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The goals of the budo - the martial arts and ways of Japan - lie in refining the body and spirit. These goals are not always the obvious ones - and are learned only through the guidance and direction of great teachers. The techniques, methods, and rituals of the sensei can serve as guides to a well-lived life - and provide invaluable lessons for today's martial artists.

The battle between Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns is remembered as one of the greatest fights of all time. But in the months before the two finally collided on April 15, 1985, there was a feeling in the air that boxing was in trouble.

This piece of writing by famed samurai Musashi (1584–1645) is the single-most influential work on samurai swordsmanship, offering insights into samurai history, the Zen Buddhist state of "no-mind" that enables warriors to triumph and the philosophical meaning of Bushido — "the way of the warrior."

China: 1200 AD. Guo Jing has confronted Apothecary Huang, his sweetheart Lotus' father, on Peach Blossom Island, and bested the villainous Gallant Ouyang in three trials to win her hand in marriage. But now, along with his sworn brother, Zhou Botong of the Quanzhen Sect, and his shifu, Count Seven Hong, chief of the Beggar Clan, he has walked into a trap. Tricked by Huang into boarding an unseaworthy barge, they will surely drown unless Lotus - who has overheard her father's plans - can find a way to save them.  

Following Khan's retirement from the sport in May 2022, in Fight For Your Life: The Autobiography Khan looks back on his exhilarating boxing career that spanned 27 years from his first fight to his last. A role model for his Pakistani heritage, his Bolton upbringing and the best of British sport, Khan also reveals for the first time the full story of his life outside of the ring.

Through his experience of boxing - learning to get hit and to hit back; wrestling with the camaraderie of the gym; confronting the betrayals and strength of his own body - McBee examines the weight of male violence, the pervasiveness of gender stereotypes and the limitations of conventional masculinity. A wide-ranging exploration of gender in our society, Amateur is ultimately a story of hope, as McBee traces a way forward: a new masculinity, inside the ring and out of it.

Two long-time wrestling fans decide they want to try and mix up the magic of WWE. With quick weekly recaps of the Raw, NXT and Smackdown to start their episodes, Darkstar Shady and Zach start a year long journey taking over as the general managers of Raw and Smackdown to write their own storylines heading into Wrestlemania 41. Listen to them take you through the year of WWE, starting with a fantasy draft and ending with their own version of Wrestlemania 41.

Hello, my Fictional Friend. Welcome to the Wrestling with Fiction Podcast. A fantasy booking wrestling podcast that dares to book anything (AND I MEAN ANYTHING) into the squared circle. Ever wondered what would happen if Link from The Legend of Zelda entered the wrestling business? Have you ever wondered if the Pokémon Trainer could be a heel manager or, perhaps, you just want some good old pro wrestling bookings. Wrestling With Fiction strives to book all of these things and more all so you don't have to. Tune in to each episode as I, Connor Cooper, try and book some of Pro wrestling's good,...

Podcast variado, Donde hablamos de Deportes, Cine, Videojuegos, Anime y Manga, Musica, Libros, Ciencia Ficcion, Fantasía, Terror y algunos otros temas de actualidad.Presentado por: Jerry Arellano, Victor Montalvo y Javier Delgado.

Welcome to WrestleCore Podcasts! We post weekly reviews of RAW, Smackdown, Dynamite, and soon to be Rampage! We cover all things Pro Wrestling and even answer your fan questions once a week! To join the conversation after the podcast, follow us on Twitter @Wrestle_Core!

Hit The Books is the only WWE Smackdown vs Raw fantasy booking podcast hosted by Ryan Neitzey and Mikey Manfredi. Each week, they set about writing a full episode of both WWE's Raw and Smackdown, which includes writing every segment, every match, and every storyline for a locker room full of wrestling superstars, all while trying to make an entertaining show for the WWE Universe.

From pro wrestling, to comic books, to sci fi and topical debates. We literally cover it all, so why not come and join Jason and Andy as they take you take on a journey to pop culture with the Two Men and Their Mics podcast network

Espiritu es un podcast diseñado para informar a los fanaticos de EPWD de todo lo que acontence en su empresa de lucha libre favorita.

"Holy Podcasting, Batman!"

A podcast dedicated to pro wrestling and comic book related media and how both are forms of storytelling with characters wearing tight spandex clothes.

Miles Amadeus Prower, host of the offensively black I, Black Man Podcast, is joined by an assortment of cohosts to talk comics, movies, music and much more on the blerd podcast to end all nerd podcasts.

Am 20. Mai 1927 hatte es der 25 jährige Postflieger Charles Augustus Lindbergh geschafft: In 33 Stunden und 30 Minuten überquerte er im Nonstop-Flug den Atlantik. Der Start war in New York und das Ziel war Paris. Die ganze Welt hielt den Atem an.

In dieser "klingenden Mozart-Biografie" erklärt Peter Härtling anhand von ausgewählten Briefen aus 10 Jahren, wie aus dem Wunderkind ganz allmählich ein berühmter junger Mann wurde. Seine persönlichen Kommentare sowie Anekdoten und Details aus Mozarts Leben zeigen, wie sehr er den großen Komponisten liebt und bewundert.

V knige rasskazyvaetsya ob imperatrice Ekaterine Velikoy, stoyavshey vo glave Rossiyskogo gosudarstva vo vtoroy polovine XVIII veka. Ekaterina II, zhenshchina umnaya i deyatel'naya, mnogo sdelala dlya procvetaniya strany i naroda. Dlya srednego shkol'nogo vozrasta.

Dantons Tod, Leonce und Lena, Lenz, Woyzeck, Der hessische Landbote - Georg Büchner schrieb während seines kurzen Lebens nur wenige Werke. Dafür erregten sie umso mehr Aufsehen und Missfallen, denn der Schriftsteller war seiner Zeit voraus.