited by Sarah Crews, P. Solomon Lennox ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
    Boxing, Narrative and Culture: Critical Perspectives is the first interdisciplinary response to the dominant boxing narratives that are produced, performed, and circulated in commercial boxing culture.This collection includes global perspectives on boxing. It highlights the diverse range of bodies and communities that engage with boxing practices but are oftentimes overlooked and overwritten by ... Read more

    51,13 €

  • A Ringside Affair

    Boxing’s Last Golden Age

    by James Lawton ...
    A luminous account of the most compelling and climactic phase of boxing's long history.For three decades at the end of the twentieth century – throughout boxing's most engrossing era – James Lawton was ringside, covering every significant bout, spending time with the likes of Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Tommy Hitman Hearns, Roberto Duran, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, ... Read more

    8,89 €

  • Fighting for My Life

    A Memoir about a Mother’s Loss and Grief

    by Mia St. John, Elaine Aradillas ...
    Mia St. John has always been on top of her game. A five-time world champion boxer known as The Knockout because of her ability to level any opponent charging toward her, Mia spent two decades in the spotlight transforming her body into the ultimate fighting machine. But what most people don’t know is that outside the ring, she was battling a lifetime of demons while struggling to keep her family ... Read more

    9,99 €

  • Fitness Boxing

    The Ultimate Workout

    by Jamie Dumas ...
    The benefits of boxing training are many: weight loss and toning, improved speed, strength, stamina, coordination, balance and flexibility. Fitness Boxing covers all the techniques used in a boxer's training programme and shows how to tailor these to suit individual needs through the use of colour photographs and step-by-step guidance. It is a comprehensive guide to a non-contact cardiovascular ... Read more

    15,25 €

  • Η τακτική της πυγμαχίας στις τεχνικές των δασκάλων του ρινγκ 1800-1940.

    by Yuriy Ivantsiv ...
    Η τακτική της πυγμαχίας είναι η πολεμική σκέψη του πυγμάχου, η ικανότητά του να αντιλαμβάνεται γρήγορα και με ακρίβεια την κατάσταση της μάχης στο ρινγκ, να λαμβάνει τις σωστές αποφάσεις και να τις εφαρμόζει επιδέξια.Η ικανότητα τακτικής σκέψης σε μια μάχη είναι το πιο πολύτιμο προσόν ενός πυγμάχου. Φέρνει οργάνωση και βοηθά έναν πυγμάχο να ξεπεράσει τις δυσκολίες στο δρόμο προς τη νίκη.Τα υψηλά ... Read more

    3,99 €

  • Blows to the Head

    How Boxing Changed My Mind

    by Binnie Klein ...
    Series series Excelsior Editions
    A provocative tale of an unlikely contender and her midlife transformation through boxing."I peered through the Venetian blinds in our den, with its view of the playground next door, and watched mournfully as the popular girls played softball. I wanted to run fast, hit hard, and wear a cute uniform. These girls seemed to know something about life that I didn't."When Binnie Klein took up boxing in ... Read more

    18,12 €

  • When Boxing Was, Like, Ridiculously Racist

    by Ian Carey ...
    This is the story of the lineage of Boxing's World Heavyweight Championship from 1882-1915 and how it explains a cultural attitude toward race and identity in that era.The first true national and international sports celebrities were boxers in the late 1800s. Soon after the abolishment of slavery in the United States the first World Champions of the sport were crowned. As the Champion of the World ... Read more

    2,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Knockout

    The Boxer and Boxing in American Cinema

    by Leger Grindon ...
    Knockout: The Boxer and Boxing in American Cinema is the first book-length study of the Hollywood boxing film, a popular movie entertainment since the 1930s, that includes such classics as Million Dollar Baby, Rocky, and Raging Bull. The boxer stands alongside the cowboy, the gangster, and the detective as a character that shaped America's ideas of manhood. Leger Grindon relates the Hollywood ... Read more

    35,39 €

  • Boxing on this Day

    by Nick Parkinson ...
    Series series On This Day
    Revisit the sport's most magical moments, from title tear-ups, shocks and famous knockouts to bizarre dramas. Here are hundreds of ring highlights, all mixed in with a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable boxing diary with an entry for every day of the year. It's not just the stunning punches and smart one-liners that makes the history of the ... Read more

    11,47 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Secrets of Kalis Ilustrisimo

    The Filipino Fighting Art Explained

    by Antonio Diego, Christopher Ricketts ...
    Master the art of Filipino kalis with this illustrated martial arts guideThe Filipino martial art of ilustrisimo hails from Cebu, Philippines, where martial arts are still considered a matter of life-and-death survival—rather than sport or exercise.Named after Antonio "Tatang" Ilustrisimo, the master who taught the style to both of the authors of this book, the art of kalis ilustrisimo has been in ... Read more

