Description
Presents the essentials of kickboxing for all skill levels and includes tips and techniques specifically for women, which can be used for fitness or professional kickboxing.
Library's review
Whether you learn how to kickbox on your own or through classes offered by experienced instructors, a book for home study is a useful tool for improving our skills. While you can, of course, benefit from material written for men, it is even more useful to have information written with you in mind.
Kickboxing for Women corrects that problem. It covers all the essentials of learning kickboxing, and it includes tips expecially for women. It contains information helpful to beginner, intermediate and advanced kickboxers. Kickboxing for Women covers principles, techniques and drills for the fitness kickboxer as well as the professional kickboxer. Numerous photographs illustrate the techniques so that you can practice them. A resource directory helps you find equipment, supplies and other like-minded kickboxers.
Jennifer Lawler is a second-degree black belt in tae kwon do with experience in aikido, combat hapkido, aiki-jutsu and the weapons of self-defense. She has been a tournament competitor for almost 10 years and a tournament judge since 1994. Lawler is also the author of 12 books, many of which are about women and the martial arts (Tae Kwon Do for Women, Coaching Women in the Martial Arts, Martial Arts for Women: A Practical Guide).
Debz Buller, a certified cardio-karate, ACE aerobics instructor and ISSA certified personal trainer, has taught a wide variety of kickboxing and aerobic kickboxing classes, including her popular SHRED program, at many schools and gyms throughout the country. She is a silver medallist in kali (filipino stickfighting) and panatukan (filipino kickboxing), and is a member of the U.S. National Kali Team. She is also a member of the World Escrima, Kali and Arnis Federation.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction to kickboxing
Chapter 2 Benefits of kickboxing training
Chapter 3 Where to begin
Chapter 4 Warm-ups and stretches
Chapter 5 Kicks
Chapter 6 Knee strikes
Chapter 7 Punches
Chapter 8 Rules to remember
Chapter 9 Blocking and evading
Chapter 10 Kick combinations
Chapter 11 Punch combinations
Chapter 12 Kick-punch combinations
Chapter 13 Conditioning, flexibility and weight training
Chapter 14 Beginner workout plan
Chapter 15 Intermediate workout plan
Chapter 16 Advanced workout plan
Chapter 17 Amateur and pro bouts
Chapter 18 Developing fighting skills
Chapter 19 Full contact sparring
Chapter 20 Avoiding injury
Chapter 21 Other practical matters
Chapter 22 Resources
Index
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Some of the challenges that women in sports face are not faced by men, and the inherent skills that man women have-speed, agility and flexibility-are often overlooked in traditional reference books.Kickboxing for Women corrects that problem. It covers all the essentials of learning kickboxing, and it includes tips expecially for women. It contains information helpful to beginner, intermediate and advanced kickboxers. Kickboxing for Women covers principles, techniques and drills for the fitness kickboxer as well as the professional kickboxer. Numerous photographs illustrate the techniques so that you can practice them. A resource directory helps you find equipment, supplies and other like-minded kickboxers.
Jennifer Lawler is a second-degree black belt in tae kwon do with experience in aikido, combat hapkido, aiki-jutsu and the weapons of self-defense. She has been a tournament competitor for almost 10 years and a tournament judge since 1994. Lawler is also the author of 12 books, many of which are about women and the martial arts (Tae Kwon Do for Women, Coaching Women in the Martial Arts, Martial Arts for Women: A Practical Guide).
Debz Buller, a certified cardio-karate, ACE aerobics instructor and ISSA certified personal trainer, has taught a wide variety of kickboxing and aerobic kickboxing classes, including her popular SHRED program, at many schools and gyms throughout the country. She is a silver medallist in kali (filipino stickfighting) and panatukan (filipino kickboxing), and is a member of the U.S. National Kali Team. She is also a member of the World Escrima, Kali and Arnis Federation.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction to kickboxing
Chapter 2 Benefits of kickboxing training
Chapter 3 Where to begin
Chapter 4 Warm-ups and stretches
Chapter 5 Kicks
Chapter 6 Knee strikes
Chapter 7 Punches
Chapter 8 Rules to remember
Chapter 9 Blocking and evading
Chapter 10 Kick combinations
Chapter 11 Punch combinations
Chapter 12 Kick-punch combinations
Chapter 13 Conditioning, flexibility and weight training
Chapter 14 Beginner workout plan
Chapter 15 Intermediate workout plan
Chapter 16 Advanced workout plan
Chapter 17 Amateur and pro bouts
Chapter 18 Developing fighting skills
Chapter 19 Full contact sparring
Chapter 20 Avoiding injury
Chapter 21 Other practical matters
Chapter 22 Resources
Index
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ISBN
193054653X / 9781930546530
Publication
Wish Publishing