- Taschenbuch: 133 Seiten
- Verlag: Little Brown & Co (Juv Pap) (April 1997)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0316734640
- ISBN-13: 978-0316734646
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 25,4 x 20,1 x 1,3 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (1 Kundenrezension)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Produktinformation |
Mehr über den Autor
Entdecken Sie Bücher, lesen Sie über Autoren und mehr
› Besuchen Sie die Seite von Louise Rafkin auf Amazon
› Besuchen Sie die Seite von Louise Rafkin auf Amazon
Produktbeschreibungen
From Booklist
Gr. 4-7. For libraries with plenty of how-to books on various martial arts, this volume fills in the background with history, lore, legends, types, techniques, Eastern philosophical concepts, and biographical profiles. Divided into four sections (history, worldwide martial arts, training today, and "Martial Arts and You"), the book has a magazinelike combination of short articles and sidebars to present a variety of information in a lively way. Black-and-white photographs and drawings illustrate the book. Good supplemental information for martial arts students. Carolyn Phelan
From School Library Journal
Grade 5 Up. Although this book covers martial arts basics such as stances, self-defense, sparring, and belt ranks, its strong point is its exploration of the philosophy and history of these fighting styles. Rafkin offers background material on the origins of major styles from around the world. She uses anecdotes to illustrate the skills of ancient masters and highlights the talents of modern "warriors." There's information here on everyone from the Shaolin Temple monks to Bruce Lee, including women and young people. Anyone intrigued by karate movies, Hong Kong films, or the "Kung Fu" TV series will appreciate Rafkin's emphasis on thinking rather than punching. Throughout the narrative, violence is portrayed as something to avoid, and force something to be used only for self-defense. The bibliography is excellent; the only detriment to the presentation is the lackluster black-and-white illustrations. Along with Terrence Webster-Doyle's Facing the Double-Edged Sword (Atrium, 1988), this is one of the few martial arts books that emphasizes the mind over the fist.?Cathryn A. Camper, Minneapolis Public Library
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Tags(Was ist das?)Bei einem Tag handelt es sich um ein Schlagwort, das zum Produkt passt.
Tags erleichtern allen Kunden die Suche und die Sortierung ihrer Lieblingsprodukte. |
Eine digitale Version dieses Buchs im Kindle-Shop verkaufen
Wenn Sie ein Verleger oder Autor sind und die digitalen Rechte an einem Buch haben, können Sie die digitale Version des Buchs in unserem Kindle-Shop verkaufen.
Weitere Informationen
Kundenrezensionen
Die hilfreichsten Kundenrezensionen
Format:Taschenbuch
This book was entertaining and well written, including refreshing stories of real people and their experiences. Almost everything concerning martial arts is touched upon, but Only touched upon; subjects get a couple of pages at the very most. Nevertheless, it was very enjoyable, and I recommend it highly for the beginning martial artist as casual reading.
Die hilfreichsten Kundenrezensionen auf Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
3 Rezensionen
1 von 1 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
entertaining, but somewhat limited - a good beginner's book
19. Oktober 1998
Format:Taschenbuch
This book was entertaining and well written, including refreshing stories of real people and their experiences. Almost everything concerning martial arts is touched upon, but Only touched upon; subjects get a couple of pages at the very most. Nevertheless, it was very enjoyable, and I recommend it highly for the beginning martial artist as casual reading.
A Great Beginner's Book
12. Mai 2011
Format:Taschenbuch
The Tiger's Eye, The Bird's Fist: A Beginners Guide to the Martial Arts by Louise Rafkin is exactly what the book is subtitled, a beginners guide to the martial arts. There are several stories, biographies, quotes, and pictures along with the history of several different styles of martial arts. This book is not a typical "How-To" book but rather an overview of the history and philosophy of the martial arts. This book is easy to read, understand, and well written. Four parts divide the book into Early History, Martial Arts Around the World, Training Today, and Martial Arts and You. At only 133 pages, the book is relatively short and very general but provides many topics of interest to just about any martial artist. This is a great book for a beginning student or someone wanting a short refresher.
Tigers Eye Birds Fist
2. August 2002
Format:Taschenbuch
My two children have studied Aikido for three years.
In this book, there are stories of different martial artists.
The reason I like this book is that it does not have stories that accept the product of aggression to be violence. Rather one should seek a way of non-violence to avoid aggression whenever possible.
In this book, there are stories of different martial artists.
The reason I like this book is that it does not have stories that accept the product of aggression to be violence. Rather one should seek a way of non-violence to avoid aggression whenever possible.
Waren diese Rezensionen hilfreich?
Wir wollen von Ihnen hören.
Kunden diskutieren
|
Das Forum zu diesem Produkt
Fragen stellen, Meinungen austauschen, Einblicke gewinnen Aktive Diskussionen in ähnlichen Foren
Kundendiskussionen durchsuchen
|
Ähnliche Foren
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lieblingslisten
Ähnliche Artikel finden
Anhand des Sachgebietes nach ähnlichen Produkten suchen:
Ihr Kommentar
Möchten Sie die Produktinformationen aktualisieren oder Feedback zu den Produktabbildungen geben?
