[PDF] Two Swordmasters eBook

Author : Shiao-Shen Yu
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 22,78 MB
Release : 2018-03-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1984516930

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The two martial arts masters in this book are the teachers featured in the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The first master, Chiang Shiao-ho, wrote and compiled the manual from which the hidden dragon learned martial arts. He and his sweetheart have to confront their conflicted feelings of love and the duty of revenge. The second master, Lee Mo-bai, struggles with his complicated feelings for Yu Ceo-lian. They are the older couple depicted in the movie. These two tragic love stories set in nineteenth-century China reflect the wishes of the Chinese people to eradicate two cruel traditions: an eye for eye vengeance and a living widow.

Author : Mark Rector
Publisher :
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 24,67 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN :

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Scotland has a long and proud tradition of swordsmanship, something that is abundantly documented in its medieval literature. This publication reproduces two classic manuals of swordsmansip, both written in the early 18th century. The Expert Sword-Man's Companion' written by Donald McBane and New Methods of Fencing' written by Sir William Hope in 1707, both contain advice on the theory of swordplay, as well as technical and ethical issues and the realities of fighting. In this book Rector adds the necessary background material and the California Players re-enact many of the techniques discussed.

Author : 北月西,
Publisher : Funstory
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 20,10 MB
Release : 2020-05-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 164897712X

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In the 21st century, young girls crossed over to the Illusory Dream Continent due to gaming. They met two handsome guys and became extremely powerful people. They destroyed six countries and unified the continent ...

Author : Nick Jamilla
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 29,85 MB
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0786451793

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Unlike most makers of modern or futuristic films, George Lucas turned away from the standard special operatives or secret agents when he created the heroes for his epic Star Wars saga. Part knight, part monk, the Jedi Knights were an order of swordsmen that helped rule the universe in accordance with law and lofty principles of justice and honor. Without the Jedi, there could be no Star Wars, and without the lightsaber sword, there could be no Jedi. This examination of the Jedi Knights, their adversaries the Sith and their lightsaber swordplay throughout all six episodes of the franchise evaluates the ways in which Lucas blended science fiction with the most ancient and epic tales of traditional samurai and Western swordsmen. It presents swordsmanship as a way to better understand the Jedi Knights, focusing on the human movement and activity surrounding the weapon and the ways in which traditional Japanese martial arts were adapted for use in the films. Topics of discussion include the powerful effects of the master-apprentice relationship; the technical choreography used in the lightsaber scenes of the Star Wars films; and the historical precedents for the Jedi order, including the Sohei fighting monks of Japan, the Janissaries and Mamelukes of Islam, and the knights of the Templar, Hospitaller and Teutonic orders.

Author : Brian Herbert
Publisher : Boom! Studios
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 13,17 MB
Release : 2024-02-28
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1939867746

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Spanning from Arrakis to Wallach IX, formative moments from major characters’ past in the Dune universe come to light driven by the ruthless machinations of House Harkonnen! Chaos ensues across planets with tense rescue missions, impossible choices, meanwhile events on Ix turn explosive, and Bene Gesserit plotting finally comes to fruition. As the Harkonnens brutality abounds on Arrakis, Liet and Warrick are pitted against each other in the name of love, Leto finds himself in a fateful meeting elsewhere, and Duncan takes a significant step toward who he’s destined to be... The tension rises in the thrilling prequel adaptation by authors Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson, artist Fran Galán (Creepshow), and colorist Patricio Delpeche (Fissure), where deadly choices and conflicts will shape the future of Arrakis and the entire Dune universe! Collects Dune: House Harkonnen #5–8.

Author : Quan ZhangTianXia
Publisher : Funstory
Page : 814 pages
File Size : 11,5 MB
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1648574602

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He was the mighty and domineering emperor of the Demon Clan, the Devil Sect Venerable One with unparalleled scheming, he was the leader of the buddhist faith. Chen Yuyang used his arrogant and domineering life to tell you this: As a man, you must be a dragon amongst men.

Author : Brian Herbert
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 42,72 MB
Release : 2012-01-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0765322730

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Decades after the Battle of Corrin destroys the thinking machines and establishes Faykan Butler as the first Imperium Emperor, war hero Vor turns his back on political descendants who blame him for their downfall while Gilbertus Albans hides an unbelievable secret and the Butlerian movement sweeps through the known universe intent on destroying technology.