Best Karate, Vol.6: Bassai, Kanku

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Best Karate, Vol.6: Bassai, Kanku
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Masatoshi Nakayama
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:144
Dimensions(mm): Height 224,Width 150
Category/GenreCombat sports and self-defence
ISBN/Barcode 9781568365350
ClassificationsDewey:796.8153
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Kodansha America, Inc
Imprint Kodansha America, Inc
Publication Date 30 August 2013
Publication Country United States

Description

Fully described and illustrated in this volume are the widely practiced Bassal and Kanku kata from the JFA recommended group. The student learns fast and slow techniques, the dynamics of strength, how to turn weakness into strength, changing directions, jumping and going to ground.

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

"Best Karate puts it all together in a concise package." -The Japan Times