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Best Karate Volume 1
Masatoshi Nakayama
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Description for Best Karate Volume 1
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 312.
All the basic points of karate arranged systematically for effective learning, step by step--the parts of the body used as natural weapons, the stances, how to block, how to attack, introduction to the kata and to kumite. The fundamentals as presented in this volume, briefly but accurately, are the distillation of the author's forty-six years' experience in this art of self-defense. As well as setting forth the basic rules that must be put into practice when performing kata or applying techniques in kumite, this volume pinpoints the underlying physical and
All the basic points of karate arranged systematically for effective learning, step by step--the parts of the body used as natural weapons, the stances, how to block, how to attack, introduction to the kata and to kumite. The fundamentals as presented in this volume, briefly but accurately, are the distillation of the author's forty-six years' experience in this art of self-defense. As well as setting forth the basic rules that must be put into practice when performing kata or applying techniques in kumite, this volume pinpoints the underlying physical and
Product Details
Publisher
Kodansha America, Inc United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
312 g
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781568364636
SKU
V9781568364636
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About Masatoshi Nakayama
MASATOSHI NAKAYAMA carries on the tradition of his teacher, Gichin Funakoshl, the Father of Modern Karate. Long professor and director of physical education at Takushoku University, his alma mater (1937), he was chief instructor of the Japan Karate Association from 1955 until his death in 1987. A ninth degree black belt and a familiar face at tournaments, he was among ... Read more
Reviews for Best Karate Volume 1
"Recommended for the person who wants to find out what it's all about." —The Japan Times