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Boxing, Masculinity and Identity

The 'I' of the Tiger

by Kath Woodward ...

Boxing is infused with ideas about masculinity, power, race and social class, and as such is an ideal lens through which social scientists can examine key modern themes. In addition, its inherent contradictions of extreme violence and beauty and of discipline and excess have long been a source of inspiration for writers and film makers.Essential reading for anyone interested in the sociology of ... Read more

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Boxing is infused with ideas about masculinity, power, race and social class, and as such is an ideal lens through which social scientists can examine key modern themes. In addition, its inherent contradictions of extreme violence and beauty and of discipline and excess have long been a source of inspiration for writers and film makers.Essential reading for anyone interested in the sociology of
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Bruce Lee The Tao of Gung Fu

A Study in the Way of Chinese Martial Art

by Bruce Lee ...

In the months leading up to his death, Bruce Lee was working on this definitive study of the Chinese martial arts—collectively known as Kung Fu or Gung Fu. This book has now been edited and is published here for the first time in its entirety.Bruce Lee totally revolutionized the practice of martial arts and brought them into the modern world—by promoting the idea that students have the right to ... Read more

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In the months leading up to his death, Bruce Lee was working on this definitive study of the Chinese martial arts—collectively known as Kung Fu or Gung Fu. This book has now been edited and is published here for the first time in its entirety.Bruce Lee totally revolutionized the practice of martial arts and brought them into the modern world—by promoting the idea that students have the right to
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Battling Jack Turpin

You Gotta Fight Back

by Jackie Turpin ...

Now in his 80th year, 'Battling' Jack Turpin is the last surviving member of his generation of Britain's best-known and best-loved boxing family.Jack's father, Lionel Turpin, came from British Guiana to volunteer for the British Army during the Great War. He was wounded on the battlefields of France and invalided to Warwick, the first black man to settle in the area. Lionel married a local girl ... Read more

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Now in his 80th year, 'Battling' Jack Turpin is the last surviving member of his generation of Britain's best-known and best-loved boxing family.Jack's father, Lionel Turpin, came from British Guiana to volunteer for the British Army during the Great War. He was wounded on the battlefields of France and invalided to Warwick, the first black man to settle in the area. Lionel married a local girl
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Sweet Fighting Man

Ring of Truth

by Melanie Lloyd ...

Sweet Fighting Man is based on a collection of interviews with British boxers, from journeymen to champions. The book covers a timespan of over 50 years and features some classic personalities, such as Dave 'Boy' Green, the ever-popular British and European champion who fought for world titles against Carlos Palomino and Sugar Ray Leonard; Bunny Johnson, the first black British Heavyweight ... Read more

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Sweet Fighting Man is based on a collection of interviews with British boxers, from journeymen to champions. The book covers a timespan of over 50 years and features some classic personalities, such as Dave 'Boy' Green, the ever-popular British and European champion who fought for world titles against Carlos Palomino and Sugar Ray Leonard; Bunny Johnson, the first black British Heavyweight
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Devotion

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NOW A NETFLIX LIMITED SERIES, COMING VALENTINE'S DAY 2022'An absolute scorcher'Evening Standard'The book about infidelity that has shaken up Italy'The Times'Intimate and ultimately moving... completely absorbing'Daily Mail'A gripping novel exploring the tensions in an apparently idyllic marriage'Financial Times<... ... Read more

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NOW A NETFLIX LIMITED SERIES, COMING VALENTINE'S DAY 2022'An absolute scorcher'Evening Standard'The book about infidelity that has shaken up Italy'The Times'Intimate and ultimately moving... completely absorbing'Daily Mail'A gripping novel exploring the tensions in an apparently idyllic marriage'Financial Times<...
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Lou Ambers

A Biography of the World Lightweight Champion and Hall of Famer

by Mark Allen Baker ...

