Book of Five Rings

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New Line Publishing, 2003 - Health & Fitness - 158 pages

Fighter's Codex is a forge. It will take the raw power that is "you" and, over 30 days, turn it into a highly efficient, potentially lethal, kick-ass, fighting machine.

You could be new to this or you may already be doing some martial art, it's designed to benefit you regardless. Go through each day, pick a level (where appropriate) and follow through the exercises. If you're not sure about the execution of any of them check out the videos in the Darebee, online exercise library. There are performance, practice and recuperation days all built into this. It is designed to increase your speed, stamina, strength, flexibility, tendon strength and motor-coordination skills. You will perform some of the training routines practiced by world class martial artists. It will make you aware of your body and the way it moves in a way you have never quite been before. There are also handy, instructional videos you can access on the Darebee.com YouTube channel that better illustrate some of the techniques.

Here's what it will do for you:

  • Improve your balance and coordination
  • Give you greater control over your own body
  • Help you get faster, stronger and fitter
  • Teach you some pretty cool martial arts moves (if you didn't know any)
  • Get you started on your fitness journey in a totally enjoyable and accessible way

You don't need to know any martial arts beforehand, though if you do, it obviously helps. You do not need to be super-fit to try it. It is a program that can be adapted to suit your current fitness level.

Those who go through it get to meet their badass self on the other side of the 30 days period.

From inside the book

Contents

Preface
4
Introduction
5
The Earth Book
6
The Water Book
15
The Fire Book
27
The Wind Book
40
The Book of the Void
48
About the Author
49
Timeline
50
Trivia
53
Synopsis
54
Is this the end?
55
Index
56
Copyright

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About the author (2003)

David Amerland has a 2nd degree black belt in ITF Tae Kwon Do and black belt in WTF Tae Kwon Do. He has also studied Wing Chun Kung Fu and Wado Ryu Karate. He spent ten years competing nationally and internationally in Tae Kwon Do. In his day job he helps Fortune 500 companies optimize their content strategy, writes books on decision making, search engine optimization and social media and looks for ways to optimize how businesses work.

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