Black Belt Karate: The Intensive Course

Black Belt Karate: The Intensive Course

by HirokazuKanazawa (Author)

Synopsis

In Black Belt Karate, Hirokazu Kanazawa, the most respected figure in the karate world, offers a systematic approach to basic karate, and provides an intensive training course. Karate is a martial art that can be practiced by anyone, regardless of age or gender, and can be undertaken at any time during a person's life. The training system employed in karate comprises three main areas: kihon (basics), kumite (sparring), and kata (forms). Using meticulously detailed explanations and illustrative photos, Kanazawa provides readers with an intensive self-study training course

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 232
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Kodansha America, Inc
Published: 21 Jun 2013

ISBN 10: 1568365039
ISBN 13: 9781568365039

Media Reviews
A thoroughly student friendly and enthusiastically recommended addition to any personal or dojo martial arts reference collection. --The Midwest Book Review
Author Bio
HIROKAZU KANAZAWA is the most respected figure in the karate world today, and a close disciple of Gichin Funakoshi, the father of modern karate and founder of the Shotokan school. Kanazawa founded the Shotokan Karate-do International Federation in 1979, after gaining his impressive reputation in Hawaii, the U.S. mainland, and Europe as an official trainer for the Japan Karate Association. The Shotokan Karate-do International Federation now has branches in more than 90 countries throughout the world. Kanazawa is the author of Karate Fighting Techniques published by Kodansha.