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Book Description
Martial Arts After 40 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 moms 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 aging 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.
About the Author
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 traditional martial arts principles. In addition to authoring seven books and starring in dozens of instructional video tapes, he is a popular seminar presenter in the US, Europe and Asia.
Martial Arts After 40,Sang H. Kim,Turtle Press (CT),1880336294,Aging,Martial Arts & Self-Defense,Martial arts,Sports,Sports & Recreation,Exercise For Older Adults,Exercise for middle aged perso,Oriental martial arts
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