Description
Throughout the ages, cunning and brave heroes have reached deep inside themselves to find the strength to triumph over long odds. Aspiring black belts will love this action-packed collection of twenty-six stories about the great heroes of the martial arts and their many paths to victory. The stories include the tales of: The legendaryBruce Lee--Kung Fu master and greatest martial artist of his time Miyamoto Musashi--the "greatest swordsman in history" and the author of theBook of Five Rings Jackie Chan--a dyslexic boy, abandoned at age seven who grew up to be a martial arts film star Mu-lan--the brave daughter who went to battle for the good of her family These exciting tales of thrilling fights and wily strategies span the wide world of martial arts--from Aikido, Karate, Kung Fu, Sumo, and Jujitsu to Brazilian Capoeira, Israeli Krav Maga, Korean Tae-kwon-do, Japanese Kyudo, and Thailand's Muay Thai, even the Zen-focused tea ceremony which teaches the discipline martial artists require to succeed. Filled with incredible action and amazing feats of daring and skill,Legends of the Martial Arts Masters will inspire readers of all ages with stories of courage, endurance and self-discovery.… (more)
Library's review
The stories include dramatic victories, wily strategies, and triumphs over long odds-from the great Tsukahara Bokudan's
Filled with action and amazing feats of martial arts wizardry, Legends of the Martial Arts Masters will inspire readers with stories of courage, combat, and sel-discovery.
Susan Lynn Peterson is a martial artist and an award-winning author. She holds a third degree black belt in Okinawan Shuri-ryu karate and is a USA Karate Federation national champion. She has studied karate, kobudo, Shaolin Chuan Fa, and Tai Chi Chuan, and has taught karate and kobudo at KoSho Karate San in Tucson, Arizona. She is also the author of Starting and Running Your Own Martial Arts School, and her magazines articles have appeared in Black Belt, New Body, and Fighting Woman News.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The general fights the bull
The great wave
The hard way to find a teacher
The three sons
The style of no sword
A bully changes his ways
The ballad om Mu-lan
Twelve warriors of Burma
Wing chun
The eighteen hands
The mind is a sword
The gentle way
Great power, great control
The strange disappearance of Morihei Ueshiba
Why Mas Oyama shaved his head twice
The bright young man
A tea master faces death
The cat
How loyalty saved Korean martial arts
A kyudo master makes a bet
Fifty thousand high blocks
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