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

Kata, the formal exercises of karate training, were the essence of practice in Okinawa and China, and are the core training method even today.Detailed here in 1

In kumite (sparring) basic techniques are sharpened and body movement and distancing acquired through practical application. This volume explains the types and

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 spiritu

This volume is one of a series presenting all karate and "kumite" practicedy the Japan Karate Association. Each chapter contains photographs of annstructor of t