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A Killing Art
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Author : Gillis, Alex
language : en
Publisher: ECW Press
Release Date : 2016-08-01
A Killing Art written by Gillis, Alex and has been published by ECW Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The eagerly anticipated updated return of a bestselling martial arts classic The leaders of Tae Kwon Do, an Olympic sport and one of the worldÍs most popular martial arts, are fond of saying that their art is ancient and filled with old dynasties and superhuman feats. In fact, Tae Kwon Do is as full of lies as it is powerful techniques. Since its rough beginnings in the Korean military 60 years ago, the art empowered individuals and nations, but its leaders too often hid the painful truths that led to that empowerment „ the gangsters, secret-service agents, and dictators who encouraged cheating, corruption, and murder. A Killing Art: The Untold History of Tae Kwon Do takes you into the cults, geisha houses, and crime syndicates that made Tae Kwon Do. It shows how, in the end, a few key leaders kept the art clean and turned it into an empowering art for tens of millions of people in more than 150 countries. A Killing Art is part history and part biography „ and a wild ride to enlightenment. This new and revised edition of the bestselling book contains previously unnamed sources and updated chapters.
A Killing Art
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Author : Alex Gillis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
A Killing Art written by Alex Gillis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Sports & Recreation categories.
With this book, readers learn that Tae Kwon Do is as full of lies as it is powerful techniques. Gillis takes readers and Tae Kwon Do practitioners into the cults, geisha houses, and crime syndicates that made Tae Kwon Do what it is today.
The Killing Art
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Author : Jonathan Santlofer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
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The Killing Art
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Author : Jonathan Santlofer
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-10-13
The Killing Art written by Jonathan Santlofer and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-13 with Fiction categories.
History and fiction collide with deadly consequences in the third Kate McKinnon novel—a story of bitter revenge, where the past invades the present and a decades-old secret proves fatal Kate McKinnon has lived many lives, from Queens cop to Manhattan socialite, television art historian, and the woman who helped the NYPD capture the Death Artist and the Color Blind killer. But that's the past. Now, devastated by the death of her husband, Kate is attempting to quietly rebuild her life as a single woman. Gone are the Park Avenue penthouse and designer clothes. Now it's a funky Chelsea loft, downtown fashion, and even a hip new haircut as Kate plunges back into her work—writing a book about America's most celebrated artistic era, the New York School of the 1940s and '50s, a circle that included Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, and Mark Rothko. But when a lunatic starts slashing the very paintings she is writing about—along with their owners—Kate is once again tapped by the NYPD. As she deciphers the evidence—cryptic images that reveal both the paintings and the people who will be the next targets—Kate is drawn into a world where art and art history provide lethal clues. The Killing Art is Jonathan Santlofer's most gripping and chilling story yet, but that isn't the only reason the novel is remarkable. The author, who is also an acclaimed artist, has created works of art just for the book that tantalize and challenge readers by using well-known symbols in innovative ways, allowing them to decode the clues along with Kate. A masterwork of both suspense fiction and art, The Killing Art will impress both thriller readers and art fans as the plot twists and turns toward a shocking climax.
Karate As The Art Of Killing
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Author : Masayuki Shimabukuro
language : en
Publisher: Blue Snake Books
Release Date : 2022-05-24
Karate As The Art Of Killing written by Masayuki Shimabukuro and has been published by Blue Snake Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-24 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Grounded in a comprehensive overview of the philosophical and spiritual foundations that underlie karate, The Art of Killing emphasizes its original purpose: to kill an attacker swiftly and brutally. Prior to 1900, karate-dō was exclusively an art of unarmed self-defense. Its practice was designed for life-or-death situations--effectively, an art of killing. Here, authors Leonard Pellman and the late Masayuki Shimabukuro restore karate to its original intent. They move karate away from its popular modern-day sporting applications back to its deadly origins---and to the restraining philosophy of peace, self-sacrifice, compassion, and service to others that necessarily accompanied it. With chapters on kokoro (heart, mind, and spirit), ki (spirit and energy), and the seven major precepts of bushidō, The Art of Killing shows readers that the lethal art of karate is more than a method of bringing an enemy down--it’s a philosophical and spiritual system grounded in essential lessons to guard against abuses of power. This book does not contain detailed instruction in killing methods, but it does showcase the deadly power of karate--and explain why purity of intentions matters, and how compassion and respect are the essence of karate training. Readers will learn: The purpose and meaning of karate-dō The origins and major precepts of bushidō Training methods, preparation, and etiquette Fundamentals, spiritual power, training patterns, and analysis and application of kata About the body as a weapon
A Killing Art
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Author : Alex Gillis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-08-09
A Killing Art written by Alex Gillis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-09 with categories.
