9/30/2012

Dancing Longer, Dancing Stronger: A Dancer's Guide to Improving Technique and Preventing Injury Review

Dancing Longer, Dancing Stronger: A Dancer's Guide to Improving Technique and Preventing Injury
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Dancing Longer, Dancing Stronger is for anyone who desiresto understand their body and how to make it work more effectively. Along with detailed anatomical descriptions of all the bones and muscles in the body and how they interact, are exercises for both strengthening and lengthening each muscle set. You don't have devote a fortune in expensive equipment or a large amount of time doing repetive, boring movement.Suggestions in the Question and Answer sections help you define your structural weaknesses and suggest exercises within the program for overcoming them. Plus you never have to count past 8! Each exercise is done to one of four 8 count rhythms with most exercises being either 4 or 8 reptitions each. As a figure skater, this book has provided me with the best off-ice training I've found to date. Even my coach wants a copy!

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Yoga for Real People: A Year of Classes Review

Yoga for Real People: A Year of Classes
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This book was recommended to me by my yoga teacher. But now, I feel as though I have TWO yoga teachers! As I read the book and do the postures I feel as though Jan Baker is right with me, guiding me through each step. And I love her meditations at the end of each lesson. I've been a follower of yoga for many years and have read numerous books on the subject...but never one that encompassed every aspect of yoga. Ms Baker's book is extremely precise. I love the way it's written...as thought it's just for me alone. It's a book that will benefit beginners...all the way up to yoga teachers (like mine)!

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Kickboxing for Women Review

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As a female full-contact kickboxing instructor, I found this book to be a valuable buy for any woman who is thinking about getting started in kickboxing. I liked how the authors identify the different styles of kickboxing, and how they explain the difference between aerobic kickboxing and full-contact kickboxing. This information is useful in helping a prospective student identify what her goals are before signing up for classes. I found most of the advice on the execution of techniques sound. As a full-contact kickboxing instructor, I differ on some points. However, these are minor differences, which are mostly style related, and which is something a new student looking to get started in kickboxing should not get hung up on. The book's strength, however, lies in the chapters following the explanations of the techniques. For example, I found the chapter on full-contact sparring with its many tips on goal setting and mental preparation, and the "For Women Only" and "Debz Says" suggestions at the end of each chapter, very helpful to a new student. And the exercise section does a good job describing why and how, rather than what. In other words, it's not just an endless list of exercises, which is so often found in other books of this nature. The section on "Other Practical Matters" was very informative for women, and something that most other books on the combat arts neglect to mention. I would recommend this book to any woman who is thinking about getting started in this male-dominated sport.

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Each year, thousands of people begin kickboxing, and - not so surprisingly - the vast majority of these people are women. It's a great time for this sport, reflected in the number of women of all ages who show up for training classes at gyms throughout the country. With virtually every popular woman's character in movies in television shows exhibiting some sort of kickboxing or martial arts prowess, the trend will probably continue for some time.In addition, thousands more women join related classes, such as aerobox, cardio-kickboxing, Tae Bo and the like. Once these women start learning some of the techniques of kickboxing, they often want to learn more. Whether they attempt to learn on their own or through classes offered by experienced instructors, most kickboxers eventually feel the need to have a skills book to help them with their practice. Most women, however, must purchase books intended for men, since little traditional kickboxing information is directed toward a female audience. While women can, of course, benefit from material written for men, they find it more useful to have information written with them in mind.Some of the challenges that women face are not faced by men, and many of the inherent skills that many women have (speed, agility, flexibility) are often overlooked in traditional reference books. This book covers all the essentials of learning kickboxing, plus tips especially for women. It contains information helpful to beginning, intermediate and advanced kickboxers. The book also includes principles, techniques and drills for fitness kickboxer as well as the professional.