Born Luigi d'Ambrosio, Lou Ambers grew up in Herkimer, New York, during the Great Depression. He and his nine siblings watched their father lose his business. Then they lost their father. Taking to the ring as a "bootleg" boxer to support his family, "The Herkimer Hurricane" soon became an undefeated contender, losing only one of more than fifty fights in his first three years as a professional. A ... Read more

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Born Luigi d'Ambrosio, Lou Ambers grew up in Herkimer, New York, during the Great Depression. He and his nine siblings watched their father lose his business. Then they lost their father. Taking to the ring as a "bootleg" boxer to support his family, "The Herkimer Hurricane" soon became an undefeated contender, losing only one of more than fifty fights in his first three years as a professional. A
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Born to Box

The Extraordinary Story of Nipper Pat Daly

by Alex Daley ...

Born to Box is the story of Nipper Pat Daly, arguably boxing's greatest ever prodigy. A pro at age ten, by 14 he was beating grown men and at 16 ranked in the world's top ten. But tragically he was overworked and forced to retire by 17. Told by the author and by Nipper himself via his previously unpublished memoirs, it is a story like no other. ... Read more

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Born to Box is the story of Nipper Pat Daly, arguably boxing's greatest ever prodigy. A pro at age ten, by 14 he was beating grown men and at 16 ranked in the world's top ten. But tragically he was overworked and forced to retire by 17. Told by the author and by Nipper himself via his previously unpublished memoirs, it is a story like no other.
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The Fighting Frenchman

Minnesota’s Boxing Legend Scott LeDoux

by Paul Levy ...

Scott LeDoux’s face read like a roadmap of boxing’s last golden era—eye thumbed by Larry Holmes, brow gashed by Mike Tyson, ears stung by none other than Muhammad Ali. “George Foreman hit me so hard,” LeDoux said, “my ancestors in France felt it.” The only man to step into the ring with eleven heavyweight champions, LeDoux also fought through two of boxing’s greatest scandals, recurring illness, ... Read more

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Scott LeDoux’s face read like a roadmap of boxing’s last golden era—eye thumbed by Larry Holmes, brow gashed by Mike Tyson, ears stung by none other than Muhammad Ali. “George Foreman hit me so hard,” LeDoux said, “my ancestors in France felt it.” The only man to step into the ring with eleven heavyweight champions, LeDoux also fought through two of boxing’s greatest scandals, recurring illness,
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Thomas Hauser on Boxing

Another Year Inside the Sweet Science

by Thomas Hauser ...

Booklist called Straight Writes and Jabs, last year’s collection of boxing articles by Thomas Hauser, “wonderful writing from a world-class journalist.” This year’s collection, Thomas Hauser on Boxing, is the latest in the popular annuals bringing together all Hauser’s writing from the previous year. Readers will enter the dressing room with elite champions in the moments before some of 2013’s ... Read more

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Booklist called Straight Writes and Jabs, last year’s collection of boxing articles by Thomas Hauser, “wonderful writing from a world-class journalist.” This year’s collection, Thomas Hauser on Boxing, is the latest in the popular annuals bringing together all Hauser’s writing from the previous year. Readers will enter the dressing room with elite champions in the moments before some of 2013’s
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Fighting Talk

Boxing and the Modern Lexicon

by Bob Jones ...

From 'A Low Blow' to 'Went the Distance', a fascinating and lively examination of the regular use of terms from the boxing ring in our everyday language. Have you ever stopped to notice how often your local newspaper or favourite magazine uses the terms 'On the Ropes', 'The Gloves Are Off' and 'Knockout Punch'? How often TV newsreaders will say that a politician has "Thrown His hat in the Ring', ... Read more

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From 'A Low Blow' to 'Went the Distance', a fascinating and lively examination of the regular use of terms from the boxing ring in our everyday language. Have you ever stopped to notice how often your local newspaper or favourite magazine uses the terms 'On the Ropes', 'The Gloves Are Off' and 'Knockout Punch'? How often TV newsreaders will say that a politician has "Thrown His hat in the Ring',
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Secrets of Giron Arnis Escrima

by Antonio Somera ...

