Athletes pressing charges
Athletes Pressing Charges explores the athlete-led protest movement in the Olympic sport of modern pentathlon. The athlete activists protest against the removal of the horse-riding discipline from the sport and blame the sport's governing body, the International Modern Pentathlon Union, for violating good governance principles and mismanagement. By taking the existing power imbalance between sport organizations and athletes as a starting point, this book argues that providing a voice to independent athletes affected by policy changes, is crucial to understand the ongoing issues in the sport. The protest movement is contextualized against the backdrop of increasingly stronger attempts by athletes from semi-professional Olympic sports to make their voices heard in decision-making processes. Therefore, this study has broader significance for the ongoing challenges by athletes and athletes-led organizations on powerful sport organizations.
Sport Broadcasting for Managers
This is the first book to focus on sport broadcasting as a core aspect of contemporary sport business and management. It explains how sport business professionals can manage sport broadcasting as an essential component of their work.
Skateboarding Is Not a Fashion
Skateboarding Is Not A Fashion is the culture's magnum opus look book. The gigantic first edition was an instant sellout, so the authors felt compelled to stuff even more content into this revised volume, now standing at almost 700 pages! As the culture moved on from its "novelty" stage as an offshoot of the surfing craze in the early days and developed its own distinct identity, brands core to the scene such as Vans, Santa Cruz, Powell-Peralta, Sims, Alva, Jimmy'Z brought their distinct visions to the table. Nearly every area of garment design was touched by skate wear's aesthetic- influencing the design and fashion of innumerable media from printed T-shirts to board shorts and denim to track suits along the way. Telling the inside story of skate couture in the words of those who lived it, Skateboarding Is Not A Fashion features original commentary from designers, company founders, and pro skateboarders who have defined skateboarding's look for entire generations. Skate personalities we meet include Stacy Peralta, Lance Mountain, Tony Alva, Brad Bowman, Steve Olson, Steve Caballero, Steve Van Doren, and many more.
Harmonic Dressage Part 2
This book discusses how to use dressage principles to train horses - not only through the levels of dressage, for for any discipline. Movements, their purpose, and logical order of introduction into a training program are illustrated and discussed. This book will provide horse owners, trainers and horse show judges with a clear and concise guide to the classical German Training Pyramid system. Trainers can use it as a teaching tool - a book for their students to purchase, read and have discussions about. It can also serve as a tool to create better understanding between dressage and/or western dressage competitors and judges.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Sport and Leisure
This innovative textbook explains how sport and leisure organisations can become more entrepreneurial in order to achieve sustainable growth. It introduces key tools, techniques and approaches that can help sport and leisure organisations put entrepreneurship at the centre of their culture.
Impact Weapon Compatives 2nd Edition
Impact Weapon Combatives 2nd edition is a groundbreaking, incredibly detailed and inclusive go-to book on Impact Weapons. This volume adds approximately 80 additional pages to the first edition and has been updated to address training needed for our times more effectively. This is the training course about you holding a stick in your hand and blocking, striking, and grappling against empty hand attacks, against other impact weapons, against edged weapons, and against some gun threats. Hock's involvement with the stick/baton spans five decades dating back to the early 1970s when he first entered the U.S. Army Military Police Academy. His book covers history, theories, and science about the impact weapon, stress quickdraws, using the closed expandable baton as a weapon, all single-hand and double-handed strikes, all single and double-handed blocks, both old-school and new military and police baton defensive tactics, skill drills, stick ground-fighting. This book also includes a very special section on impact weapon retention covering everything from the carry site to use. Plus, it has more than 40 stick takedowns starting from the head on down to the ankle. This is the complete guide to the use of the "stick" as a tactical tool. It does not detail stick-versus-stick as a Filipino martial arts weapons or course of study. This is a completely practical, tactical training and reference manual. The material focuses on tactics, not on the martial artsy segment of this material. If you are interested in the art only, this is not the book for you. But if you are interested in tactics, strategies, history, and application of impact weapons, this book was written for you.