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Gardener's Yoga: Bend and Stretch, Dig and Grow Review

Gardener's Yoga: Bend and Stretch, Dig and Grow
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I love to garden and I have fibromyalgia. This book has yoga that I can do.
She even shows how to modify "Downward Facing Dog" so that now I can do it.
Gardening and yoga do go together and this is the only book I have found that
combines the two. The illustrations are outstandingly beautiful. If this author wrote another yoga book for the very beginner, I would buy it. I will also look for books with the same illustrator. This is not for someone who regularyly practices yoga - It is for somone who wants to incorporate yoga into their life but they are not flexible enough for a beginner tape. It is also a routine in short segments. I want to get outside to "play" not spend an hour missing a sunny morning. This book has moves to do before you go outside, moves during your gardening and moves after.THANK YOU VERONICA FOR THIS LOVELY BOOK! ---Peggy


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Gardening is considered a contemplative, gentle pastime, but it makes many demands on the human body. The 21 yoga positions in this colorful guide are intended to energize gardeners so they can enjoy planting, mulching, digging, and harvesting without the aching back and sore knees. The first section, "Breaking Ground," emphasizes warming up the spine and gently engaging the hips, back, and neck. Section two, "Planting Seeds," focuses on standing and balancing poses. The last section, "Harvest," covers relaxation, elongating tired muscles, and refocusing the spirit. Yoga balances the central nervous system, tones and cleanses the internal organs, strengthens the circulatory system, and promotes an overall sense of well-being and contentment. This guide draws on that ancient discipline to transform taxing activities — from crawling between rows to weed and squatting for hours to plant seedlings to digging out new beds and watering — into rituals of rejuvenation for mind, body, and spirit.

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9/29/2012

Posture Alignment Review

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The Author of this book coaches you through everything in the simplest terms possible. The basic theory of the book is that our bones become misaligned (forward head or twisted pelvis for example) because our muscles become stiff and weak from lack of use. our bones actually shift when they are weak to acomodate the demands placed on our bodies.
To be more specific, we have pairs of muscles on either side of our joints that move them in opposite directions, whether it be our hips wrists, Knees shoulders ect. When we use our joints, the muscles on one side contract and the muscles on the other relax. Muscle imbalances on both side of a joint cause the bone to be pulled out of alignment.
I have seen many people-- even before I read this book--with forward heads, feet that were tilted outwards like a duck or excesivly inward and shoulders that were uneven. The goal of alignment is to get our bodies back into their proper sympatry and thus restore function and mobility to our joints.
a forward neck for example, puts strain on your shoulders, upper back and neck which limits its mobility, and requires greater energy to maintain. Every postural misalignment puts strain on other parts of the body, thus using unessesary energy. Arezo teaches you how to access yourself for misalignments and then tells you exactly how to fix them with exercises. He guides you through step by step with clear illustrations for every exercise. At most they will take you half an hour. He has different exercise menus for different postural misalignments. He even has short menus that help overall alignment.
The great thing about Posture Alignment is that the author tells you exactly how you will feel after doing the exercises and what to expect from them. This is really the least intensive and effective home solution for anyone with postural problems.
He makes good sense. This is the best sum of money I have ever spent in a personal effort to correct my own postural problems and back pain. I couldn't have asked for anything more.
The Posture Alignment theory, has proved its worth in working wonders for my posture and how I feel. I am very surprised that I can feel the difference, and others can see the difference in such a short time.
I cannot in good conscience give this anything but what it deserves. Five stars.

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A clear, easy-to-read book on the importance of postureor body alignment in maintaining appearance, physical function, andpreventing muscle and joint pain and disability particularly as wegrow older. Book includes postural self-assessment and over onehundred exercises in various short menus to correct and maintainproper body alignment.

