Full Contact Karate Training
Full Contact Karate Training

Author: Juergen Hoeller

Publisher: Meyer & Meyer Verlag

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 1841263206

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K1, UFC, Kyokushinkai and Muay Thai are enjoying ever increasing popularity. People practicing Martial Arts, who want to train and fight in the Full Contact manner, will find a systematic guide to the development and long-term build up of their training. This guidebook provides a concept for Full Contact training and effective self-defence. One can imagine that Full Contact training would be a very hard and demanding martial art form, however, given adequate training, it can be undertaken completely without any danger. Karateka, who have been training in the traditional Karate form, will see in this book a possibility of combining the training suggestions given with their own learned style, thus making their training more varied and even more interesting.

Sabaki Method
Sabaki Method

Author: Kancho Joko Ninomiya

Publisher: Frog Books

Published: 1998-10-01

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9781883319748

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Sabaki means staying open to the world at large and responding to others in a way that blends energies in new directions. Whether it is a question of repelling an attack or building relationships, the combined energy that comes from sabaki is an effort of cooperation, openness, and respect. Whether you are training for health, competition, or self-defense, The Sabaki Method can show you how to turn defense into offense, anticipate attacks, condition the body, and focus the mind. Kancho Ninomiya takes the mystery out of karate.

Essential Karate Book
Essential Karate Book

Author: Graeme Lund

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 2015-12-29

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1462905595

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The Essential Karate Book is an informative, illustrated guide to the techniques, philosophy and practice of karate. With 20 chapters covering practically every aspect of karate, this in-depth reference will assist students and instructors as they plot their course through karate instruction, benefiting those at all levels. The Essential Karate Book contains 200 diagrams mapping out moves with 300 step-by-step photographs and companion videos, making it a comprehensive general karate reference for Western audiences. Readers of this karate guide will learn about: Stances, blocks, strikes and kicks Preparing your body through warm-ups, stretching, and conditioning through karate-specific exercises Kata grading and fighting (kumite) techniques and competition rules Martial arts weapons (kobudo), and MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) applications The origins and history of karate Required behavior, clothing and etiquette, as well as the fundamentals of karate and the different styles that share them The Essential Karate Book is a must-have for any martial arts enthusiast, from beginners to black belts!

Waking Dragons
Waking Dragons

Author: Goran Powell

Publisher: Summersdale

Published: 2006-07-03

Total Pages: 155

ISBN-13: 178372191X

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The Thirty Man Kumite is one of karate's toughest tests. One person fights a line-up of thirty fighters, one after another, full contact. This is a compelling account of the Thirty Man Kumite, charting the development of mind, body and spirit over many years and offering a rare insight into the true purpose of the martial arts.

My Journey in Karate
My Journey in Karate

Author: Kancho Joko Ninomiya

Publisher: Frog Books

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 9781583940174

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Follow the path of budo—the warrior’s code of conduct—as it unfolds in the life of karate master Kancho Joko Ninomiya. Grandmaster of Enshin Karate and creator of the Sabaki Challenge, Kancho Ninomiya reveals how the spirit of feudal Japanese warriors inspired him as a boy and continues to shape his life as a man. My Journey in Karate describes the rigors of Ninomiya’s early training in judo before a chance meeting introduced him to an innovative karate sensei who changed his life. In addition to Kancho Ninomiya’s own story, My Journey in Karate includes an extended section of Ninomiya’s reflections on training, competition, strategy, and the lessons of karate both in and out of the dojo.

Secrets of Chinese Karate
Secrets of Chinese Karate

Author: Edmund K Parker

Publisher: Hassell Street Press

Published: 2021-09-09

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9781013404160

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