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Learn about the history, culture and techniques of filipino escrima with this informative martial arts guide.The history of the Philippines and her martial arts is a history of resistance and revolt. Born into this fertile time and place, Grandmaster Leo M. Giron became a child of revolution. He grew up in a time when martial arts training was a necessity, not a luxury. His system was taught to ... Read more

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Learn about the history, culture and techniques of filipino escrima with this informative martial arts guide.The history of the Philippines and her martial arts is a history of resistance and revolt. Born into this fertile time and place, Grandmaster Leo M. Giron became a child of revolution. He grew up in a time when martial arts training was a necessity, not a luxury. His system was taught to
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Karate is a martial art that developed in the Ryukyu Islands, in modern-day Okinawa, Japan.The three main styles of karate take their names from the village where they are practiced. NAHA-TE, SHURI-TE, and TOMARI-TE were co-developed from a local fighting method called Te and the Chinese fighting style Tode (Chinese hand).In 1923, Okinawan masters changed the Chinese characters to Japanese, ... Read more

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Karate is a martial art that developed in the Ryukyu Islands, in modern-day Okinawa, Japan.The three main styles of karate take their names from the village where they are practiced. NAHA-TE, SHURI-TE, and TOMARI-TE were co-developed from a local fighting method called Te and the Chinese fighting style Tode (Chinese hand).In 1923, Okinawan masters changed the Chinese characters to Japanese,
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Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do

Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way

by Bruce Lee ...

Compiled from Bruce Lee's own notes and writings, Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do is the seminal book presenting the martial art created by Bruce Lee himself.Jeet Kune Do was a revolutionary new approach to the martial arts in its time and is the principal reason why Bruce Lee is revered as a pioneer by martial artists today, many decades after his death. The development of his unique martial art form—its ... Read more

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Compiled from Bruce Lee's own notes and writings, Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do is the seminal book presenting the martial art created by Bruce Lee himself.Jeet Kune Do was a revolutionary new approach to the martial arts in its time and is the principal reason why Bruce Lee is revered as a pioneer by martial artists today, many decades after his death. The development of his unique martial art form—its
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Bruce Lee Words of the Dragon

Interviews, 1958-1973

Edited by John Little ...

Series series Bruce Lee Library
Here they are, available for the first time in one collection, Bruce Lee's conversations with the press from 1958 to 1973.Words of the Dragon is an anthology of rare newspaper and magazine interviews with Bruce Lee, many not previously published in the United States, revealing new words and explanations of Bruce about himself, his art, and philosophy.Interesting and insightful, Words of the Dragon ... Read more

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Here they are, available for the first time in one collection, Bruce Lee's conversations with the press from 1958 to 1973.Words of the Dragon is an anthology of rare newspaper and magazine interviews with Bruce Lee, many not previously published in the United States, revealing new words and explanations of Bruce about himself, his art, and philosophy.Interesting and insightful, Words of the Dragon
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The Big Fight

My Story

by Sugar Ray Leonard ...

'To be legendary you got to have heart... Ray's heart was bigger than all the rest' Muhammad AliSUGAR RAY LEONARD was one of the greatest boxers ever. An artist and a showman he was always willing to take the difficult fight: his gruelling encounters with Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler have become legendary.Ray's autobiography takes you into the ring - with the mind games, ... Read more

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'To be legendary you got to have heart... Ray's heart was bigger than all the rest' Muhammad AliSUGAR RAY LEONARD was one of the greatest boxers ever. An artist and a showman he was always willing to take the difficult fight: his gruelling encounters with Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler have become legendary.Ray's autobiography takes you into the ring - with the mind games,
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Wing Chun for MMA

How to use Wing Chun for modern fighting, self-defense, and sport

by Master Tang ...

Does Wing Chun Suck?In the 80s we had The Karate Kid. In the 2000s we have MMA.Among MMA fighters, Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiujitsu are among the most popular art forms.Somehow, Wing Chun, also known as Wing Tsun or Ving Tsun depending on your lineage, has managed to stay afloat and remain quite popular.Recently, this popularity can be attributed to the new Ip Man movies starring Donnie Yen.Yet at ... Read more

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Does Wing Chun Suck?In the 80s we had The Karate Kid. In the 2000s we have MMA.Among MMA fighters, Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiujitsu are among the most popular art forms.Somehow, Wing Chun, also known as Wing Tsun or Ving Tsun depending on your lineage, has managed to stay afloat and remain quite popular.Recently, this popularity can be attributed to the new Ip Man movies starring Donnie Yen.Yet at
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Intimate Warfare

The True Story of the Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward Boxing Trilogy

by Dennis Taylor, John J. Raspanti ...

