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Break point Break point V. Spadea,D Markowitx,Vince Spadea Spanning 13 professional seasons, this colorful and personal account of one man's life on the grueling pro tennis circuit pulls no punches. As one of only two players over the age of 30 ranked in the… OL12568327W
Krav Maga - Use of the Human Body as a Weapon;Philosophy and Application of Hand to Hand Fighting T… Krav Maga - Use of the Human Body as a Weapon;Philosophy and Application of Hand to Hand Fighting T… Boaz Aviram The niche of ancient martial arts systems is not motivated by the need to survive, but rather by the need to keep memberships. Sports Martial arts serving the purpose of gambling entertainment and fi… OL14989408W
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Katharine Ross TV reporter April O' Neil discovers a group of crime-fighting, giant talking turtles living beneath the streets of New York City. OL15153827W
Black Belt Krav Maga Black Belt Krav Maga Darren Levine As the official defensive tactics system of Israeli police, military, and elite special operations units, krav maga has proven its effectiveness from front lines and back streets to prisoner transpor… OL15185549W
Jackie Chan Jackie Chan Jamie Poolos The story of action film star Jackie Chan, from his childhood as an indentured servant to the Peking Opera Research Institute, through his struggles finding his own style in Hong Kong cinema, to fame… OL15893496W
Capoeira Capoeira Jane Atwood Traces the roots and history of the martial art which was developed by Brazilian slaves and combines dance, play, ritual, and self-defense. OL16070421W
Young samurai Young samurai Chris Bradford In 1611 Japan, English orphan Jack Fletcher continues his difficult training at Niten Ichi Ryu Samurai School, while also trying to get back the rutter, his father's navigational logbook, that an evi… OL16263006W
Chinese martial arts Chinese martial arts Peter Allan Lorge "In the global world of the twenty-first century, martial arts are practiced for self-defense and sporting purposes only. However, for thousands of years, they were a central feature of military prac… OL16505847W
The Shogun's Scroll The Shogun's Scroll Stephen F. Kaufman Written in the voice of Hidetomo Nakadai, a late twelfth century scholar and servant in the court of Minamoto Yoritomo—the first shogunate of Japan and one of the world's most ruthless generals—this … OL16802003W
Fledgling Jason Steed Fledgling Jason Steed Mark A. Cooper Tormented by his mother’s death, taken for granted by his father trained in deadly martial arts OL17443238W
Hensel and Gretel Hensel and Gretel Corey Rosen Schwartz,Rebecca J. Gomez These ninja chicks are anything but chicken! When Hensel and Gretel’s dad gets snatched by a fox, the sisters put their ninja skills to work to track him down before he can be stir-fried. But… OL17640701W
The way of the warrior The way of the warrior Chris Bradford Orphaned by a ninja pirate attack off the coast of Japan in 1611, twelve-year-old English lad Jack Fletcher is determined to prove himself, despite the bullying of fellow students, when the legendary… OL17701953W
Power Rangers Jungle Fury Power Rangers Jungle Fury Slade Stone Dai Shi seeks to destroy all human life, but one thing stands in his way, the Jungle Fury Power Rangers. OL18014949W
Martial Law Martial Law Franklin W. Dixon ATAC BRIEFING FOR AGENTS FRANK AND JOE HARDY MISSION: To determine whether there's a connection between injuries sustained by two students at the Rising Phoenix Martial Arts Center. One student w… OL18610825W
Tae kwon do Tae kwon do Yeon Hee Park 218 pages : 25 cm OL1938782W
Nei jia quan Nei jia quan Jess O'Brien "Seventeen teachers of tai ji quan, xing yi quan, and ba gua zhang present perspectives on the philosophy, history, and training methods of the internal martial arts. The revised edition contains fou… OL19603215W
Son of Shaolin Son of Shaolin Jay Longino A kung fu epic set in the back alleys and subway tunnels of Harlem, New York. Kyrie, an aspiring street artist who is struggling to make ends meet, learns that he is the last living descendant of a s… OL19735102W
Avatar Avatar Gene Luen Yang As Avatar Aang and his martial arts friends seek answers to the mysteries surrounding a refinery on land sacred to the Air Nomads, Toph uncovers a startling truth about her father's involvement with … OL19982708W
Tao, the little samurai Tao, the little samurai Laurent Richard The student has become the teacher. Tao is showing his little brother how to take care of bullies. He's also teaching his cat some ninja attacks! Meanwhile, a new kid has arrived at Master Snow's sch… OL19986043W
Naruto 3-in-1 Naruto 3-in-1 Masashi Kishimoto "Shikamaru's team is out for revenge against their mentor's murderers. Tsunade tries to stop them, but Kakashi wants to help! As the divide be tween the ninja grows, the mysterious Akatsuki organizat… OL20029208W
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