Product Description
"The Essential Guide to Learning Martial Arts" is an informative guide to surviving the practice of martial arts. Using helpful checklists, this book shows how to: choose a martial arts club, how to get fit, how to become motivated, how to improve skills and knowledge, how to prepare for gradings and tournaments and how to train safely up to black belt standard. Easy to read and understand, this handy guide will appeal to all martial artists from the beginner to the more experienced practitioner and can be referred to throughout the course of training.
From the Author
A useful guide to surviving the practice of martial arts for beginners and more advanced participants. Drawn upon a wealth of experience, this is one of the most informative, up-to-date guides around today and can be referred to throughout the course of training up to black belt and beyond!
About the Author
Carol Ann Strange is a freelance writer and author with special interest in holistic health and well-being. Within the martial arts, she is a practitioner of Tai Chi. In 1991, she partnered with her brother Mark Strange (former British Kung Fu Champion) in the opening of The Leyland Academy of Chinese Martial Arts. Today, Carol is studying complentary medicine. She lies with her husband Paul and their children, Jason and Stephanie in Lancashire.
