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Jeet Kune Do
by Teri Tom Ted WongTeri Tom, the "top student" of Bruce Lee's protege Ted Wong, returns to the world of Jeet Kune Do with her new book, Jeet Kune Do: The Arsenal of Self-Expression. In a natural progression from her first work, The Straight Lead, Tom takes some of the basic mechanics and strategies covered in that book and applies them to the rest of the Jeet Kune Do repertoire, filling instructional gaps found between LeeÆs Fighting Method series and The Tao of Jeet Kune Do--which Lee never intended to be published as an instruction manual.Incorporating many details that Wong observed during his time with Bruce Lee, and also his own research into the how and why of Jeet Kune Do techniques, this excellent new book provides the information that connects the dots found in the Tao of Jeet Kune Do. Those small, nuanced movements--like footwork, feinting, weight transfer and the sequencing of those elements--and how they're used to transition from movement to movement will make all the difference in your practice of Jeet Kune Do.
Jeet Kune Do
by Ted Wong Teri TomTeri Tom, the "top student" of Bruce Lee's protege Ted Wong, returns to the world of Jeet Kune Do with her new book, Jeet Kune Do: The Arsenal of Self-Expression. In a natural progression from her first work, The Straight Lead, Tom takes some of the basic mechanics and strategies covered in that book and applies them to the rest of the Jeet Kune Do repertoire, filling instructional gaps found between LeeÆs Fighting Method series and The Tao of Jeet Kune Do--which Lee never intended to be published as an instruction manual.Incorporating many details that Wong observed during his time with Bruce Lee, and also his own research into the how and why of Jeet Kune Do techniques, this excellent new book provides the information that connects the dots found in the Tao of Jeet Kune Do. Those small, nuanced movements--like footwork, feinting, weight transfer and the sequencing of those elements--and how they're used to transition from movement to movement will make all the difference in your practice of Jeet Kune Do.
Jeet Kune Do Basics
by David ChengIn Jeet Kune Do Basics, readers will learn: * The origination of Jeet Kune Do-the philosophy, history, and different styles of the martial art * How to choose a school-taking readers through their first class including the etiquette and dress requirements * The basic elements of the style-stances, footwork, upper body and lower body techniques, and grappling * The five ways of attack, including the single direct attack, the attack by combination, the progressive indirect attack, the attack by drawing, and the hand immobilization attack * The tactical considerations of Jeet Kune Do practice including defenses, counterattacks, and sparring * A comprehensive list of resources to help students further develop their knowledge of and training in Jeet Kune Do The Martial Arts Basics series provides a complete introduction to the martial arts. All of the books in the series are meant to coach beginning students through their first six months of practice-and beyond. These books allow students to gain a complete understanding of the art form from the very beginning-helping them progress faster and with a clearer vision of purpose.
Jeff Gordon: Portrait of a Champion
by Jeff Gordon"Go out and work hard and just take it one step at a time."He is a living legend, an athlete whodominates his sport as few otherscan. With his rainbow-colored No.24 Dupont Chevrolet Monte Carlo, JeffGordon has accomplished what noman before him could. In 1997, he wonhis second NASCAR Winston CupSeries championship...the Daytona500...the Coca-Cola 600...the Southern500...The Winston ...the Busch Clash.And he became only the second driverto win NASCAR's toughest prize: TheWinston Million.This stunning photographic portrait captures that extraordinary year--from the opening race at Daytona to theAtlanta Motor Speedway where the title became his-- and offers an intimate glimpse of the man behind the wheel himself. You'll discover what he really thinks about life on and off the track including: his familyNASCAR racingthe people who have helped shape his careerhis spiritualityhis fansbeing a role modelthe Rainbow Warriorsand much more.Honest and straightforward, Jeff shares his triumphs and his failures, what it takes to be the best and what the future may hold. Here is a rare look at an amazing champion on the road to glory."Don't ever quit. Don't ever stop fighting. It's not over 'til it's over."
