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Best Karate Volume 5
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Best Karate Volume 5
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Masatoshi Nakayama
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:144 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 224,Width 150 |
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| Category/Genre | Oriental martial arts |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781568364728
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| Classifications | Dewey:796.8153 |
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| Audience | |
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| Edition |
2nd edition
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| Illustrations |
1 Illustrations, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Kodansha America, Inc
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| Imprint |
Kodansha America, Inc
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| Publication Date |
30 November 2012 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
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 1500 sequential photos are the five Heian and three Tekki kata, mastery of which is necessary to attain first dan. Demonstrated by the author and Yoshiharu Osaka.
Author Biography
MASATOSHI NAKAYAMA carries on the tradition of his teacher, Gichin Funakoshl, the Father of Modern Karate. Long professor and director of physical education at Takushoku University, his alma mater (1937), he was chief instructor of the Japan Karate Association from 1955 until his death in 1987. A ninth degree black belt and a familiar face at tournaments, he was among the first to send instructors overseas and to encourage the development of karate along scientific lines.
Reviews"Technically excellent." -Library Journal
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