Impact Weapon Combatives 2nd Edition
Impact Weapon Combatives 2nd edition is a groundbreaking, incredibly detailed and inclusive go-to book on Impact Weapons. This volume adds approximately 80 additional pages to the first edition and has been updated to more effectively address training needed for our times. This is the training course about you holding a stick in your hand and blocking, striking and grappling against empty hand attacks, against other impact weapons, against edged weapons and against some gun threats. Hock's involvement with the stick/baton spans five decades dating back to the early 1970s when he first entered the U.S. Army Military Police Academy. His book covers history, theories and science about the impact weapon, stress quick draws, using the closed expandable baton as a weapon, all single-hand and double-handed strikes, all single and double-handed blocks, both old-school and new military and police baton defensive tactics, skill drills, stick ground-fighting. This book also includes a very special section on impact weapon retention covering everything from the carry site to use. Plus, it has more than 40 stick takedowns starting from the head on down to the ankle. This is the complete quide to the use of the "stick" as a tactical tool. It does not detail stick-versus-stick as a Filipino martial arts weapons or course of study. This is completely practical, tactical training and reference manual. The material focuses on tactics not on the martial artsy segment of this material. If you are interested in the art only, this is not the book for you. But if you are interested in tactics, strategies, history and application of impact weapons, this book was written for you.
Sport Injury Psychology
Critical Perspectives in Sport Injury Psychology aims to engage in more intense debates about sport injury psychology by turning a more critical eye towards it. It challenges the field's traditions and practices by drawing from different disciplines, paradigms, and theories.
Weight Lifting Log Book
Stunning weight lifting logbook, you are royalty and you deserve the best, treat yourself like one.Get into the habit of living a healthy life. It is not easy but it is worth it.Get the perfect gift for your loved ones!
Diego Maradona
This is the first book in English to closely examine the life of Diego Maradona from socio-cultural perspectives, exploring how his status as an icon, a popular sporting hero and a political figurehead have been culturally constructed, reproduced, and manipulated.
The Armizare Workbook
Armizare: the Medieval Italian Martial Art Do you want to learn authentic medieval Italian martial arts and knightly combat? With a training partner, some simple equipment, and this innovative workbook, you can. Incorporating over 40 video clips, text instruction, and many images, this workbook is the most up-to-date way to learn the ancient art of Armizare. Armizare is the Italian word for the Art of Arms, as taught by Fiore dei Liberi in his extraordinary treatise The Flower of Battle, written in about 1400. It is challenging to learn directly from the manuscript, so let the acclaimed and respected researcher, practitioner and teacher Dr. Guy Windsor make it easier for you with this workbook, which includes: Basic warm-upsFootwork actionsWrestling techniquesAttacks and defences with the daggerAttacks and defences with the longswordBackground information on Fiore and his bookAdvice on how to practice Everybody learns differently, so there are options presented at various points in the workbook, allowing you to choose what to practise next, based on your interests. There are many paths up the mountain, and with this workbook you get to choose your own. The video clips include instruction for both right and left handers. The printed workbooks include abundant space for writing notes, and are available for both right and left-handers. The workbook is organised into eight classes, for you to take at your own pace. Every movement and technique is clearly described, with images from Fiore's manuscript, and links to video clips showing you the technique in action. Join Guy as he teaches you... Unarmed techniquesThe four guards of abrazare (wrestling)The first six plays of abrazareThe four steps (footwork)The three turns (footwork) With the DaggerThe four blows of the daggerDisarms against forehand, backhand, and rising dagger thrustsCounters to the disarmsArm locks and countersHow to fall safelyA basic takedown/throw With the LongswordSix ways to hold the longswordThe seven blows of the longswordHow to parry and strikeHow to counter the parry with a pommel strikeHow to counter the pommel strikeThe exchange of thrustsBreaking the thrustsTraining on the pell And above all you will learn how to train safely and effectively. Guy has spent the last 20+ years developing his approach to learning and teaching historical martial arts, so you are in safe and expert hands. Begin your journey into historical martial arts today with this ground-breaking Armizare workbook.
Man O' War
Man o' War has been acclaimed as the greatest racehorse of all time, and nearly three-quarters of a century after his death his legend continues to grow. The horse became the greatest sports hero of his era, mentioned with the same reverence as Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, and Red Grange. In Man o' War, veteran racing historian Edward L. Bowen recounts the life and times of "Big Red." This edition includes a new epilogue by the author.
Sports and Aging
2023 Choice Outstanding Academic Title In Sports and Aging a wide-ranging group of physically active people, including many scholar-athletes, fifty years and older, discuss sports in the context of aging and their own athletic experiences. This collection of personal accounts includes a spectrum of contributors across genders, social classes, and racial, ethnic, national, religious, and educational backgrounds to determine whether there are any common characteristics that can promote long, happy, healthy, and meaningful lifespans. In this fresh look at the role of sports in the process of aging, contributors range from a ninety-six-year-old great-grandmother to a former Olympian. Many contributors have used education to better their lot in life or to find solace and meaning in the service of others. For all, sports or physical activity has enhanced their health and temperament and provided a sense of community.
