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A beautiful sweet book
It is the charming story - told from the grumbly child's point of view - about how hard it can be to get up in the morning.The story's prose is beautifully illustrated with watercolor pictures which bring it to life.In the end, both mother and child find a way to drive the grumblies away together, turning a difficult morning into a marvelous beginning to a new day.A wonderful roadmap for anyone with children who have the grumblies in the morning.

Teaching Young Children How to Deal with Bad Moods
Grappling with the Grumblies is a playful picture book which takes the frustration which young children often feel, and literally turns it into a "Grumblie", a little purple furball which grows bigger as the child's frustration grows. The simple, wise text teaches the child that their anger is something separate from themselves, that they can observe and relieve. The beautiful watercolor illustrations delightfully mirror the humor and dynamism of the words. This is a perfect book for parents to read to a child who is having trouble dealing with negative emotions. ... Read more

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Annoucing Grappling with Accountability 2002, MAPPing Tools for Organizing and Assessing Technology for Student Results. (Book and Hybrid CD)This licensed resource is a comprehensive licensed toolkit of text and CD-ROM digital resources that guides planning groups with a step-by-step process to measure, analyze and plan (MAP) their nextsteps for increasing technologys impact on student results. Quantitative and qualitative assessment of twenty-four essential system indicators culminates in a MAPPing NextSteps for Instructional Technology report. Practical tools, templates, processes and strategies are culled from years of experience and aligned with national benchmarks and research. The data collection supports groups in organizing and assessing their technology resources in ways that focus on learning results rather than technical efforts. School districts will save thousands of dollars as well as considerable time by licensing the 85+ digitized and text toolkit of tools, templates and sample reports to construct their own data stories that target technologys impact on student results. ... Read more

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The first book in this series taught the use of the longsword, but medieval knights didnt always have a sword at hand when trouble struck so the ability to grapple and fight with daggers was crucial in their dangerous world.In this book youll learn a unified system of grappling, with or without daggers, that includes sophisticated methods of breaking your opponents balance, strikes and kicks, defensive techniques, locks, throws, chokes, ground fighting, and fighting with daggers or against a dagger-wielding foe when youre unarmed.Youll also learn how to read your opponents intentions and use that information to overpower him easily.This book shows that grappling and dagger combat were part of the integrated whole that made up German medieval martial arts. ... Read more

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...the most important work on classical boxing I have seen so far ...
this book will be very very important in the history of this art.

-Ken Pfrenger

Kirk Lawson's ""Banned from Boxing"" is a unique valuable resource for the burgeoning study of classical pugilism as a martial art and combat sport.

-Tony Wolf

Join Kirk Lawson, a Martial Artist with more than 20 years of experience in various striking and grappling arts, both Western and Eastern as well as an avid MA historian, as he explores the exciting and mostly forgotten world of grappling in historic boxing.

Using antique boxing manuals as reference as well as a healthy dose of experience, Kirk systematically presents in easy to follow terms and sequences the throws, trips, and grapples of historic boxing.

With more than 70 illustration, both new and taken from historic manuals, modern martial artists and boxing historians alike will find this book an indispensable reference.

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This digital document is an article from Directors & Boards, published by Thomson Gale on March 22, 2006. The length of the article is 4718 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The changing role of the COO: are you grappling with how best to utilize the chief operating officer function? You're not alone.(ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP)
Author: Steve Mader
Publication: Directors & Boards (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 30Issue: 3Page: 32(6)

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Not for opeative porpuses
Some good comments in C-Suite roles and general purposes for the COO, kind of high level outside point of view, not to develop a job description or specific information. It seams a little expensive for what you get. ... Read more

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The blueprint to what makes grappling work.An effectivestep-by-step grappling book for martial artists, wrestlers, studentsand instructors.This comprehensive, readable and effectiveexplanation of grappling on the ground includes over two hundredphotographs illustrating positions of advantage, correct posture,grips, movements, escapes, counters and reversals.Also provided aretips on finding a good instructor, conditioning and drillingexercises, as well as specific points for mastering the twelve groundpositions.Special appendices include rules and regulations ofcompetition and a glossary of grappling-related web sites.At anylevel of submission wrestling, the fundamentals for success incompetition remain same . . . control, position and submission.Thisholds true for such grappling styles as Brazilian jujutsu, judo andsambo.This book provides both the novice and experienced martialartist with in-depth knowledge and insight into the sport and scienceof submission wrestling.The blueprint to what makes grappling work Aneffective step-by-step grappling book for martial artists, wrestlers,students and instructors.This comprehensive, readable and effectiveexplanation of grappling on the ground includes over two hundredphotographs illustrating positions of advantage, correct posture,grips, movements, escapes, counters and reversals.Also provided aretips on finding a good instructor, conditioning and drillingexercises, as well as specific points for mastering the twelve groundpositions.Special appendices include rules and regulations ofcompetition and a glossary of grappling-related web sites.At anylevel of submission wrestling, the fundamentals for success incompetition remain same . . . control, position and submission.Thisholds true for such grappling styles as Brazilian jujutsu, judo andsambo.This book provides both the novice and experienced martialartist with in-depth knowledge and in sight into the sport and scienceof submission wrestling. ... Read more

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Basics never change
I have been training in the martial arts for over 10 years with little knowledge of grappling or submission wrestling. This book was great for me because it explained the basics and gave me insight into what makes grappling work. This book is not for the advanced, but it is a true winner for anyone wanting to take an intellectual approach to learning grappling.

Do Not Believe The 5 Star Reviews!
This book is completely worthless! The 5 star reviews were more than likely writen by the author. If you want a book on grappling buy Royler and Renzo Gracie's Jiu Jitsu book or Rigan Machado's book. All I have ever heard about Robert Ferguson is that he is a shameless self promoter. There is no person that I know of called Doug Gracie! Saying that Ferguson helped develop the Gracie family's jiu jitsu is damn near libelous!

