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Karate: The Art of Empty Hand Fighting
The Groundbreaking Work on Karate
By: Hidetaka Nishiyama, Richard C. Brown, Ray Dalke (Foreword by)
Paperback | 12 March 2019
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Nishiyama began his training under the instruction of Gichin Funakoshi, the legendary founder of Shotokan Karate. He helped establish the Japan Karate Association and, as head of the JKA's instructors training program, was instrumental in bringing Karate to the U.S. and other Western countries. When he arrived, he proceeded to train the first great generation of Karate instructors spawning a whole new generation of martial artists. Highly accessible and richly illustrated with over 1,000 photographs, this book is a comprehensive manual with step-by-step instructions to all the basic movements and techniques of Karate.
Topics covered include:
- A brief history of Karate.
- Theories and principles of the martial art.
- Effective training and exercise methods.
- Karate techniques including stances, blocks and attacks.
- Defenses against weapons.
Industry Reviews
"Karate: The Art of "Empty Hand" Fighting is a classic work from the man who brought true karate to the world. Always demanding perfection, it was an honor to train and learn from Nishiyama Sensei." -Ray Irving, Counties Shotokan Karate Association (NZ)
"The first complete and most authoritative book on the technique of unarmed self-defense...A fully illustrated manual giving step-by-step explanations of all the fundamentals of karate." -Robert Klaverkamp, UPI
ISBN: 9780804851220
ISBN-10: 0804851220
Published: 12th March 2019
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 256
Audience: General Adult
For Ages: 14+ years old
For Grades: 9+
Publisher: Berkeley Books
Country of Publication: JP
Dimensions (cm): 22.9 x 15.4 x 1.6
Weight (kg): 0.45
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