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Karate The Art of "Empty-Hand" Fighting
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Karate: The Art of "Empty-Hand" Fighting has inspired hundreds of thousands of karateka, and it remains one of the finest texts available on the technique, art, and spirit of karatedo.
This definitive volume is a systematic presentation of the art of traditional Japanese karate. An easily accessible martial arts manual illustrated with more than 1,000 photographs, this comprehensive karate book gives step-by-step explanations and thorough analysis of all the basic movements and techniques of karate.
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This definitive volume is a systematic presentation of the art of traditional Japanese karate. An easily accessible martial arts manual illustrated with more than 1,000 photographs, this comprehensive karate book gives step-by-step explanations and thorough analysis of all the basic movements and techniques of karate.
Chapters include:
- What is Karate?
- A Short History
- Essential Principles—physical principles; psychological principles; combined physical-psychological principles
- Organization of Karate Techniques—overall organization; organization of hand techniques; organization of foot techniques; organization of stance; organization of posture
- Training methods
- Calisthenics—exercise sequence; limbering-up exercises; muscle-strengthening exercises; wind and reaction-time exercises
- Striking Points and Vital Points—fore-fist; other striking points; vital points and their respective striking points
- Stance—informal-attention stance; open-leg stance; straddle-leg stance; forward stance; back stance; diagonal straddle-leg stance; cat stance; hour-glass stance; wide hour-glass stance
- Posture—front-facing; half front-facing; side-facing
- Body Shifting—stepping; double-stepping; sliding; slide-stepping; turning; step-turning
- Hand Techniques—attacking techniques; punching techniques; striking techniques
Tuttle Publishing; December 2011
253 pages; ISBN 9781462902811
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Title: Karate The Art of "Empty-Hand" Fighting
Author: Hidetaka Nishiyama; Richard C. Brown
253 pages; ISBN 9781462902811
Read online, or download in secure EPUB or secure PDF format
Title: Karate The Art of "Empty-Hand" Fighting
Author: Hidetaka Nishiyama; Richard C. Brown
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