While the history of martial arts is a long and rich one, the 21st century has experienced previously unseen trends - today people train in fight techniques not only to learn how to defend themselves, but to remove pressure from every-day lives as well. Men and women who perform intellectual work often chose rings or mats as their favorite pastime venues, opting not only for already established disciplines like judo or karate, but also new ones like krav maga. In order to find out more about martial arts and their most famous techniques - read this book.