Jeff Gordon, Racing Back to the Front: My Memoir
by Jeff Gordon Steve EubanksThe New York Times bestselling autobiography of one of auto racing's greatest drivers -- a pedal-to-the-metal look at the life of a NASCAR champion. Jeff Gordon is the hottest thing on the racetrack today! With his skill, determination, and heartfelt love of competitive driving, he has made the Winner's Circle his second home and has helped transform NASCAR racing into the most watched entertainment in America. Here, Jeff Gordon tells the story of his life behind the wheel -- from his unlikely beginnings on the California junior circuit to his meteoric rise to fame. Noting all the roadblocks he faced along the way, Gordon also gives readers an up-close, high-speed look at what it's really like to climb into the cockpit of a stock car every weekend and offers glimpses into the lives and work of his extraordinary crew. This is Jeff Gordon in front of the pack -- an inspirational, thrilling, and true story of courage and character from one of auto racing's greatest heroes.
Jeffanory: Stories from Beyond the Videprinter
by Jeff StellingAre you sitting comfortably? Then Jeff will begin ... The universally-loved, award-winning host of Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday and Channel 4's Countdown, and author of the bestselling Jelleyman's Thrown a Wobbly, returns with a Jackanory-style, football-flavoured narrative which gathers together the funniest, weirdest, most tragic, most heart-warming, under-the-radar stories of the football season. The book is stuffed to the gunnels with behind-the-scenes revelations, opinions and personal anecdotes from Jeff, and has a strong leaning towards the absurdities of both the highest levels and the grass-roots of the game. From the Macclesfield goalkeeper booked for using a golf tee to take his goal kicks, to the unintelligible ranting and raving of South American dictator chairmen. Let Jeff be your trusted guide through the madness of the football season, and let Jeffanory supply you with a veritable treasure trove of great anecdotes to take to the pub.
Jeffanory: Stories from Beyond Soccer Saturday
by Jeff StellingAre you sitting comfortably? Then Jeff will begin ... The universally-loved, award-winning host of Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday and Channel 4's Countdown, and author of the bestselling Jelleyman's Thrown a Wobbly, returns with a Jackanory-style, football-flavoured narrative which gathers together the funniest, weirdest, most tragic, most heart-warming, under-the-radar stories of the football season. The book is stuffed to the gunnels with behind-the-scenes revelations, opinions and personal anecdotes from Jeff, and has a strong leaning towards the absurdities of both the highest levels and the grass-roots of the game. From the Macclesfield goalkeeper booked for using a golf tee to take his goal kicks, to the unintelligible ranting and raving of South American dictator chairmen. Let Jeff be your trusted guide through the madness of the football season, and let Jeffanory supply you with a veritable treasure trove of great anecdotes to take to the pub.
Jeffanory: Stories from Beyond Soccer Saturday
by Jeff StellingAre you sitting comfortably? Then Jeff will begin ... The universally-loved, award-winning host of Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday and Channel 4's Countdown, and author of the bestselling Jelleyman's Thrown a Wobbly, returns with a Jackanory-style, football-flavoured narrative which gathers together the funniest, weirdest, most tragic, most heart-warming, under-the-radar stories of the football season. The book is stuffed to the gunnels with behind-the-scenes revelations, opinions and personal anecdotes from Jeff, and has a strong leaning towards the absurdities of both the highest levels and the grass-roots of the game. From the Macclesfield goalkeeper booked for using a golf tee to take his goal kicks, to the unintelligible ranting and raving of South American dictator chairmen. Let Jeff be your trusted guide through the madness of the football season, and let Jeffanory supply you with a veritable treasure trove of great anecdotes to take to the pub
Jeffrey's Ghost and the Leftover Baseball Team
by David A. AdlerA baseball team of children no one else wants on a team turns into a team of winners with the help of a friendly boy ghost.
Jenkins At The Majors: Sixty Years of the World's Best Golf Writing, from Hogan to Tiger
by Dan JenkinsLegendary sports writer Dan Jenkins delivers a golf history lesson that is unrivaled in its scope and style. In this seminal collection, Dan Jenkins has selected the funniest and most riveting stories from his epic career as a writer forSports IllustratedandGolf Digest, where his wry reportage of golf's most thrilling finishes, historic moments, and heartbreaking collapses brought legions of fans intimately close to the action. All the greatest moments of golf over the last sixty years are here: Jack Nicklaus at Pebble Beach, Arnold Palmer at Cherry Hills, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead at Oakmont, and of course Tiger Woods, just about everywhere. As much about journalism and watching the growth of one of our most cherished sports writers, as it is about the great game of golf,Jenkins at the Majorsis a must read for sports fans and golfers alike.
