Complete Karate

by J. Queen

Book Overview

Karate builds self-confidence, teaches discipline and offers a means of self-defence. This teach-yourself guide covers warm-ups, basic karate skills including offensive and defensive moves, and sections on the history of karate, clothing, saftey, nutrition and advanced techniques.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806986794
• ISBN13: 9780806986791
• Release Date: December 1994
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.1" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Great Book on Karate

I am a martial artist who believes like bruce lee did that you should study all the arts and not have one set form .Okinawan Karate being one of my arts I can truly say that this was a really good book. It gives you all of the basic stances, kicks, punches, and blocks. It also has many advanced techniques. But the book doesn't stop there. It goes on into nutrition, workouts, and stretches. Also, it includes sparring (kumite), tournaments, and forms (kata). I love this book.