The Great Gama
From effortlessly picking up stone weighing up to two elephants, consuming 10 litre milk and four chicken, to defeating the world champions in matter of minutes, all in his truly Kushti style. This is the story of the undefeated wrestling legend the one with the undying spirit and a heart of gold - The Great Gama, Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt, commonly known as Rustam-e-Hind,
Stadia Naming Rights in Sport
This book is an accessible, practical and systematic guide to stadium naming rights sponsorship within sport, designed to help practitioners and students gain a better understanding of how naming rights work and the benefits that sport and corporate organisations may get from this kind of arrangement.
Referees, Match Officials and Abuse
This book explores issues related to the abuse of referees and match officials in sport. Drawing on original empirical research in football, rugby union, rugby league and cricket, it provides an insight into the complexities involved in the recruitment, retention and development processes of match officials across the global sports industry.
Sports and Aging
2023 Choice Outstanding Academic Title In Sports and Aging a wide-ranging group of physically active people, including many scholar-athletes, fifty years and older, discuss sports in the context of aging and their own athletic experiences. This collection of personal accounts includes a spectrum of contributors across genders, social classes, and racial, ethnic, national, religious, and educational backgrounds to determine whether there are any common characteristics that can promote long, happy, healthy, and meaningful lifespans. In this fresh look at the role of sports in the process of aging, contributors range from a ninety-six-year-old great-grandmother to a former Olympian. Many contributors have used education to better their lot in life or to find solace and meaning in the service of others. For all, sports or physical activity has enhanced their health and temperament and provided a sense of community.
Vortex Control Self-Defense
Teach Yourself Hand-to-Hand Combat!This street fighting book makes learning hand-to-hand combat easy.It is much more than a bunch of self-defense tips. Once you know the basics, physical limitations such as strength, age, or fitness level are no issue.This is an effective yet easy to learn method of self-defense derived from over 20 years of research.Teach yourself this highly effective system today, because traditional martial arts don't work on the streets.Get it now.Vortex Control Self-Defense IncludesSimple explanations of the Vortex Control Self-Defense principlesFootwork and the unique bomb-kicksEasy to learn entry techniques to break through your opponent's guardDevastating hand combinations presented in a formulaic method15+ highly practical arm, hand, and finger locks. Use them for pain compliance, disarming, and/or breaking limbs.... and much more!Combines the Most Effective Chinese and Filipino Martial ArtsGM Lawrence Lee's Tong Kune Do Kung FuWing ChunBalintawak Arnis EscrimaPanatukan street fighting... and others.Learn the Science of Modern Self-DefenseThe use of power angles for an unbreakable defenseA simple yet devastating fighting strategy following military principles of warfareThe concept of "weaponizing" to get the most damage out of all your movementsHarnessing gravitational forces to maximize power in all your strikesUsing body mechanics and physics for maximum efficiency and increased damage to your opponentLimited Time Only...Get your copy of Vortex Control Self-Defense today and you will also receive: Free SF Nonfiction Books new releasesExclusive discount offersDownloadable sample chaptersBonus content... and more!This publication has the approval of Peter Sunbye, creator of Vortex Control Self-Defense.Teach yourself hand-to-hand combat for the streets of today, because Vortex Control Self-Defense is easy to learn and highly effective.Get it now.
Gotch vs. Hackenscmidt
In 1908, George Hackenschmidt, the touring World Champion for the past 8 years, wrestled Frank Gotch, the American Heavyweight Champion. This match turned professional wrestling into a massive spectator sport for the first time. However, the controversial rematch three years later led fans to stay away for the next decade and hastened the transition to worked exhibitions instead of legitimate contests.