Intimate Warfare: The True Story of the Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward Boxing Trilogy traces the lives and careers of two legendary fighters—Micky Ward, a humble, hardscrabble, blue-collar Irishman from Lowell, Massachusetts, and Arturo Gatti, a handsome, flashy, charismatic Italian-born star who was raised in Montreal. Dennis Taylor and John J. Raspanti paint a vivid portrait of these two fighters ... Read more

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Intimate Warfare: The True Story of the Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward Boxing Trilogy traces the lives and careers of two legendary fighters—Micky Ward, a humble, hardscrabble, blue-collar Irishman from Lowell, Massachusetts, and Arturo Gatti, a handsome, flashy, charismatic Italian-born star who was raised in Montreal. Dennis Taylor and John J. Raspanti paint a vivid portrait of these two fighters
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Karate: The Art of Empty Hand Fighting

The Groundbreaking Work on Karate

by Hidetaka Nishiyama, Richard C. Brown ...

Karate: The Art of "Empty-Hand" Fighting is the definitive guide to Shotokan Karate—the most widely practiced style of Karate—and has inspired millions of Karate practitioners worldwide. Authored by one of the great masters of the art, Hidetaka Nishiyama, this book is a classic, groundbreaking work on the sport of Karate, and one of the first published in English. An Olympic sport, Karate is today ... Read more

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Karate: The Art of "Empty-Hand" Fighting is the definitive guide to Shotokan Karate—the most widely practiced style of Karate—and has inspired millions of Karate practitioners worldwide. Authored by one of the great masters of the art, Hidetaka Nishiyama, this book is a classic, groundbreaking work on the sport of Karate, and one of the first published in English. An Olympic sport, Karate is today
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Torpedo

by Pekka Jaatinen, Jussi Karjalainen ...

Rajuotteisen kaunistelematon romaani ammattilaisnyrkkeilyn pimeistä puolista. Suomalais-nicaragualainen amatöörinyrkkeilijä José värvätään ammattilaiskehiin torpedoksi. Hänen tulee esittää tasoistaan huonompaa nyrkkeilijää ja tärvellä kilpailevan ottelijan lupaava ura. José oppii nopeasti ja tekee vastustajistaan selvää jälkeä. Hän kuitenkin kyllästyy elämään valheessa ja päättää kokeilla, kuinka ... Read more

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Rajuotteisen kaunistelematon romaani ammattilaisnyrkkeilyn pimeistä puolista. Suomalais-nicaragualainen amatöörinyrkkeilijä José värvätään ammattilaiskehiin torpedoksi. Hänen tulee esittää tasoistaan huonompaa nyrkkeilijää ja tärvellä kilpailevan ottelijan lupaava ura. José oppii nopeasti ja tekee vastustajistaan selvää jälkeä. Hän kuitenkin kyllästyy elämään valheessa ja päättää kokeilla, kuinka
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Last on His Feet

Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century

by Youssef Daoudi, Adrian Matejka ...

A groundbreaking graphic portrait of boxing legend Jack Johnson, Last on His Feet offers a front-row seat to the Battle of the Century.On the morning of July 4, 1910, thousands of boxing fans stormed a newly built stadium in Reno, Nevada, to witness an epic showdown. Jack Johnson, the world’s first Black heavyweight champion—and most infamous athlete in the world because of his race—was paired ... Read more

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A groundbreaking graphic portrait of boxing legend Jack Johnson, Last on His Feet offers a front-row seat to the Battle of the Century.On the morning of July 4, 1910, thousands of boxing fans stormed a newly built stadium in Reno, Nevada, to witness an epic showdown. Jack Johnson, the world’s first Black heavyweight champion—and most infamous athlete in the world because of his race—was paired
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The Sweet Science

Boxing and Boxiana - A Ringside View

by A. J. Liebling ...