Disappointed
I read Ferguson's book and was really quite appalled at the lack of substance.As a former high school wrestler, judo black belt, and tae kwon do black belt, I have to say that this book was a waste of my money.

I had met Ferguson in the past when he was promoting his "world-class" tae kwon do skills and, while he may have lacked master level skills, I was somewhat impressed by his determination to promote himself.He may have gone too far with "Submission Wrestling," for this book really exposes Ferguson's lack of knowledge.He might have put together this book in order to help promote his other skills, including starring in extreme (anything goes) porn.Some of the students at our karate school showed me a video tape of Ferguson in "Vanilla Cupcake," and that was the only thing that I can think of that is more disturbing (because of the unsafe man to man practices that he obviously embraces) than this submission wrestling book.

A Champion's Guide to Self Defense and Sport Jiu Jitsu
As a member of the world renowned Gracie family, I have to say that Mr. Ferguson is for real.His knowledge of grappling rivals the best experts in the world including my father, brothers, uncles, and cousins.In fact, Mr. Ferguson has trained with our family extensively throughout the years and was instrumental in the development of my family's form of Jiu-Jitsu.Having never ever seen Mr. Ferguson submit and while having been submitted on numerous occassions by him, I can honestly say that his techniques are bar none some of the finest in the world.As a result, the information presented in this book are also second to none.It doesn't matter if you are a 10th degree black belt as I am or a 1 stripe white belt because Mr. Ferguson will help your technique.

horrible
This book is definatley a waste of money. It does show a few moves(note the emphasis on the word FEW). I've heard people say that Fergy is just a conman. Well, he just might be. The bottom line, don't buy this book. If you want the best book on the market about submission wrestling and grappling, buy "Fighter's Notebook: A Manual of Mixed Martial Arts" ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Phi Delta Kappan, published by Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. on November 1, 1999. The length of the article is 5629 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Grappling.
Author: Theodore R. Sizer
Publication: Phi Delta Kappan (Refereed)
Date: November 1, 1999
Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa, Inc.
Volume: 81Issue: 3Page: 184

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This digital document is an article from Circuits Assembly, published by Thomson Gale on April 1, 2007. The length of the article is 1629 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Placement machine tolerances and limitations: DfA is the best solution for grappling with varying machine tolerances.(Design for Placement)
Author: Zulki Khan
Publication: Circuits Assembly (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 18Issue: 4Page: 44(4)

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Le grappling peut être considéré comme un sport de combat consistant à attraper, à tenir, à contrôlerson adversaire, debout et également au sol après une éventuelle projection, puis à tenter de le faire abandonner grâce à des techniques de luxationet d'étranglementet cela sans utiliser le moindre coup. Un grappler est un pratiquant qui utilise principalement la technique du grappling. Il s'oppose à un striker qui lui utilise des techniques de frappes et de percussions, comme des coups de poings et de pieds. Le grappling peut être pratiqué en position debout, alors appelé le stand-up grappling ou au sol, alors connu sous le nom de ground grappling mais c'est le combat au sol qui est le plus communément appelé Grappling. Le monde du combat a connu un révolution dans les années 90, avec la création de l'Ultimate Fighting Championship, une époque où on ne jurait que par le combat debout et les percussions, et où un brésilien nommé Royce Gracie a montré que le grappling était un art redoutable et que la plupart des pratiquants de pied poings devenaient totalement inoffensifs une fois mis au sol. ... Read more

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Publisher: Philadelphia : Hubbard Bros.Subjects: TemperanceNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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Kapitel: Grappling-Weltmeisterschaften, Ringer-Afrikameisterschaften, Ringer-Panamerikameisterschaften, Ringer-Asienmeisterschaften, Ringer-Ozeanienmeisterschaften, Deutsche Ringermannschaftsmeisterschaften, Ringer-Mitteleuropameisterschaften, 2. Ringer-Bundesliga. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Other reasons this message may be displayed: ...http://booksllc.net/?l=de ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from World Watch, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2008. The length of the article is 3204 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Planting hope on Hispaniola: Haiti and the Dominican Republic are both grappling with ravaged forests, each in its own way.
Author: Tommy Ventre
Publication: World Watch (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2008
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 21Issue: 1Page: 8(6)

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This digital document is an article from Australian Journal of Education, published by Australian Council for Educational Research on April 1, 2005. The length of the article is 8194 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Grappling with internationalisation of the curriculum at the secondary school level: issues and tensions for educators.
Author: Libby Tudball
Publication: Australian Journal of Education (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 2005
Publisher: Australian Council for Educational Research
Volume: 49Issue: 1Page: 10(18)

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A Combat sport, also known as a Combative sport, is a competitive contact sport where two combatants fight against each other using certain rules of engagement (whereas traditional martial arts have no rules), typically with the aim of simulating parts of real hand to hand combat. Boxing, kickboxing, amateur wrestling, Puroresu, mixed martial arts and fencing are examples of combat sports. The techniques used can be categorized into three domains: striking, grappling, and weapon usage. Some rule-sets specialize in one area, while others allow overlap. ... Read more

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This book is overpriced and a rip off
This "book" is only 103 pages long and too generalized to be of any value to anyone who is interested in any martial art.I have practiced TKD for 47 years, Western boxing for 10 years, Judo for 5, wing chun for 5, and am an instructor in Krav Maga.I do not recommend this book for anyone --the various chapters are so simple and rudimentary that they only contain information that could easily be found on Wikipedia.Poor quality and an unrealistic price make this a book to avoid. ... Read more