Backpacking Tennessee
"The reason I travel and explore the outdoors is simple," writes Johnny Molloy, "the world is a beautiful place!" And Molloy would know: he has backpacked more than 2,500 nights in forty states. It is this experience--much of it garnered in his home state of Tennessee--combined with his extensive production of guidebooks spanning activities from hiking and camping to paddling and bicycling, that enabled him to produce Backpacking Tennessee: Overnight Trail Adventures from the Mississippi River to the Appalachian Mountains.Complete with directions, distances, descriptions, and maps, Backpacking Tennessee is divided into four sections that together outline forty overnight hikes across West Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, the Cumberland Plateau, and East Tennessee and the Appalachian Mountains. The trails Molloy has chosen to highlight are a mix of well-known hikes and lesser-known areas, ranging in distance and difficulty for both novice hikers and experienced backpackers. Woven throughout the trail descriptions are comments on scenery, notes about safety, and historical information that help readers get a true feel for each hike. To round out his comprehensive guide, Molloy also includes ratings, 1-5, on the family- and dog-friendliness of each trail--an especially helpful feature for readers bringing loved ones along.From the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Cherokee National Forest to Big South Fork and Land Between the Lakes, Tennessee offers thousands of miles of trails for adventurers looking to explore. For budding outdoor enthusiasts and experienced backpackers alike, Backpacking Tennessee answers the timeless question: where do we go next?
Dangerous Fun
A thrilling ethnography of big wave surfing in Hawaii that explores the sociology of fun. Straight from the beaches of Hawaii comes an exciting new ethnography of a community of big-wave surfers. Oahu's Waimea Bay attracts the world's best big wave surfers--men and women who come to test their physical strength, courage, style, knowledge of the water, and love of the ocean. Sociologist Ugo Corte sees their fun as the outcome of social interaction within a community. Both as participant and observer, he examines how mentors, novices, and peers interact to create episodes of collective fun in a dangerous setting; how they push one another's limits, nourish a lifestyle, advance the sport and, in some cases, make a living based on their passion for the sport. In Dangerous Fun, Corte traces how surfers earn and maintain a reputation within the field, and how, as innovations are introduced, and as they progress, establish themselves and age, they modify their strategies for maximizing performance and limiting chances of failure. Corte argues that fun is a social phenomenon, a pathway to solidarity rooted in the delight in actualizing the self within a social world. It is a form of group cohesion achieved through shared participation in risky interactions with uncertain outcomes. Ultimately, Corte provides an understanding of collective effervescence, emotional energy, and the interaction rituals leading to fateful moments--moments of decision that, once made, transform one's self-concept irrevocably.
Dangerous Fun
A thrilling ethnography of big wave surfing in Hawaii that explores the sociology of fun. Straight from the beaches of Hawaii comes an exciting new ethnography of a community of big-wave surfers. Oahu's Waimea Bay attracts the world's best big wave surfers--men and women who come to test their physical strength, courage, style, knowledge of the water, and love of the ocean. Sociologist Ugo Corte sees their fun as the outcome of social interaction within a community. Both as participant and observer, he examines how mentors, novices, and peers interact to create episodes of collective fun in a dangerous setting; how they push one another's limits, nourish a lifestyle, advance the sport and, in some cases, make a living based on their passion for the sport. In Dangerous Fun, Corte traces how surfers earn and maintain a reputation within the field, and how, as innovations are introduced, and as they progress, establish themselves and age, they modify their strategies for maximizing performance and limiting chances of failure. Corte argues that fun is a social phenomenon, a pathway to solidarity rooted in the delight in actualizing the self within a social world. It is a form of group cohesion achieved through shared participation in risky interactions with uncertain outcomes. Ultimately, Corte provides an understanding of collective effervescence, emotional energy, and the interaction rituals leading to fateful moments--moments of decision that, once made, transform one's self-concept irrevocably.
The First Kentucky Derby
Today's Kentucky Derby is a multimillion-dollar spectacle involving corporate sponsorship, worldwide media coverage, and an annual citywide festival in Louisville. Over its nearly century-and-a-half history, the Kentucky Derby has grown to be one of the biggest sporting events of the year, attracting 150,000 spectators at the track and nearly 15 million television viewers on the first Saturday each May. But 1875, the year of the first Derby, was a different time. The Louisville Jockey Club track, which would one day bear the name "Churchill Downs," was a small structure that might, on its best day, provide seating and standing room for 12,000 spectators. The grandstand was plain and functional and included a section reserved for bookmakers, whose trade was legal and who operated in the open. Perhaps most significantly, the majority of jockeys in the race were Black, in stark contrast to the present-day Derby, where participation by African-American jockeys is rare. In The First Kentucky Derby, racing historian Mark Shrager examines the events leading up to the first "Run for the Roses," the unsuccessful effort that the winning owner might have made to rig the race for his preferred horse, and the prominent role played by African Americans in Gilded Age racing culture--a holdover from pre-emancipation days, when slaves were trained from birth to ride for their wealthy owners and grew up surrounded by the horses that would be their life's work.
