The Karate Handbook
The Karate Handbook

Author: Ray Pawlett

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2008-01-15

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9781404213944

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Explains the history, steps, and training of karate.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Karate
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Karate

Author: Edmond Otis

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2000-07-09

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1101198931

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Learn all about the art of karate with The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Karate, including: • Simple tips for mastering the ancient Japanese martial art of karate • Behind-the-scenes looks at tournaments and competitions • Down-to-earth advice on how to strike, whether it be with fists or feet “The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Karate is a witty, inspiring, and user-friendly book… this book is not only for beginners; it is equally useful for advanced karate students.”—Stan Schmidt, Karate Master of the Japan Karate Association (JKA), Member of the JKA Shihankai (World Council of Masters)

Basic Karate Handbook
Basic Karate Handbook

Author: Fred Neff

Publisher: Lerner Publications

Published: 1976

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9780822511502

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Introduces basic karate techniques and includes a history, warm-up exercises, and answers to common questions on self-defense.

Karate Handbook
Karate Handbook

Author: J. Allen Queen

Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780806962863

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Instructions in basic techniques of karate, especially for the young child, with more than 200 photographs.

Complete Karate
Complete Karate

Author: J. Allen Queen

Publisher:

Published: 1994-12-31

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780806986791

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"Students interested in karate will be eager to check out this book. Every page contains a sharp b&w photo of a karate technique, exercise movement, or stance. The accompanying text is clear enough to be understood by readers of varying abilities...useful for booktalks or displays of high-interest, low-ability titles....The illustrations picture children and young adults of all ages, both genders, and various races modeling wearing apparel, rituals, and skills."--The Book Report. Selected for the 1996 BOOKS FOR THE TEEN AGE by The New York Public Library. 192 pages, 407 b/w illus., 8 x 10.

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!