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Karate: The Art of Empty Hand Fighting - The Groundbreaking Work on Karate (Paperback)
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Karate: The Art of Empty Hand Fighting - The Groundbreaking Work on Karate (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 3 820
You Save R75 (16%)
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Karate: The Art of "Empty-Hand" Fighting is the definitive guide to
Shotokan Karate--the most widely practiced style of Karate--and has
inspired millions of Karate practitioners worldwide. Authored by
one of the great masters of the art, Hidetaka Nishiyama, this book
is a classic, groundbreaking work on the sport of Karate, and one
of the first published in English. An Olympic sport, Karate is
today practiced by over 100 million people worldwide. 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 With a new
foreword by Ray Dalke, who trained under Nishiyama and, at 8th Dan,
is the highest ranking American in Shotokan Karate, Karate: The Art
of "Empty-Hand" Fighting provides analyses from the standpoint of
physics, physiology, philosophy, and body dynamics. The book's
techniques apply to all styles of the martial art and is a valuable
reference for any Karateka--stressing Nishiyama's lesson that
mastery of the basics is not the end but merely the beginning of a
lifelong journey.
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