The Politics of the Olympic Games
Can sports and politics mix? They can and do, according to the author of this study of the Olympic Games. Richard Espy's objective is to show how the organization of the Games reflects the structure of international politics. He focuses on four basic issues concerning the Olympic system during the post-World War II period: German participation; Chinese participation; South African and Rhodesia participation; and the role of sport federations, international organizations, and business interests in the Olympics. Espy discusses the relationship between the Olympic idea of international amity through sport competition and the reality of world affairs, how television has changed governmental views and use of the Olympic Games, and whether sports can be used legitimately as a political tool. He also recommends possible changes in the organizational structure of the event--or even the Olympic ideal itself--to help the Games achieve their intended result: an atmosphere of international good will. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1979, followed by a paperback in 1981.
Footprints Along the West Highland Way
Like a 21st Century Jack Kerouac, Tommy Ray sets out to wander the world and report back on his experiences. This time Tommy's walking the West Highland Way, the first official long-distance footpath in Scotland. Leaving Glasgow with a weighty pack on his back and rain falling upon his head, he treks into the Scottish countryside, often doused with Highlands showers, climbing mountains, camping by Lochs, and rising to the challenges a solo traveler must confront. Along the way, Tommy experiences Scottish food (haggis...), enjoys the company of his fellow trekkers, and many a refreshing ale at historic inns. Tommy details all the experiences - the high times and the hard times - to ensure the reader feels they are walking with him (legs aching, sweat trickling down his back, seeking shelter from the storm) as he explores Scotland. Packed full of pertinent, often philosophical observations and told with Ray's trademark dry, understated wit, Footprints Along the West Highland Way is a treat for anyone who enjoys an engaging travelogue.
The Battle of Adobe Walls
"The narrative is one that tells how 28 buffalo hunters from Kansas vanquished 800 Indians in the Texas Panhandle." -Salt Lake Herald, Jan. 6, 1908 How did 28 buffalo hunters trapped at the buffalo hunting rendezvous Adobe Walls vanquish over 800 Comanches and Kiowas in The Second Battle of Adobe Walls, fought on June 27, 1874? In 1908, Edward Campbell Little (1858 -1924) would answer this question in a short, 25-page work titled "The Battle of Adobe Walls," that would appear in the January 1908 issue of Pearson's Magazine. In introducing his work, Little writes: "The Kansas buffalo hunters invaded the Texas Panhandle and the Llano Estacado in force in the spring of 1874; in five months it is said they slew a hundred thousand bison. The deserted Adobe Walls, a station established by Spanish friars, French Canadian hunters or General Howe's soldiers, was selected as the rendezvous for these hunters, who came from Dodge City, one hundred and seventy-five miles away. Three "business houses" and a blacksmith shop gave token of approaching civilization, and about them congregated all the adventurous spirits of the Southwest, far from the protection of any military post." About the author: Edward Campbell Little was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. He attended the public schools of Abilene, Kansas and graduated from the University of Kansas in Lawrence in 1883. For several years, he was connected with the Santa Fe Railroad. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1886 and commenced practice in Lawrence. Little served as chairman of the Republican State convention in 1888. In 1889, he was the city attorney of Ness City, and from 1890 to 1892, he was prosecuting attorney of Dickinson County. He served as delegate at large to the Republican National Convention in 1892. In 1892 and 1893, Little was Minister Resident to Egypt. In 1896 and 1897, he was the private secretary of Governor John W. Leedy. He unsuccessfully ran for senator in 1897. During the Spanish-American War, from 1898 to 1899, he was lieutenant colonel of the Twentieth Regiment, Kansas Volunteers. This service earned him the Spanish War Service Medal, and the Philippine Campaign Medal. In 1908, he settled in Kansas City, Kansas. Little was elected to the Sixty-fifth and to the three succeeding Congresses, from Kansas's 2nd congressional district, and served from March 4, 1917, until his death in Washington, D.C. on June 27, 1924
Fast Guys, Rich Guys, and Idiots
Sam Moses, a motorsports writer for Sports Illustrated, was assigned to go racing and write about what happened. Fast Guys, Rich Guys, and Idiots is a personal odyssey that peers over the cliff of change and into the pit of obsession. From small-time races to glittery grands prix, it lays bare the greed, lust, and desperation of every driver for time behind the wheel and a faster car. It explains the perfectionism behind taking a turn at the limit and describes the intoxicating thrill of stealing down the Daytona backstraight at nearly two hundred miles an hour. The core of Moses's story takes place in the heartland of stock car racing, there he finds a spot on a team in Ether, North Carolina. The team's owner is a tough Louisiana oil man, its crew chief a lanky, laconic Texan, and its number-one driver a hairy-chested leadfoot who learned fast driving on backwoods Georgia roads, delivering beauty supplies in his Mustang. Crashes echo throughout the tale that follows, five of them the author's own.
