If you've priced commercial martial arts equipment lately, you kw you could easily spend a small fortune amassing the gear you need for effective at-home training - and still t have exactly what you need. The good news is, you can make your own for a fraction of the cost. Author Michael Janich is an old hand at turning out homemade martial arts equipment. In this book he shares the best of his simple yet ingenious designs, providing step-by-step instructions for fashioning functional, durable gear from ordinary materials at minal cost. The plans in this book cover a wide variety of home-built martial arts equipment, from heavy bags and speed bags to focus pads and air shields to sparring weapons, stretching machines and more. Whether you're on a tight budget or just enjoy the satisfaction of do-it-yourself projects, this book shows you that a little ingenuity and sweat equity can go a long way toward greatly enhancing your home training regimen.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Paladin Press,U.S.
ISBN-10
158160341x
ISBN-13
9781581603415
eBay Product ID (ePID)
103438808
Product Key Features
Author
Michael D. Janich
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Boxing & Combat Sports
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Boulder
Content Note
Ill.
Author Biography
Michael D. Janich is one of the foremost modern authorities on handgun point shooting and one of the few contemporary instructors to have personally trained with the late close-combat legend Col. Rex Applegate. In addition to making his own martial arts equipment, noted martial arts author and instructor Michael Janich has designed and engineered everything from blowguns to knives, including the highly acclaimed Masters of Defense Tempest folding knife.