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Stretch and Strengthen Review

Stretch and Strengthen
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This book and Judy Alter's earlier book, Surviving Exercise, have the answers I've been looking for. I love to exercise, but I've been plagued with injuries for years. And of course, the injuries set me back and have kept me from exercising as much as I'd like. I've been looking for some sound, scientific information on stretching, but have found very little. I had the feeling stretching would help prevent injuries, but what's the right way to stretch? I had found scientific evidence that stretching can CAUSE injuries, too. It's amazing to me how many books are available about stretching that have no scientific basis whatsoever. Some get their authority from tradition (like yoga) and some are merely the author's opinion. But finally someone has written a book about how to stretch so the stretching actually helps and doesn't harm you. Judy tells you exactly how to do the exercises. Sometimes the stretches are a lot like the ones I've done before, but small differences -- how you hold your foot, the position of your head, whether or not you're keeping your back straight -- can make the difference between hurting yourself with the stretch or helping yourself. I'm the author of the book, Self-Help Stuff That Works, and one of the most important things I recommend is exercise. It makes a big difference in your general attitude and sense of well-being. Alter's book tells you how you can KEEP exercising for your lifetime, without pain or injury. I love this book and highly recommend it.

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An exercise book with a difference, STRETCH AND STRENGTHEN features 100 exercises, fully illustrated, which apply the invaluable system introduced in SURVIVING EXERCISE. Soundly based on exercise philosophy and on new discoveries in kinesiology and sports medicine, the book fits the individual needs of everyone who exercises, from sedentary beginner to professional athlete.

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The Power of Yoga Review

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I have checked out a lot of yoga books in the bookstore before picking this one. This book is good in many different ways; first, it has a well written introduction about yoga, body types and a "menu" page, in case you want to know which posture is good for which health problem. All the postures are classified into 4 categories (postures for exercise purpose, health, stress, and meditation). The "excercise yoga" section is designed to exercise different parts of the body and starts with a detailed warm up stretching section. Every page has big pictures so that you can understand how to do the postures and every posture has description of the physical and mental health benefit.
But if you are a beginner and have a stiff body (like me), there are some postures that you feel you'll never do. Don't be intimidated and choose easier postures to start with (because there are many different postures). The key is to choose and practice according to your level and purpose.

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Teach Yourself Visually Yoga Review

Teach Yourself Visually Yoga
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I have bought a few books on yoga, and this one is by far the best. Not only is the book beautiful to look at, the instructions are clear, concise and very informative. I have been taking yoga classes for almost 3 years & this book showed me tips and suggestions that my instructor never told me about! A wonderful resource that I will keep handy by my yoga mat. I highly recommend this book.

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Dating back more than 5000 years, yoga is a sophisticated discipline that combines fitness training, relaxation techniques and lifestyle change possibilities. The health benefits of yoga are numerous, including stress-relief, physical exercise and therapeutic relief from ailments, such as chronic back pain, hypertension, migraine headaches and insomnia. Teach Yourself VISUALLY Yoga will provide step-by-step instructions that will help readers quickly get started experiencing the benefits of yoga. The book will contain detailed, full-color photographs that will give readers an easy-to-follow guide to performing common yoga poses, as well as useful information to keep in mind when trying new yoga poses. One of the many benefits of yoga is that it is accessible to everyone, regardless of age or fitness level. Teach Yourself VISUALLY Yoga will include useful tips to help readers adapt yoga poses to meet their individual needs. In addition to outlining common yoga poses, Teach Yourself VISUALLY Yoga will recommend sequences of poses readers can perform to achieve various goals, such as relaxation or fitness. Once readers become familiar with the basics of yoga, they can follow the advice in the book to design their own individualized yoga sessions.Teach Yourself VISUALLY Yoga should include sections on:What is yoga?The health and fitness benefits of yoga.Breathing techniques.Easy to follow, step-by-step instructions and accompanying full-color photographs for performing common yoga poses correctly and safely.Useful tips to help readers adapt poses to meet their individual needs.Appropriate clothing for practicing yoga and equipment that can be used.Warm-up exercises that can be performed at the beginning of a yoga session.Relaxation techniques and poses.Suggested sequences of poses for yoga sessions, such as beginner sessions, relaxation sessions and fitness sessions, as well as tips for designing your own sessions.Yoga meditation techniques.