Games of the North American Indian, Volume 2
Games figured prominently in the myths of North American Indian tribes, and also in their ceremonies for bringing rain and fertility and combating misfortune. In his classic study, originally published in 1907 as a report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Stewart Culin divided the games played by Indian men and women into two general types. Volume 1 of this Bison Books edition takes up games of chance, involving guessing and throwing dice. Culin was able to show that the games of North American tribes were remarkably similar in method and purpose. He found that games using dice of various materials--wood, cane, bone, animal teeth, fruit stones--existed among 130 tribes belonging to 30 linguistic groups. The games are described in detail in this volume, and so are the popular guessing games drawing on sticks and wooden disks and involving hidden objects. Volume 2 is just as absorbing in its elaboration of skills like archery and games like snow-snake, in which darts or javelins were hurled over snow or ice. Played throughout the continent north of Mexico were the hoop and pole game and its miniature, solitaire form called ring and pin, here illustrated. With equal authority Culin discusses ball games: racket, shinny, football, and hot ball. He includes accounts of "minor amusements" shuttlecock, tipcat, quoits, popgun, bean shooter, and cat's cradle.Originally published in 1907, Stewart Culin's comprehensive work reveals a side of American Indian culture still only rarely shown. An experienced observer, Culin was curator of ethnology at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences and the author of books about games in other cultures.
Games of the North American Indians, Volume 1
Games figured prominently in the myths of North American Indian tribes, and also in their ceremonies for bringing rain and fertility and combating misfortune. In his classic study, originally published in 1907 as a report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Stewart Culin divided the games played by Indian men and women into two general types. Volume 1 of this Bison Books edition takes up games of chance, involving guessing and throwing dice. Culin was able to show that the games of North American tribes were remarkably similar in method and purpose. He found that games using dice of various materials--wood, cane, bone, animal teeth, fruit stones--existed among 130 tribes belonging to 30 linguistic groups. The games are described in detail in this volume, and so are the popular guessing games drawing on sticks and wooden disks and involving hidden objects. Volume 2 is just as absorbing in its elaboration of skills like archery and games like snow-snake, in which darts or javelins were hurled over snow or ice. Played throughout the continent north of Mexico were the hoop and pole game and its miniature, solitaire form called ring and pin, here illustrated. With equal authority Culin discusses ball games: racket, shinny, football, and hot ball. He includes accounts of "minor amusements" shuttlecock, tipcat, quoits, popgun, bean shooter, and cat's cradle.Originally published in 1907, Stewart Culin's comprehensive work reveals a side of American Indian culture still only rarely shown. An experienced observer, Culin was curator of ethnology at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences and the author of books about games in other cultures.
The Taiji Fencing Handbook
The sport of taiji fencing can be practiced for combat training, competition sword fighting, and casual fencing with friends. No matter your background or level of skill, this handbook will help you get started with your taiji fencing by explaining the rules & regulations for both casual and competitive matches. In this book, you will learn how points are scored and prevented. You will learn what a fencer needs to participate, how to score points and run matches, & the keys to staying safe while fencing with wooden swords. No matter your background in the sword, this book is the perfect starting place for anyone that wants to start using their kung fu or tai chi sword skills for free fencing. This book does not teach a specific style or martial art. It is intended for anyone of any style of straight sword to learn the rules of taiji fencing, and be able to join an event or meeting without feeling confused or unsure. Authored by the founder of taiji fencing, Wudang Daoist Swordsman Michael Xia Chongyi has changed the face of Daoist martial arts in the west. With over 30 years of daily training, Xia has spent the last 6 years traveling the world and introducing people of all styles & nationalities to this amazing sport.
