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1) Kung Fu
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This book gives a quick overview of kung fu, from its historic origins to the ways people train and compete today. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text and plenty of colorful photos make reading easy and exciting. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, sidebars, comprehension questions, a glossary, an index, and a list of resources for further reading. Apex books have low reading levels (grades 2-3) but are designed for older students,...
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For 15 year old Harold, it is his destiny to fight the dark forces that are emerging in his hometown.
He has been preparing all his life, but he doesn't know it.
Soon, mild-mannered resident nerd of Lincoln High, Harold Lee, would realize his greatest destiny - to assume the ancestral heritage he was born to seize - that of Kung Fu Master.
And this Kung Fu Master has a date with a vampire, a very beautiful vampire...whom he doesn't know whether...
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Kung Fu Panda 4 bursts into theaters on March 8, 2024! This movie novelization retells Po's and Zhen's epic adventures in the blockbuster film. It also features a quote book with Po's favorite sayings! Dumplings not included.
Po is the Dragon Warrior, chosen by Master Oogway to wield the Staff of Wisdom. But when Master Shifu makes a shocking announcement-that Po must train his successor and assume the mantle of Spiritual Leader-Po isn't sure...
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People who follow martial arts, including Kung Fu, know how important it is for a person to have control over their emotions. To understand one's motivations and emotions means understanding and knowing oneself. Martial arts aren't generally about killing the other person in some violent fashion. Martial arts are about gaining knowledge and control over oneself. Martial arts are about learning the emotions your adversary may be experiencing through...
5) Kung Fu Kid
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Stu likes to help people by using his karate skills to chop things. But sometimes, he chops the wrong things. Readers will enjoy this fun story with leveled text.
Emergent readers at guided reading levels G–I will delight in these books that blend charming, leveled text and illustrations. Silly characters will make children grin, and a reading quiz helps readers with text comprehension.
6) Kung Fu Hare
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Swedish
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Haren dreams of becoming a kung fu expert, he trains hard with Master Mouse Strikes hard
With strange dreams that he wants more of.
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High school is brutal, but Jen B. has learned to pick her battles. Except the first one-that one is mandatory. At the Good Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King High School, aka "Kung Fu," everyone gets beaten to a pulp in their first week. Getting "kicked in" helps Ridley, the drug kingpin who runs the school and everyone in it, maintain order. He's the reason that 99.5 percent of the students know some form of martial art, and why they suit up in body...
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A comprehensive guide to mastering the art of Kung Fu
Are you a novice trying to learn the basic katas?
Do you often struggle with advanced Kung Fu moves and forms?
Is your regular Shaolin training seemingly getting you nowhere?
This audiobook will solve all your martial arts dilemmas, answer all your Wushu questions, and help you become a Kung Fu master in the shortest time possible.
In this audiobook, you will:
With helpful descriptions of moves...
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Wing Chun Kung Fu has a long history, but it has only been taught openly since the 1950s when Grandmaster Yip Man revealed the secrets fo the art and began to teach large numbers of students in Hong Kong. Characterized by economical movements, simple and direct short-range simultaneous attack and defence hand techniques, as well as powerful low kicks, Wing Chun Kung Fu is now one of the most popular of the Chinese martial arts.
One of the advanced...
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 16
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When a Chinese dignitary visiting Toronto is poisoned, Crabtree teams up with the prime suspect - who he believes to be innocent – in order to track down the real killer.
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Most books about Kung Fu or Karate deal with techniques or history. Few examine the underlying purpose of these arts, or approach them as a tool for spiritual, rather than physical, development. Barefoot Zen is a brave new approach to the martial arts, which clearly demonstrates that the traditional movements of both Kung Fu and Karate, contained in the solo choreographed sequences of movements known as forms (or kata), grew out of the spiritual practices...
20) Empty Your Mind - Die universelle Weisheit des Kung Fu Die Lebensphilosophie der Kampfkunstlegen
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Bruce Lee ist vor allem als Kampfkünstler bekannt, doch er war auch ein tiefgründiger Denker. In seinen nun zum ersten Mal auf Deutsch veröffentlichten privaten Notizbüchern teilt er mit uns seine persönlichen Gedanken zu allen wichtigen Themen aus den Bereichen Psychologie und Philosophie. Besonders spannend ist seine Auffassung von den geistigen Prinzipien, die gute Kampf- und Lebenskünstler*innen ausmachen. Empty Your Mind ist ein Jubiläumsband...