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9/28/2012

Yoga for Stress Relief: A Simple and Unique Three-Month Program for De-Stressing and Stress Prevention Review

Yoga for Stress Relief: A Simple and Unique Three-Month Program for De-Stressing and Stress Prevention
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I appreciate the easy to follow instructions and illustrations and that the poses are organized into routines instead of this being a simple "pictionary" of poses. The routines vary in difficulty and you can build up to them. The only reason I wouldn't give it five stars is because I wish it had a little more, but for basics or beginners it was great.

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The Golfer's Guide to Pilates: Step-by-Step Exercises to Strengthen Your Game Review

The Golfer's Guide to Pilates: Step-by-Step Exercises to Strengthen Your Game
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This is an excellent book on using Pilates to play better golf. Golf uses the muscles of the trunk to generate power. It depends on balance and good posture for accuracy. The Pilates system specifically focuses on these factors so it is a natural for golf. The author explains the basic of correct breathing and correct posture. She then provides a series of systematic exercise routines designed for golf. Each exercise is explained, illustrated, and the golf benefits are listed. For me there has been a noticeable increase in power, due to more strength and better utilization of my core muscles. The illustrations of exercises could be a little more detailed.

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PILATES Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced Pilates Workouts to improve your game, plus targeted programs for: flexibility • stance •rotation •core strength • shoulder turn • hip turn • weight shiftThe Golfer's Guide to Pilates shows how to upgrade your most important golf equipment-you.Packed with easy-to-learn Pilates exercises and illustrated with step-by-step photos, this program will raise your physical ability, transform your game into one of absolute control and power, and ultimately lower your score.The ideal fitness program for GOLFERS•Longer drives•Controlled iron play•Steadier putting

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Morning Pilates Workouts (Morning Workout Series) Review

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My favorite pilates teacher recommended this book to me, as the best one out there. She knows her stuff. Great book.

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A Pilates routine for every morning schedule! You already know that morning workouts are the best way to exercise regularly, manage weight, and energize your day. Morning Pilates Workouts makes it easy to maximize the benefits of your early-day routine no matter what your energy level is or how much time you have to spare.

Nine workout options include light, moderate, and high-effort routines lasting for 20, 40, and 60 minutes. Numerous poses, warm-up options, and breathing techniques allow you to reduce stress and improve flexibility. Along with nutrition advice and tips to improve your environment, Morning Pilates Workouts provides all you need to reinvigorate your morning routines. Morning Pilates Workouts is part of the Morning Workout series, books designed to help you get in tune with both mind and body, stay motivated, and improve your morning exercise experience.




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The Arthritis Helpbook: A Tested Self-Management Program for Coping with Arthritis and Fibromyalgia Review

The Arthritis Helpbook: A Tested Self-Management Program for Coping with Arthritis and Fibromyalgia
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I was surprised that I am only the second reviewer of this book. I have suffered from arthritis for almost 20 years and fibromyalgia even longer -though I haven't hit 50.
This book is well written. The manner of presentation makes information available to anyone regardless of their medical awareness or exposure to what arthritis and fibromyalgia and related conditions and its impact on their body. The book states things in layman's terms and how conditions impact various body parts and its overall effect on movement. Yes, exercise is addressed and for good reason, anyone with these conditions knows how painful it is to move and "exercise" often becomes the dirty eight letter word. What I like is that the exercises are simple and doable in your home on a flat surface (which could be your bed- I have great difficulty bending over so getting on the floor and expecting to get up is frightening). The book has many illustrations and photos so that you are assured you are doing each exercise properly.
There are even charts to plot your progress.
The book also shows how you can change how you do household and lifestyle tasks to utilize basic physics to alleviate the trauma to your body.
Frankly, this is the best compilation I have found over all these years. I have done research on the internet, with other books, magazines and even information from my rheumatologist and neurologist. I find that the suggestions here are easily adaptable into my daily life and commend the author for creating a manual that can improve the lives of others.
Buy this book and change your life!