Basic Wing Chun Training
Teach Yourself Wing Chun Adapted for the Streets!This is Wing Chun martial arts training as modern self-defense.It starts with Wing Chun techniques for beginners and advances up to sticky hands (Wing Chun Chi Sao).Anyone interested in martial arts will learn from these Wing Chun training techniques. Those who will benefit most are: People who are thinking about learning Wing Chun Kung Fu but first want an insightThose who want to know basic principles and techniques before joining a Wing Chun dojoBeginners who want to supplement their trainingAnyone that wants to learn how to adapt classic Wing Chun to the streets of todayTeachers of Wing Chun Kung Fu who want some ideas on training beginner studentsAnyone that wants to self-train in Wing Chun Kung FuYou'll love this Wing Chun training manual, because it adapts a proven martial art to the streets of today.Get it now.Jam-packed with Wing Chun Training TechniquesThe legendary Wing Chun punchArm-locksWing Chun strikes including punches, kicks, elbows, knees, and the chopTrapping and grabbingInterception and counter-attackRepeating punchesDefending against common attacks and combinations... and much more.Contains 42 Wing Chun Lessons, 97 Training Exercises, and a Never-Ending Training Timetable!Basic Wing Chun theory is embedded into practical lessonsConditioning exercises to give your body the strength to do the techniquesBasic footwork for speed and balanceThe Centerline Principle (a core concept in Wing Chun)Wing Chun training drills for developing lightning fast reflexesThe direct line principleUse of training equipmentCorrect body alignment and weight distribution for greatest stability, speed, and powerLearn Traditional Wing Chun Hand TechniquesTan Sau (Dispersing Hand)Pak Sau (Slapping Hand)Bong Sau (Wing Arm)Lap Sau (Pulling Hand)Kau Sau (Detaining Hand)Fut Sau (Outward Palm Arm)Gum Sau (Pressing Hand)Biu Sau (Darting Hand)Limited Time Only...Get your copy of Basic Wing Chun Training today and you will also receive: Free SF Nonfiction Books new releasesExclusive discount offersDownloadable sample chaptersBonus content... and more!This Wing Chun book is perfect for self-defense. It does not rely on strength or physical size to be effective.Discover how you can adapt classic Wing Chun to the streets, because the traditional stuff doesn't work in a brawl.Get it now.
El Arte Y La Ciencia de Las Patinetas
Learn about the science behind skateboarding! From the physics behind skateboard tricks, to the design of the skateboard's deck, wheels, and trucks, this high-interest book uses real-world examples to illustrate science concepts. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Spanish Informational Text builds reading skills while engaging students' curiosity about STEAM topics. Packed with factoids and informative sidebars, this Spanish book features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect for use in a makerspace and teaches students every step of the engineering design process. Make STEAM career connections with career advice from actual Smithsonian employees working in STEAM fields. Discover engineering innovations that solve real-world problems with content that touches on all aspects of STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Math!
Social Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Sport for Development and Peace
This book examines the ways in which sport for development and peace (SDP) offers an opportunity for entrepreneurship to take place through and within sport, and how innovation in the context of SDP contributes to social and economic value for underrepresented and marginalised groups and individuals.
Patrick O'Brien's Grand Prix Rating System
The 2013 Formula One season was dominated by the Vettel/ Red Bull-Renault package, which won 13 of the 19 races. Many reckon that Vettel is one of the great drivers. Some however argue that Vettel was fortunate in having the fastest car, the Red Bull-Renault. Just how good was Vettel compared with his peers? This publication compares grand prix and Formula One drivers, cars and packages in simple arithmetic terms. My study found that all that matters in assessing competitiveness in grand prix racing is 'the gap'; that is, the time intervals between competitors. For the first time the driver has been separated from the car and each is expressed as separate performance elements that make up the performance package. Just how much current four-time champion Vettel contributes to the Red Bull-Renault's recent dominance is explained and quantified. My analysis starts from the first car race in 1894, from Paris to Rouen, and includes over 1,200 grand prix races. The Patrick O'Brien Grand Prix Rating System is divided into 17 volumes, one for each decade since racing's inception in 1894 (up till 2016) plus three further analytical volumes.
