Hidetaka Nishiyama, Richard C. Brown

Karate The Art of "Empty-Hand" Fighting (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Master the techniques and theory of Japanese Karate with this easy-to-follow, illustrated martial arts guide.

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.

Topics of Karate the Art of "Empty-Hand" Fighting" include:

• The history of Karate
• The theories and principle of Karate
• The best training and exercise methods
• Karate techniques like stance, blocking and attacks
• Defenses against weapons

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Tuttle Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781462902811
• Artikelnr.: 37921370

Autorenporträt

Hidetaka Nishiyama (1928-2008) began his study in 1943 as a student of Gichin Funakoshi, founder of Shotokan Karate. Nishiyama-sensei was an internationally recognized instructor, author, and administrator, and helped to establish the Japan Karate Association (JKA). He was a member of the delegation that introduced the study of Japanese martial arts to the U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command and subsequently to the U.S. as a whole.

Richard C. Brown is a senior American member of the Japan Karate Association (JKA).