martial arts

When you step into a karate studio, or dojo, it might seem a little like you've stepped into a foreign world. You may see people bowing to each other, wearing special clothing, and kneeling on the ground. This book will help you to learn the culture.

There is something strange about the deserted town that Bulma and Goku go through on the next part of their journey, but there is a Dragon Ball there, so they forge ahead.

Oolong wants to stay as far away from Fry Pan Mountain and the evil Ox-King as possible, but when Goku learns the next Dragon Ball is hidden there, Oolong is pulled into his plan.

In this adaptation of the traditional Gingerbread man, Ninjabread man escapes the Sensei, and defeats Ninja Bear, Ninja Snake and Ninja Mouse, only to be eaten by the clever Ninja Fox.

After attacking and killing his former grandmaster, sixteen-year-old Ying realizes he has been betrayed in addition to being wanted for treason, and consequently is forced to turn to Hok, his old temple sister, for help.

At last, Marianne and Adrian have found Richard in Paxtown and met the enemy that has driven him into a corner: the suave and conniving Milo Zotis, head of the Fighting Fists Funeral Cup. Rivals new and old challenge Marianne, Adrian, and Richard in the tournament ring. Meanwhile, an even more dangerous menace lurks in the shadows--an order whose history is linked to the Valley of the Kings itself.

Marianne Velba and Adrian track the mysterious fighter Richard Aldana into another universe to arrive in Paxtown an illustrious modern megalopolis where something sinister lurks behind the glitz and glam. There, mother and son enlist as a team in the Fighting Fist Funeral Cup, that world's famous boxing tournament in order to discover the ugly secrets lurking in Richard's past. Marianne and Adrian soon realize, however that they are not the only travelers from the Valley of Kings with a stake in the Funeral Cup.

When Richard Aldana disappears with the newly won Royal Cup, young Adrian is shocked-- and only further surprised when his mother, Marianne, is determined to pursue Aldana on an incredible vehicle she had hidden away: a motorcycle! Their chase leads them to a mysterious rift. Beyond that lies a strange world, where the greatest threat comes from those who uphold the law. Arrested as criminals by a gang of unruly enforcers, Marianne and Adrian now must take part in a physical court battle where might is right. Can they survive this legal circus?.

Richard Aldana continues to defeat his opponents in the Royal Cup without using any magic, and he and Adrian Velba are prepared to go up against the champions, Lord Ignacio Cudna and Cristo Canyon.