ISBN10: 1568364822, ISBN13: 9781568364827, [publisher: Penguin Random House] Hardcover Unread copy in mint condition
[Avenel, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2013]

ISBN10: 1568364822, ISBN13: 9781568364827, [publisher: Kodansha America, Inc] Hardcover Hardcover. Nineteen kata ("forms") of karate--the art of self-defense without weapons--are presented here in complete detail. They are the ones selected by the great master and teacher, Gichin Funakoshi, to give comprehensive training in Karate-do, the way of karate.Fully illustrated demonstrations by the translator cover not only every technique of the kata but also the fundamentals and applications- how to make a fist; the correct form of the open hand; preliminary training in blocking, striking and kicking; the seven stances; and sparring.The author presents, besides kata that he himself originated, beginning and advanced kata from both the Shorei school and the Shorin school, the former remarkable for their forcefulness and development of strength, the latter characterized by their gracefulness and lightning swiftness.This book, the most comprehensive and authoritative ever published, was being revised by the author shortly before his death in 1957, at the age of eighty-eight, and is translated for the first time. Through his advice on both practical and spiritual aspects of training, the master guides the student from techniques to the Way of karate. Complementing the English edition are illustrations of National Treasures from Kofuku-ji and Todai-ji temples in Nara and Master Funakoshi's calligraphy.Karate, whose value for the well-rounded development of ...
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ISBN10: 1568364822, ISBN13: 9781568364827, [publisher: Kodansha USA] Hardcover GICHIN FUNAKOSHI is one of karate s great masters. Born in Shuri, Okinawa Prefecture, 1868, he studied Karate-do from childhood and organized the the first public demonstrations. As president of the Okinawa Association for the Spirit of Martial Arts,.
[Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 2013]
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ISBN10: 1568364822, ISBN13: 9781568364827, [publisher: Kodansha USA] Hardcover GICHIN FUNAKOSHI is one of karate s great masters. Born in Shuri, Okinawa Prefecture, 1868, he studied Karate-do from childhood and organized the the first public demonstrations. As president of the Okinawa Association for the Spirit of Martial Arts,.
[Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 2013]
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ISBN10: 1568364822, ISBN13: 9781568364827, [publisher: Kodansha America, Inc] Hardcover New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
[Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2013]

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Kodansha International 2013 Hard cover New 2013. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 183 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1042......We ship daily from our Bookshop.