Karate

ref. vot9875 — Kodansha International Ltd. 1979 Quarto thick khaki cloth hardcover red label black lettering 308 pp. Very Good with small former-owner stamp; in a Very Good dust jacket with sunned spine. From dust jacket: If you want to be really outstanding at karate you are just the person for whom this book is intended. If you are determined to master the blindingly fast powerful and potentially devastating punches and kicks that make karate the most respected form of self defense and a tremendously exciting sport as well you can do it through the hundreds of excellent photographs and descriptions provided here. Those who have tried one of the older books on karate ususally have found to their disappointment that it simply did not give them the complete detailed instructions and illustrations -- the fundamentals plus the fine points -- that they were hoping for. This book fills the gaps left by others. It is written in a precise get-to-the-point style by Masatoship Nakaymama Chief Instructor of the 10000-member Japan Karate Association. Here he shares his great experience as a karate competitor and teacher describing and illustrating in detail all the correct movements involved in the particular block punch or kick you want to perfect as well as instructions on combining clocking techniques normal camera work often fails to record the action accurately. For this reason many of the photo sequences found in Dynamic Karate were taken using a stroboscope with a flash time of 1/10000 of a second enabling you to follow each movement as it is actually performed. The Japanese-language edition of this book is already a huge success in Japan where modern karate was developed. Already it has proved its value as the most authoritative complete book ever prepared for students and instructors alike. hardcover books