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100 cool moves from a range of martial arts disciplines. Martial Arts Made Easy allows readers to teach themselves skills from such martial arts as karate, kung fu, judo, tae kwon do and ninjutsu. Each featured move is illustrated with step-by-step line drawings accompanied by expert advice that assures learning is fun and safe. This easy how-to guidebook covers: Training Warm-up exercises Basic positions Equipment Kicks Rolling Hand techniques Tactics Defensive moves Foot patterns and movements Competitions Belt grading Kiai, the yell of super power. A special feature, "In-Focus," highlights particular moves from well-known movies and demonstrates how they were achieved. With clear instructions and stunning photography, Martial Arts Made Easy makes the best and flashiest elements of martial arts easy to master.