martial arts

Get kids ready to chop, block, and grapple in the dojo! What age can you start martial arts? And which style is best for a beginner? Conversational questions and answers share what kids can expect when they join martial arts, including what to wear, what a competition is like, and how to get a black belt. "Did You Know" fact boxes and infographics catch sports fans' attention and help visual learners learn new concepts. A Stay Curious! feature encourages kids to keep asking questions while doubling as a mini media literacy lesson on research skills. Includes glossary and index.

"Not knowing his own birthday since he was frozen in an iceberg for 100 years, Aang is surprised when his friends come up with a new special day to celebrate!"--Provided by publisher.

Set in 16th century Korea, this queer, feminist reimagining of the Fox Maiden legend from Korean mythology follows Kai Song, who is determined to be a warrior as she must come to terms with her true identity and take control of her destiny after learning a deadly secret.

This book gives a quick overview of karate, from its historic origins to the ways people train and compete today.

Seventeen-year-old student and Taekwondo specialist Mori Jin gets invited to an underground global fighting tournament known as "The God of High School" that promises him whatever he wants if he wins the tournament. Mori soon learns things aren't as straightforward as they seem, and the stakes continue to rise the higher he gets in the tournament.

"Mixed martial arts (MMA) combines fighting styles of diverse backgrounds from all over the planet. The best fighters know how to blend those styles together. This title introduces readers to popular fighting techniques, their histories, and how modern MMA fighters use them to their advantage inside the octagon"--Provided by publisher.

"When a major Hollywood studio released Five Fingers of Death to thrill-seeking Times Square moviegoers on March 21, 1973, only a handful of Black and Asian American audience members knew the difference between an Iron Fist and an Eagle's Claw. That changed overnight as kung fu movies kicked off a craze that would earn millions at the box office, send TV ratings soaring, sell hundreds of thousands of video tapes, influence the birth of hip hop, reshape the style of action we see in movies today, and introduce America to some of the biggest non-white stars to ever hit motion picture screens. This lavishly illustrated book tells the bone-blasting, spine-shattering story of how these films of fury -- spawned in anti-colonial protests on the streets of Hong Kong -- came to America and raised hell for 15 years before greed, infomercials, and racist fearmongering shut them down. It's about an 11-year-old boy who not only created the first fan edit but somehow turned it into a worldwide moneymaker, CIA agents secretly funding a karate movie, the New York Times fabricating a fear campaign about black "karate gangs" out to kill white people, the history of black martial arts in America ("Why does judo or karate suddenly get so ominous because black men study it?," wondered Malcolm X), the death of Bruce Lee and the onslaught of imitators that followed, and how a fight that started in Japanese internment camps during World War II ended in a ninja movie some 40 years later. It's a battle for recognition and respect that started a long, long time ago and continues today in movies like The Matrix, Kill Bill, and Black Panther and here, for the first time, is the full uncensored story."--Back cover.

This book gives a quick overview of jiu-jitsu, from its historic origins to the ways people train and compete today.

This book gives a quick overview of tae kwon do, from its historic origins to the ways people train and compete today.

This book gives a quick overview of judo, from its historic origins to the ways people train and compete today.