Jennie Finch: Softball Superstar
by Christine Dzidrums Leah Rendon Joseph DzidrumsJennie Finch fell in love with baseball as a four-year-old when her mother took her to Dodger games. A year later, her parents signed her up for softball lessons and the young girl was instantly smitten. As a youngster, Jennie dominated travel softball and later became a star player at La Mirada High School in Southern California. During her time at University of Arizona, she set an NCAA record with 60 consecutive wins. Blessed with remarkable pitching ability, good looks and role-model sportsmanship, Jennie became a breakout celebrity at the 2004 Athens Olympics, where she captured gold with Team USA. A children's biography, Jennie Finch: Softball Superstar details the California native's journey as she transitioned from a shy youngster playing in a t-ball league to become softball's most famous face, a devoted mother of three and a legend in women's sports.
Jennifer Capriati
by Mikki MorrissetteDescribes the fifteen-year-old tennis player, who has rocketed up the world tennis rankings in only two years of professional playing.
Jeremy Lin: Rising Star
by James Buckley Jr.The biography of worldwide basketball sensation, Jeremy Lin! Jeremy Lin is an overnight basketball success! But in order for him to have been ready for his big opportunity, he had to put in years of hard work and practice. Follow along as we trace Jeremy's rise from his high-school days, college hoops at Harvard, and bouncing around the NBA to his awesome, unprecedented performances with the New York Knicks. It's Lin-credible!
Jeremy Lin: The Reason for the Linsanity
by Timothy DalrympleHarvard graduate Jeremy Lin recently became a New York Knicks phenomenon and he's the NBA's first American-born player of Taiwanese descent. The book will chronicle Lin's high school, college and early career in the NBA with particular emphasis on the media explosion surrounding his success as starting point guard with the Knicks. It will explore how Jeremy's Christian faith, family, education and cultural inheritance have contributed to his success. The book will also include interviews with basketball experts on Jeremy's future in the NBA, Asian-American thought leaders on the role of race in Jeremy's rise to stardom, and renowned Christian athletes and pastors on the potent combination of faith and sports.
Jeremy Lin: From the End of the Bench to Stardom
by Bill DavisThis true story is truly "Lin-sane!" The world is exposed to an individual like Jeremy Lin only once in a generation. His journey has taken him from practicing lay-ups on the court at the local YMCA to hitting last minute game-winners on the grand stage at Madison Square Garden. This book charts Jeremy's life story, from the streets of Palo Alto to the dormitories of Harvard to the major arenas throughout the country. Through exclusive interviews, play-by-plays, and colorful recollections, we get an intimate look at Jeremy's story. It is one of unyielding determination, true faith, and unimaginable success.
Jeremy Lin: The Incredible Rise of the NBA's Most Unlikely Superstar
by Bill GutmanWho would have thought that an Asian American who majored in economics at Harvard would become the NBA's most talked about star? While the story seems more like Hollywood fantasy, it has really happened.Undrafted out of college and waived in short order by the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets, Jeremy Lin was signed by the underachieving New York Knicks in December 2011. In his first twenty-three games, he played only fifty-five total minutes and was close to being cut again.Then, on February 4, 2012, with the Knick decimated by injury, he came off the bench against the New Jersey Nets and scored 25 points, leading the Knicks to victory. He started the following game and topped that with 28 points and eight assists. Linsanity was born!Here Lin's full story--from the playgrounds of Palo Alto to a high school championship to the Ivy League to sleeping on his brother's couch to stardom at Madison Square Garden. As he begins the 2012-2013 reason with a new contract totaling almost $30 million for four years, his story will entertain and inspire sports fans and non-sports fans alike.
Jerry on the Line
by Brenda SeabrookeLatchkey kid Jerry Johnson lives for soccer. He plans to be a soccer star/sports hero and needs to practice soccer as much as he can out of season. In his neighborhood the first kid to the playground chooses the game for the day. Jerry is always first until he gets phone calls from a latchkey first-grader who is afraid of bears and has problems with her school projects that she enlists him to help her solve such as how many humps a camel has. "...Camels have to have the same number of humps. One or Two? Which is it?" He is late to the playground because of this girl and his problems begin to pile up. Jerry is on the line between the first-grader and his game. He must solve this dilemma without hurting her or giving up his soccer.
