{"product_id":"martial-mechanics-maximum-results-with-minimum-effort-in-the-practice-of-the-martial-arts-9781583942116","title":"Martial Mechanics: Maximum Results with Minimum Effort in the Practice of the Martial Arts","description":"Interest in a wide range of martial arts grows exponentially each year, but few practitioners understand the scientific forces that underlie these arts. The originators of ancient traditional systems intuitively grasped the body mechanics behind their disciplines, and thus were capable of generating uncanny striking force. Contemporary students, on the other hand, often fail to achieve the high levels of technical proficiency they desire because they are unaware of these laws and how they work in a martial arts context. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on the author's decades of experience as both student and teacher, \u003ci\u003eMartial Mechanics \u003c\/i\u003eexplains, in humorous, easy-to-understand language, how physics and kinesiology affect martial arts techniques and how readers can best utilize them to make them faster, more powerful, and hence more effective in actual combat. Featuring black-and-white photographs throughout, \u003ci\u003eMartial Mechanics\u003c\/i\u003e is written for both internal and external martial artists, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003emixed martial arts practitioners with an interest in competition or self-defense, students of kung fu, karate, taekwondo, muay thai boxing, kickboxing, wing chun, and more. Even many of the traditional grappling arts utilize certain striking techniques, and their disciples as well can improve their percussive skills with this practical guide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blue Snake Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781583942116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 7.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Phillip Starr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52379412496565,"sku":"9781583942116","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7259bf5b-a535-437d-a16e-c02cff58a380.jpg?v=1774372753","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/martial-mechanics-maximum-results-with-minimum-effort-in-the-practice-of-the-martial-arts-9781583942116","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}