Fitness, strength and flexibility are all pre-requisites for mastery of, not only Karate, but any Martial Art. This book introduces the beginner to cardio vascular training, strength training and basic stretching for peak Karate performance.

The founding principles of traditional Karate, and this is particularly so for all students of Tetsute Do Karate, is the development of self-knowledge, self-discipline, humility and an indomitable spirit. We must develop self-knowledge to understand what our strengths and weaknesses are, the self-discipline to practise those things that need improvement, the humility to understand that we are not perfect and an indomitable spirit to keep us going when everything seems just too hard.