Punching Above Your Weight: The Untold Story of the Martial Arts

From Amazon's #1 New Release author comes, Punching Above Your Weight: The Untold Story of the Martial Arts

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UK Martial Arts Show
MALMAG (Martial Arts Lifestyle Magazine)
Derbyshire Times
Around Saddleworth and Tameside Magazine
Glossop Chronicle

PRAISE

#1 New Release in Martial Arts and Wrestling (November 2023)

#2 New Release in Boxing (November 2023)

'I highly recommend this book for all martial artists who are wanting to go deeper into their understanding of not only their own art, but martial arts in general.'
- Martial Arts Lifestyle Magazine (MALMAG)

'This book…will benefit both the experienced martial artist and the novice who is looking to take up a martial art for the first time.'
- Mike Gregory, Instructor under Dan Inosanto in Jun Fan Gung Fu/Filipino Martial Arts

‘A comprehensive overview of different martial arts styles, their philosophy and historical routes and their evolution over time… This book gives a real taste of global martial arts and an insight into which might just be the route for you. A roundhouse of a book that packs a real punch!’
- David Ochwat, Kickboxing Blackbelt

BLURB

People have been punching one another for thousands of years, and today is no different. It’s in our blood. But if you found yourself in the midst of a fight, with no time to think and nowhere to turn, what would be the best way of defending yourself?

Punching Above Your Weight tells the story of how many people across the globe tried to answer this apparently simple question. From Kung Fu and Karate to Wrestling and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, the book explores the role of martial arts in society whilst investigating how they’ve merged, changed, and evolved over past millennia.

Is it best to mimic a dragon when someone pulls out a knife?
How do you learn to punch at six times your bodyweight?
Why is it that fighting and philosophy go hand in hand?

This is the untold story of the martial arts.