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9/27/2012

Power Yoga For Dummies Review

Power Yoga For Dummies
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I have been aptly humbled. Years ago I was asked to participate in a Yoga class and immediately dismissed the idea as I felt "Yoga is too easy..." WOW was I wrong! A year ago while scrolling through channels, I happened upon a program named "Namaste Yoga" on the Fitness channel. "What the hay," I said "Can't be too hard." I am grateful to say the program I happened upon was one of the easier ones, as some of them are fairly difficult. I found myself crashing on my head during one of my earlier attempts at crane; however, I have persevered and could not imagine life without Yoga. Thank you for the extraordinary book and possibilities I will have sticking with this amazing discipline. It has changed my life.

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"Doug Swenson has created a book about Yoga that captures his delightful and unique teaching style."—Karen Allen, actress, Yoga Practitioner
"Doug Swenson masterfully presents one of the most physically challenging styles of Hatha Yoga in a way students of any level will find safe, fun, easeful, and empowering."—John Friend, founder of Anusara Yoga
In just a few years, Yoga has gone from an obscure spiritual discipline practiced by a handful of the "enlightened" in the Far East, to a mainstream exercise routine taught at gyms all across America. Now, at the turn of the new millennium, Yoga has a younger sibling, Power Yoga. A high-energy physical discipline embraced by Sting, Madonna, and thousands of other celebrities, professional athletes, and health advocates, Power Yoga takes the basics of Yoga and gives it a good healthy dose of aerobics to tone all your muscles, sharpen your focus, ease your spirit, and strengthen your heart.
Want to pump up your body and gain peace of mind? Power Yoga For Dummies shows you how. Featuring step-by-step instructions, illustrated with photographs that help you see each move clearly, it shows you how to:
Improve flexibility, strength, and endurance
Develop rock-hard abs, legs, and arms
Find an instructor and the right workout gear
Customize workouts for all ages and fitness levels
Enhance your practice with a partner
Beat stress, sharpen your focus, and lift your spirits

Power Yoga celebrity Doug Swenson explains the philosophy and science behind Power Yoga. He gets you ready to take the leap into Power Yoga, and he arms you with:
Three complete Power Yoga routines—beginning, intermediate and advanced
Exercises to improve specific areas, including flexibility, strength, endurance, and specific muscle groups such as your arms, abs, and glutes
Expert tips on diet and nutrition for enhancing your practice and improving your overall health
Specific postures and exercises that benefit women and seniors

A fun and easy guide for both beginners and experienced practitioners alike, this inspirational guide will help you unit a strong, sleek body with a sharp, clear mind.

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Black Belt Karate Review

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If you need one book on karate, this is the one to have!Written in a very clear no-nonsense style with ample photogaraphic coverage of each technique discussed.Covers it all, from basic hand and foot moves to combinations thereof and sparring, with one partner or several.Especially impressive is the chapter on foot techniques,which discusses front,back,side and roundhouse kicks and how to master them from different angles and positions.Whether you're into karate as sport or exercise this book should definitely foot the bill (no pun intended).Jordan,if you are out there,let us know what you've been up to as we could use another book of your expertise.technique

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Aikido: The Tomiki Way Review