Jerry West: The Life and Legend of a Basketball Icon
by Roland LazenbyWhen in 1969 the NBA sought an emblem for the league, one man was chosen above all as the icon of his sport: Jerry West. Silhouetted in white against a red-and-blue backdrop, West’s signature gait and left-handed dribble are still the NBA logo, seen on merchandise around the world. In this marvelous book—the first biography of the basketball legend—award-winning reporter and author Roland Lazenby traces Jerry West’s brilliant career from the coalfields near Cabin Creek, West Virginia, to the bare-knuckled pre-expansion era of the NBA, from the Lakers’ Riley-Magic-Kareem Showtime era to Jackson–Kobe–Shaq teams of the early twenty-first century, and beyond. But fame was not all glory. Called “Mr. Clutch,” West was an incomparable talent—flawless on defense, possessing unmatched court vision, and the perfect jumper, unstoppable when the game was on the line. Beloved and respected by fans and fellow players alike, West was the centerpiece of Lakers teams that starred such players as Elgin Baylor and Wilt Chamberlain, and he went on to nine NBA Finals. Yet in losing eight of those series, including six in a row to the detested Boston Celtics, West became as famous for his failures as for his triumphs. And that notoriety cast long shadows over West’s life on and off the court.
Jersey Tomatoes are the Best
by Maria PadianThis is a hilarious and heartbreaking story of two teen girls and the summer when everything changes for them. Both Henry and Eva are New Jersey natives and excellent athletes: Henry's a master on the tennis court and Eva is a graceful ballerina. When opportunity knocks for both of them the summer before their junior year in high school they throw open the door: Henry sees freedom from her overbearing father and a chance to build her talents on the court. Eva sees the chance to be the best as well as even more pressure to be graceful, lighter, more perfect on the dancefloor. Soon, Eva's obsession with physical perfection leads her down the path to anorexia, and her health issues overwhelm everything else. But through it all these two best friends know that Jersey Tomatoes are the Best, and nothing will come between them no matter the distance.From the Hardcover edition.
Jesse Owens
by Wayne CoffeyA biography of the track star who overcame childhood illness and racial prejudice to win four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics.
Jesse Owens: Young Record Breaker
by M. M. EbochRenowned for winning four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Jesse Owens broke through barriers of all kinds, overcoming racism and poverty to achieve his dreams.
Jesse Owens: Olympic Hero
by Francene Sabin1919: His Mama has to remove a lump on his leg which is making him unable to walk. 1921: He almost dies from pneumonia. First day of school: His teacher thinks he said his name is Jesse, (It was J.C.) and his name is changed forever. Other little-known facts about this great Black athlete make this a most interesting book. 1936: He wins four medals--gold medals--at the German Olympics. Why was his first medal especially precious to Owens? (The book will tell you.) A marvelous book for a book report. This file should make an excellent embossed braille copy.
Jesse Owens: Running Into History (Time For Kids Biographies)
by Time for Kids EditorsTake a close-up look at Jesse Owens, an African American track star—and one of the greatest athletes of all time. Interviews with experts and lively writing deliver the accurate reporting you expect from Time For Kids®. Historical and contemporary photographs capture the life and times of this remarkable Olympic-medal winner.
Jesse Owens: Fastest Man Alive
by Carole Boston Weatherford Eric Velasquez<p>Jesse Owens grew up during the time of Jim Crow laws, but segregation never slowed him down. After setting world records for track in high school and college, he won a slot on the 1936 U.S. Olympic team. That year, the Olympics were in Berlin, then controlled by the Nazis, and Hitler was certain they would be a chance to prove to the world that Aryans were superior to all other races. But the triumph of Jesse's will helped him run through any barrier, winning four gold medals and the hearts of millions, setting two world records, and proving the Nazi dictator unmistakably wrong. <p>The story of Jesse Owens comes alive for young readers with Carole Boston Weatherford's award-winning free verse poetry. Eric Velasquez tackles this challenging subject with the use of pastels for the first time in twenty years-a technique that is both heart-stopping and immediate.</p>