    15,25 €

  • Filipino Martial Culture

    by Mark V. Wiley ...
    Widely practiced but not always understood, the Filipino martial arts have a rich history and distinctive character that have not fully been documented until now.Written in the context of Philippine history and culture, Filipino Martial Culture uncovers the esoteric components of the Filipino martial arts and the life histories of the men who perpetuate them. Included are: the history of ... Read more

    15,25 €

  • Making the Weight

    Boxing's Lethal Secret

    by Barry J Whyte ...
    Series Book 2 - 90 Minutes Shorts
    Barry J Whyte examines the dangers of boxing’s 24-hour weigh-in by looking into the far-reaching consequences of a fight between Joey Gamache and Arturo Gatti in February 2000. He shines a light on a controversial system which allows boxers to ‘boil down’ for the weigh-in the day before the fight then pile the weight back on in the time left before stepping into the ring. He exposes the extreme ... Read more

    0,83 €

  • The Final Round

    The Autobiography of Jane Couch

    by Jane Couch, Abi Smith ...
    The story of one woman and her fight to be able to box. Seeing herself simply as an athlete wanting to do something she loved, Jane Couch found herself ostracised from the male-dominated world of boxing. But Jane fought back - and ultimately ensured that future generations of women in the UK wouldn't face the same discrimination. ... Read more

    10,98 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Féroce !

    La genèse de Tyson

    by Mark Kriegel ...
    Champion du monde des poids lourds à 20 ans, Mike Tyson a marqué l’histoire de la boxe, dès ses premiers pas sur le ring. En quelques années, il devient une légende vivante, redouté et adulé par tous.Mais derrière le mythe, se cache un homme complexe et controversé. La chute de Tyson est aussi brutale que son ascension fut fulgurante.Dans cette biographie sans concession qui vient d’être publiée ... Read more

    16,99 €

  • De krachtpatser van mentale kracht 2

    De psyche in het spel

    by Sami Duymaz, Sami Duymaz, Sami Duymaz, Michaela Franz ...
    gebruiker In de moderne topsport is naast de fysieke fitheid ook de mentale fitheid van belang. "Bronnen van mentale kracht: de krachtpatser van mentale kracht" van Sami Duymaz is een boek dat zich bezighoudt met het psychologische aspect. De auteur geeft een gedetailleerde analyse van de bronnen van psychologische kracht en hun toepassing in de sport en geeft waardevol advies voor atleten en ... Read more

    18,00 €

  • Spanning the World

    The Crazy Universe of Big-Time Sports, All-Star Egos, and Hall of Fame Bloopers

    by Len Berman ...

    8,68 €

  • Counterpunch

    by Chris Shaw ...
    It's the 1960's. Sam Smith is an English boxer from Whitechapel, London, UK. Follow his incredible journey into world championship boxing.Sam looks unstoppable, then, in steps the Mob, closely followed by the FBI, the SAS, and police on two continents. Will he win or will he lose everything? Fast-paced, action-packed, and full of intrigue, Counterpunch hooks you from the first page. ... Read more

    6,35 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Boxing for Self-Defense: Taking the Sweet Science from the Ring to the Street

    Boxing for Self-Defense, #1

    by wim demeere ...
    Series Book 1 - Boxing for Self-Defense
    Can you defend yourself in the street with boxing techniques?Yes, you can, but there are critical differences between the ring and the pavement arena. For boxing to be an effective self-defense system, you must know which parts transfer directly and which ones you need to adapt. Most of all, you must know how to do that. Written by a self-defense expert with over thirty-five years of experience, ... Read more

    4,99 €

  • Muhammad Ali - "The greatest"

    Svæve som en sommerfugl - stikke som en bi

    by Kurt Thyboe ...
    "Muhammad Ali ... og så mig! Dette århundredes største idræts-idol. Og en dansk reporter. Det er vel sådan ca. som herfra til den anden side af Mælkevejen. Og dog. Engang krydsede vi spor... Fragmenter af to liv, frosset fast i tiden i enkelte gyldne sekunder."Kurt Thyboe (f. 1940) er en dansk sportkommentator, journalist, freelanceskribent og forfatter.Han har tidligere skrevet "Ritter: portræt ... Read more

    8,68 €

  • There Will Always Be Boxing

    Another Year Inside the Sweet Science

    by Thomas Hauser ...
    In 2016, Booklist observed, “Thomas Hauser is a treasure. Whatever he writes is worth reading. Boxing is blessed that he has focused so much of his career on the sweet science.”There Will Always Be Boxing continues this tradition of excellence. A poignant look at Muhammad Ali—whose life was celebrated throughout the world following his death on June 3, 2016—highlights this collection of Hauser’s ... Read more

    21,19 €