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Best Karate 1: Comprehensive
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Best Karate 10: Unsu, Sochin, Nijushiho
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Best Karate 11: Gojushiho Dai, Gojushiho Sho, Meikyo
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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.
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- Author: Masatoshi Nakayama
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The kata in this volume are at the advanced level and may be selected for examination above the grade of shodan.
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- Pages: 144
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The three advanced kata in this book are a challenge to the performer's level of maturity.
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- Author: Masatoshi Nakayama
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- Pages: 144
- Publisher: Kodansha Amer Inc
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Best Karate 2: Fundamentals
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Best Karate 3: Kumite 1
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Best Karate 4: Kumite 2
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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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- Author: Masatoshi Nakayama
- Language: English
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 144
- Publisher: Kodansha Amer Inc
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In kumite (sparring) basic techniques are sharpened and body movement and distancing acquired through practical application. This volume explains the types and meaning of kumite and the relation between jiyu kumite and basic training in fundamentals.
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- Author: Masatoshi Nakayama
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- Pages: 144
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This book complements volume 3 of this series and, like the earlier volume, includes writings of masters of the martial arts to guide the student toward spiritual awareness and mental maturity. It places kumite in perspective, relating it to training as a whole.
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- Author: Masatoshi Nakayama
- Language: English
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- Pages: 144
- Publisher: Kodansha Amer Inc
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Best Karate 5: Heian, Tekki
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Best Karate 6: Bassai, Kanku
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Best Karate 7: Jitte, Hangetsu, Empi
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Kata, the formal exercises of karate training, were the essence of practice in Okinawa and China, and are the core training method even today.
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- Author: Masatoshi Nakayama
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- Pages: 144
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Fully described and illustrated in this volume are the widely practiced Bassal and Kanku kata from the JFA recommended group.
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The three kata in this volume are on the Japan Karate Association recommended list and are notable for the sticklike use of the arms-Jitte, the circular movements of hands and feet coordinated with breathing-Hangetsu, and easy, agile movements, combined into continuous techniques-Empi.
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- Author: Masatoshi Nakayama
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- Pages: 144
- Publisher: Kodansha Amer Inc
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Best Karate 8: Gankaku, Jion
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Best Karate 9: Bassai Sho, Kanku Sho, Chinte
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Dynamic Karate: Instruction by the Master
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Two kata from the recommended list: Gankaku-crane standing on a rock-a name descriptive of this kata, and the Jion kata.
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- Author: Masatoshi Nakayama
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- Pages: 144
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These advanced kata may be selected for testing above shodan level. The techniques in Bassai Sho, using sword hand, ridge hand and tiger mouth, make good defenses against stick attacks. In Kanko Sho are many counter-attacks to the upper level. Chinte has unique techniques, the rarely seen tateken, and is especially valuable for women's self-defense.
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- Pages: 144
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Most books on karate usually do not provide complete, detailed instructions and illustrations-the fundamentals plus the fine points-that readers hope for. This book fills the gaps left by others.
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- Author: Masatoshi Nakayama
- Language: English
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 308
- Publisher: Kodansha Amer Inc
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Karate-Do Kyohan: The Master Text
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Karate-Do Nyumon: The Master Introductory Text
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Karate: The Art of Empty-Hand Fighting
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The "bible" of Shotokan karate as written by its founder. Includes fundamentals, basic training, kata, sparring, vital points and maxims.
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- Author: Gichin Funakoshi
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Written specially for beginners, this book gives a history of karate, basic kata and techniques, and stories about legendary masters.
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This book contains over 1,000 photographs and the accompanying text provide the basic techniques, strikes and defenses needed for mastery of shotokan karate.
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- Author: Richard C. Brown and Hidetaka Nishiyama
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- Pages: 256
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Shotokan Karate: Its History and Evolution
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The Essence of Karate
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To-Te Jitsu
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The first comprehensive written history of Shotokan karate in any language In this completely updated edition of the classic bestseller, Randall Hassell presents a masterful tale of the history and evolution of Japan's original and largest karate style, Shotokan.
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In The Essence of Karate, Funakoshi creates, in his own words, a narrative of modern karate. He explains the philosophical and spiritual underpinnings and includes memories of his own training, as well as recollections of other karate masters and the history of the martial art.
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- Author: Gichin Funakoshi and Hirokazu Kanazawa
- Translator: Richard Berger
- Language: English
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- Pages: 127
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Originally published in 1922, this classic work by the father of modern Karate features the history of Karate, training and fifteen kata from Bin-an Shodan to Kion. 175 photographs.
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- Author: Gichin Funakoshi
- Language: English
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 320
- Publisher: Master Pubns
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