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Double-Crossing the Gold Dust Trio
The Double Cross Which Brought Down the Most Powerful Organization in Professional WrestlingBetween 1923 and 1928, the Gold Dust Trio of World Champion Ed "Strangler" Lewis, manager Billy Sandow and promotional genius Joseph "Toots" Mondt dominated professional wrestling. Due to the promotional practices of the Trio, Ed "Strangler" Lewis earned the most money of any professional athlete in the 1920s including Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey.Riding a high tide of full houses and big gates, poor decisions based on greed led to trouble for both the Trio and professional wrestling.Learn How a 45-Year-Old Changed the Fortunes of Professional Wrestling For Nearly a Decade
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Sports Economics for Non-Economists
This book cuts through the jargon and complicated formulae to focus on the key concepts in sports economics, introducing the fundamentals in a concise and engaging way to give the reader without a background in economics the tools with which to read and apply sports economics in their work. Full of real-world cases and stories, the book offers a short economic history of sport and explains the economic foundations of the world of sport today, from local leagues to mega-events. Covering both amateur and professional sports, it explores and explains the most important issues in contemporary sports economics, from player transfer markets and the rise of women's sports to the spending behaviour of fans and the growing shadow of corruption. A fascinating read for any student, researcher or practitioner working in sport, or for the general reader who wants to understand the background to many of the most important stories in sport today, this is the only book on sports economics that you will ever need.
The Business of the Fifa World Cup
The FIFA World Cup is arguably the biggest sporting event on earth. This book is the first to focus on the business and management of the World Cup, taking the reader from the initial stages of bidding and hosting decisions, through planning and organisation, to the eventual legacies of the competition.
Sport, Globalisation and Identity
This book explores the interrelationships between nations, regions and states in the landscape of contemporary international sport, focusing on identity. Using case studies, the book explores themes such as the geopolitics of sports events, contested identities, and ownership of sport.
Understanding Urban Cycling
Academic interest in cycling has burgeoned in recent years with significant literature relating to the health and environmental benefits of cycling, the necessity for cycle-specific infrastructure, and the embodied experiences of cycling.Based upon primary research in a variety of contexts such as London, Shanghai and Taipei, this book demonstrates that recent developments in urban cycling policy and practice are closely linked to broader processes of capital accumulation. It argues that cycling is increasingly caught up in discourses around smart cities that emphasise technological solutions to environmental problems and neoliberal ideas on individual responsibility and bio-political conduct, which only results in solutions that prioritise those who are already mobile. Accordingly, the central argument of the book is not that the popularisation of cycling is inherently bad, but that the manner in which cycling is being popularised gives cause for social and environmental concern. Ultimately the book argues that cycling has now become a vehicle for sustaining pro-growth agendas rather than subverting them or shifting to sustainable no-growth/de-growth and less technologically driven visions of modernity.This book makes an innovative contribution to the fields of Cycling Studies, Mobilities and Transport and will be of interest to students and academics working in Human Geography, Transport Studies, Urban Studies, Urban Planning, Public Policy, Sociology and Sustainability.
Sport Business in the United States
Sport is big business in the USA. From collegiate sport through to the professional leagues, the sport industry generates huge revenues, employs thousands of people and engages millions of fans and consumers. This book offers an evidence-based snapshot of the contemporary sport industry in the USA.
Doping in Sport
In this provocative and thought-provoking book, Professor of Ethics Thomas S繪birk Petersen explains why the World Anti-Doping Agency's doping rules are poorly justified and makes a case for a new third way in anti-doping policy that would allow athletes to use substances and methods currently on WADA's prohibited list.
Integrated Marketing Communications in Football
This book takes an important step forward in showing how Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) have been applied within the English Premier League (EPL) - arguably the most commercialised and watched sport league in the world - and how it can and should be utilised in the context of other sports properties.
Joe Louis' How to Box
Learn Boxing Insights From One of the Greatest Heavyweight ChampionsJoe Louis's How to Box will teach you to deliver a knockout punch, step by step. The legendary heavyweight champion thoroughly covers all aspects of boxing in this well-written, definitive guide. Louis's sense of fair play, good sportsmanship, and dedicated training will both instruct and inspire. Beginning with mental discipline, Louis moves through basic training and equipment to stance, punching, and footwork, followed by working with a punching bag, methods of training, and learning various strategic punches. Generously illustrated with diagrams and action photos, here is everything needed to learn how to excel in the ring.One of the greatest boxers of all time, Joe Louis was in the ring before and during World War II. Some of his famous bouts became symbolic of the larger global conflict at hand; because of this he was the first Black American to be widely recognized as a national hero, playing a key role in the eventual integration of professional sports.Also included in this edition are listings of Louis's Heavyweight Title Defenses and championships in every weight class. How To Box concisely presents the best boxing techniques along with a slice of sporting history. Whether you are a sports fan, want a great workout, or plan to competitively enter the ring one day, this book by the man who famously said, "You can run, but you can't hide," is must reading.This book is also available from Echo Point Books in paperback (ISBN 1648370160).
