Dynamic Karate

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Dynamic Karate
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Masatoshi Nakayama
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:308
Dimensions(mm): Height 257,Width 183
Category/GenreCombat sports and self-defence
ISBN/Barcode 9781568364131
ClassificationsDewey:796.8153
Audience
General
Illustrations 1 Illustrations, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Kodansha America, Inc
Imprint Kodansha America, Inc
Publication Date 1 May 2012
Publication Country United States

Description

Most books on karate usually do not provide complete, detailed instructions and illustrations - the fundamentals plus the fine points - that readers hope for. This book fills the gaps left by others. The late Master Masatoshi Nakayama, chief instructor of the Japan Karate Association, left this book as a testament. It reveals his great experience as a karate competitor and teacher, describing and illustrating in detail all the correct movements involved in the particular block, punch, or kick you want to perfect, as well as instructions - on combining blocking techniques with decisive counterattacks. Also included is a glossary of all Japanese karate terms and a guide to their pronunciation. Because of the lightning speed of karate techniques, normal camera work often fails to record the action accurately. For this reason, many of the photo sequences found in Dynamic Karate were taken using a stroboscope with a flash time of 1/10,000 of a second, enabling you to follow each movement as it is actually performed.

Author Biography

MASATOSHI NAKAYAMA carried on the tradition of his teacher, Gichin Funakoshi, 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 as a sport along scientific lines.