CompleteMartialArts.com - Best Karate, Vol.1: Comprehensive (Best Karate)
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 796.8153 EAN: 9780870113178 ISBN: 0870113178 Label: Kodansha International Manufacturer: Kodansha International Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 144 Publication Date: 1977-10-15 Publisher: Kodansha International Studio: Kodansha International
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 physiological principles of karate: source and concentration of power; stance, form, stability and technique; movement in all directions; basic and comprehensive aspects of training.
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Customer Rating: Summary: Best karate book I've read Comment: I studied from this book's spanish version. The precision with which Nakayama Sensei explained each technique is the closest thing to having a karate master teaching you the art. Even when nothing replaces the dojo experience, this series of books are the finest. Totally recommended Customer Rating: Summary: Excellent intro in Karate Comment: The book is well illustrated, and gives an excellent introduction into the different stances and strikes found in Karate. More importantly, it is probably the only book that illustrates the "flow" of the moves, instead of just showing the ends of the move. Overall, the book is great for a Karate-ka who want to refine certain things in Karate. Finally, the price that Amazon sells it at is really hard to beat! Ron Przygodzki