The eagerly anticipated updated return of a bestselling martial arts classic. The leaders of Tae Kwon Do, an Olympic sport and one of the world's most popular martial arts, are fond of saying that their art is ancient and filled with old dynasties and superhuman feats. In fact, Tae Kwon Do is as full of lies as it is powerful techniques. Since its rough beginnings in the Korean military 60 years ago, the art empowered individuals and nations, but its leaders too often hid the painful truths that led to that empowerment - the gangsters, secret-service agents, and dictators who encouraged cheating, corruption, and murder. A Killing Art: The Untold History of Tae Kwon Do takes you into the cults, geisha houses, and crime syndicates that made Tae Kwon Do. It shows how, in the end, a few key leaders kept the art clean and turned it into an empowering art for tens of millions of people in more than 150 countries. A Killing Art is part history and part biography - and a wild ride to enlightenment. This new and revised edition of the bestselling book contains previously unnamed sources and updated chapters
Culture Crash
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Author : Scott Timberg
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2015-01-01
Culture Crash written by Scott Timberg and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-01 with Social Science categories.
Argues that United States' creative class is fighting for survival and explains why this should matter to all Americans.
The Black Art Of Killing
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Author : Matthew Hall
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2020-04-02
The Black Art Of Killing written by Matthew Hall and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-02 with Fiction categories.
THE ACTION-PACKED THRILLER ABOUT ONE MAN FIGHTING FOR THE TRUTH 'A Bond-style thriller for the 21st century . . . It feels like a movie already' Daily Mail 'A fast based, breathless thriller' 5***** Reader Review 'Brilliant. Incredibly immersive' Tom Marcus _______ 'People sleep peacefully only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf...' After twenty years in the SAS, Leo Black put his soldiering life behind him in pursuit of a respectful academic career. But when a former comrade in arms is killed trying to prevent a scientist's abduction, Black is plunged into his violent past again. And that's just the start of it. Because this scientist wasn't the first to go missing - and she won't be the last. In a secretive facility in the Venezuelan jungle, a sinister plot is taking shape - one that will change the future of humanity itself. Now, to uncover the mystery, Black must put his deadly skills to use once more . . . _______ FROM THE SCREENWRITER OF BAFTA AWARD-WINNING SERIES KEEPING FAITH 'This is the new Bond' 5***** Reader Review 'This intelligent thriller is his best work yet' Sun 'A thriller with a difference . . . fast paced, well-written, all-action' 5***** Reader Review 'A fast-paced global thriller' Mail on Sunday 'Matthew Hall has crafted an action thriller with more texture than most' The Times 'Hall probes how a real-life Jack Reacher figure might cope with years of taking lives for the greater good, and Black's inner conflict gives the firefights and betrayals erupting around him unusual depth' The Times Praise for Matthew Hall 'Breathlessly enjoyable' The Times 'An edge-of-the-seat thriller . . . should come with a health warning' Irish Independent 'Fasten your seatbelts for a quality thriller . . .' Independent on Sunday
Basquiat
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Author : Phoebe Hoban
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2016-05-17
Basquiat written by Phoebe Hoban and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-17 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A New York Times Notable Book: This national bestseller is a vivid biography of the meteoric rise and tragic death of art star Jean-Michel Basquiat Painter Jean-Michel Basquiat was the Jimi Hendrix of the art world. In less than a decade, he went from being a teenage graffiti artist to an international art star; he was dead of a drug overdose at age twenty-seven. Basquiat’s brief career spanned the giddy 1980s art boom and epitomized its outrageous excess. A legend in his own lifetime, Basquiat was a fixture of the downtown scene, a wild nexus of music, fashion, art, and drugs. Along the way, the artist got involved with many of the period’s most celebrated personalities, from his friendships with Keith Haring and Andy Warhol to his brief romantic fling with Madonna. Nearly thirty years after his death, Basquiat’s story—and his art—continue to resonate and inspire. Posthumously, Basquiat is more successful than ever, with international retrospectives, critical acclaim, and multimillion dollar sales. Widely considered to be a major twentieth-century artist, Basquiat’s work has permeated the culture, from hip-hop shout-outs to a plethora of products. A definitive biography of this charismatic figure, Basquiat: A Quick Killing in Art is as much a portrait of the era as a portrait of the artist; an incisive exposé of the eighties art market that paints a vivid picture of the rise and fall of the graffiti movement, the East Village art scene, and the art galleries and auction houses that fueled his meteoric career. Basquiat resurrects both the painter and his time.
The Killing Art
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Author : George G. Gilman
language : en
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Release Date : 1976-12-01
The Killing Art written by George G. Gilman and has been published by Pinnacle Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976-12-01 with categories.