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This is the first book on the market to cater to two growing populations, martial artists and baby boomers. Once a blood and guts sport for tough young men, martial arts is now touted by athletes, aerobics trainers, actors, super models and soccer mums as the number one way for adults to get fit and stay in shape. This book addresses important questions like: How old is too old start a marital art?; What type of exercises are best (and which ones are dangerous) for the over-40 martial artist?; What are the effects of ageing and how can martial arts combat them?; How can baby boomers keep up in a martial arts class full of gen-Xers?; What types of injuries are most prevalent after 40 and how can they be prevented? This book takes a positive and enthusiastic approach to taking up or continuing a martial art in middle age or later. Readers will be inspired, reassured and educated. No library descriptions found. |
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This book addresses important questions like:
How old is too old to start a martial art?
What exercises are best or dangerous for the over-40 martial artist?
What are the effects of aging and how can martial arts combat them?
How can baby boomers keep up in a martialarts class full of younger students?
What types of injuries are most prevalent after 40 and how can they be prevented?
Sang H. Kim is a forty-something martial artist who has been practicing and teaching the popular arts of taekwondo and junsado for over thirty years. He writes this book from the perspective of both teacher and practitioner, basing his advice on research, personal experience and conventional martial arts principles. In additon to authoring seven books and starring in dozens of instructional video tapes, he is a popular seminar presenter in the US, Europe and Asia.
Other titles by Sang H. Kim available from Turtle Press:
Taekwondo Kyorugi: Olympic Style Sparring
Teaching Martial Arts
1,001 Ways to Motivate Yourself and Others
Contents
Healthy body/Healthy mind
The ABC's of fitness
Diet and nutrition for martial artists
Choosing fitness
Fitness attributes after 40
Agility after 40
Power after 40
Reflexes after 40
Coordination after 40
Speed after 40
Endurance after 40
Creating a workout plan
Injury prevention and self-care
Overtraining
Skill development
Progressing in martial arts
Self-defense principles
Sparring
Forms
Weapons training
5 elements of success in martial arts
Your mind-body connection
When the going gets tough
Mastery points
Index