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Neil Saunders has created a very valuable resource for students of Tomiki Aikido. As a Shodan in Tomiki Aikido who no longer regularly practices the style (I've shifted to traditional Aikido to "expand my horizons"), this book is a great reference guide when I want to practice "the good stuff".
In addition to the basics of technique/terminology/breakfalls/history of Aikido, Sensei Saunders comprehensivelty takes the reader through each of the major katas associated with Tomiki Aikido. The photos are plentiful, and effectively outline each and every technique step-by-step in a way that has not been done before in any other Tomiki Aikido book to date. However, it is interesting to note that several of the techniques Sensei Saunders presents in these katas, although technically correct, are not the versions of these techniques associated with the Aikido that Kenji Tomiki originally taught. The techniques are not wrong, just different, modern versions. Something to keep in mind.
On a side note, although I agree with the poor production values that KHPatton has described about Sensei Higashi's book, I can assure you that not only is Sensei Higashi's ability the real deal (Yes I've been on the receiving end of them), the techniques descibed in his book are actually closer to the original style that Kenji Tomiki taught. Modern Tomiki/Shodokan Aikido has actually left behind some of its Judo roots and embraced some of the more flowing styles of traditional Aikido. Sensei Higashi's book is a reminder of where Tomiki Aikido originated, and that there is often little need to change.
I disagree, however, with KHPatton's assessment of Sensei Narayama's Aikido: Tradition and New Tomiki Free Fighting Method book. Although the photos in Neil Saunders' book are far superior, Sensei Narayama (the current global head of Tomiki/Aikido) has a very clear precise and POWERFUL technique, and his book is written in a very direct, honest prose. The photos of Sensei Narayama in this book demonstrate how Tomiki/Shodokan Aikido allows you to put a lot of direct power into the techniques when they are correctly applied. Although they are not pretty, they are very effective. And yes, I've been on the receiving end of his techniques as well at seminars.
A third book I would recommend would be Dr Lee Ah Loi's Tomiki Aikido (Randori and Koryu no Kata). The photos in this book are not very good, missing a lot in the transitions between techniques. However, Dr Loi outlines the techniques for all of the Koryu no Katas, and presents a traditional, but softer, style of Tomiki Aikido, and proves that women can effectively execute this style of Aikido as well as larger, muscular men like Higashi and Narayama.
In short, I highly recommend Neil Saunders book. It should be considered an essential reference for the modern Tomiki Aikido student. However, it is important to remember that it mostly presents the style of modern Tomiki Aikido that has been influenced somewhat by Ueshiba's traditional style. Saunders even wears a Hakama throughout the book - a big no-no among most Tomiki Aikido practitioners. This book should therefore be supplemented with the other books mentioned above, as they represent both original form and modern variations of this very, very underrated style of Aikido.


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Aikido is a Japanese art and was developed by Morihei Ueshiba. Aikido primarily includes techniques for unarmed and armed attacks. These techniques include numerous joint twisting and pinning techniques, as well as striking techniques. An advanced student of Aikido has a mastery of these techniques that enables them to disturb an opponent's balance or ward off grasps and strikes. The techniques of Aikido have the power to injure or kill, but primarily their purpose is to control one or more opponents. A few of Ueshiba's students decided to spread their knowledge of Aikido by opening their own schools. Each of these students interpreted the Aikido that they were taught differently, which has resulted in many different 'styles'. One student of Jigoro Kano, Tomiki Sensei devised a systematic and logical curriculum that can be practiced both in kata and randori, which enables a student to make steady progress and regular improvement. the resulting style of Aikido is commonly referred to as Tomiki Aikido. Aikido - The Tomiki Way introduces a new student to Tomiki Aikido, while also providing useful reference material to an advanced practitioner of Aikido., regardless of style. This book contains over 1100 photographs demonstrating the kata system (including all six Koryu-No-Kata) of Tomiki Aikido, as well as explaining etiquette, basic movements, and ukemi that are used in this system.

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Complete Conditioning for Golf (Complete Conditioning for Sports Series) Review

Complete Conditioning for Golf (Complete Conditioning for Sports Series)
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This book is excellent & has the most up to date exercise techniques for golfers. The DVD is also very helpful so you can actually see the exercises being done.

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9/26/2012

Pocket Podiatry: Paediatrics Review

Pocket Podiatry: Paediatrics
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The book is a nice handbag size and good for an alround general guide to podopaediatrics.

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Pocket Podiatry gives you all the essentials of examination and diagnosis in a convenient, user-friendly format. With the emphasis on practical, step-by-step guidance, this handy volume includes helpful diagrams, full colour photographs, tables, tips and summary boxes to give you quick access to key information with the minimum of fuss.
Relevant - focuses on key information
Convenient - handy sized volumes can easily be carried in coat pocket
Practical - a minimum of theory and a maximum of clinical emphasis
Accessible - user-friendly format with summaries and helpful tips
Specialist - written by podiatrists for podiatrists
Clear - full colour design and colour photographs throughout


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