Series series Penguin Modern Classics
Take a ringside seat next to A. J. Liebling at some of the greatest fights in history. Here is Joe Louis's devastating final match; Sugar Ray Robinson's dramatic comeback; and Rocky Marciano's rise to heavyweight glory. The heated ringside atmosphere, the artistry of the great boxers and the blows and parries of the classic fights are all vividly evoked in a volume described by Sports Illustrated ... Read more

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Take a ringside seat next to A. J. Liebling at some of the greatest fights in history. Here is Joe Louis's devastating final match; Sugar Ray Robinson's dramatic comeback; and Rocky Marciano's rise to heavyweight glory. The heated ringside atmosphere, the artistry of the great boxers and the blows and parries of the classic fights are all vividly evoked in a volume described by Sports Illustrated
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Kickboxing 101

A Beginner's Guide To Kickboxing For Self Defense, Fitness, and Fun

by HowExpert, Nathan DeMetz ...

Are you ready to learn kickboxing? Whether you are looking to learn for self-defense, fitness, or just to have fun, “Kickboxing 101” will teach you the basic kickboxing techniques you need to know. This guide will show you how to control stand up aspects of a fight through movement, defensive maneuvers, and striking attacks.Over 200 photos are combined with step-by-step instructions to illustrate ... Read more

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Are you ready to learn kickboxing? Whether you are looking to learn for self-defense, fitness, or just to have fun, “Kickboxing 101” will teach you the basic kickboxing techniques you need to know. This guide will show you how to control stand up aspects of a fight through movement, defensive maneuvers, and striking attacks.Over 200 photos are combined with step-by-step instructions to illustrate
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Ricky Hatton's Vegas Tales

the last book from the late, great boxer

by Ricky Hatton ...

Ricky Hatton's brilliance as a boxer, his down-to-earth demeanour and his live-wire sense of humour made him a national treasure.Five of Ricky's biggest and most explosive fights took place in the boxing Mecca of Las Vegas. Tens of thousands of British fans followed him there to watch these monumental bouts, and to soak up the unique atmosphere in Sin City.In Ricky's Hatton's Vegas Tales, the late ... Read more

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Ricky Hatton's brilliance as a boxer, his down-to-earth demeanour and his live-wire sense of humour made him a national treasure.Five of Ricky's biggest and most explosive fights took place in the boxing Mecca of Las Vegas. Tens of thousands of British fans followed him there to watch these monumental bouts, and to soak up the unique atmosphere in Sin City.In Ricky's Hatton's Vegas Tales, the late
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Amir Khan

A Boy From Bolton: My Story

by Amir Khan ...

The autobiography of a boxing superstar and Olympic and world champion**'**Khan is extraordinary ... To many ... the figure of an Olympic champion turned political icon suggests Muhammad Ali' OBSERVERAmir Khan is a hard-working, twenty-first-century hero: a standard bearer for his Pakistani heritage, his Lancashire upbringing and the future of British boxing.At just seventeen he won silver at the ... Read more

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The autobiography of a boxing superstar and Olympic and world champion**'**Khan is extraordinary ... To many ... the figure of an Olympic champion turned political icon suggests Muhammad Ali' OBSERVERAmir Khan is a hard-working, twenty-first-century hero: a standard bearer for his Pakistani heritage, his Lancashire upbringing and the future of British boxing.At just seventeen he won silver at the
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Boxing, Masculinity and Identity

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Battling Jack Turpin

Sweet Fighting Man

Devotion

Lou Ambers

Born to Box

The Fighting Frenchman

Thomas Hauser on Boxing

Fighting Talk

Secrets of Giron Arnis Escrima

ALL IN ONE PACK: ANCIENT SECRETS OF ALL MARTIAL ARTS TEACHINGS, HIDDEN KUNG FU TECHNIQUES, AND ITS POWERFUL STRIKING METHODS

Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do

Bruce Lee Words of the Dragon

The Big Fight

Wing Chun for MMA

Intimate Warfare

Karate: The Art of Empty Hand Fighting

Torpedo

Last on His Feet

The Sweet Science

Kickboxing 101

Ricky Hatton's Vegas Tales

Amir Khan