Dynamic Karate

by Masatoshi Nakayama

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.

Genres: Martial Arts, Nonfiction

308 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1966

Reviews

[Jake.l]

I think this book is a great book and the author really describes the moves and the skills the author of this book is masathoshi nakayama he is the one who shows you the move s in the pictures I rate this book 4 stars .

[Kiran · Rating 5 out of 5]

Virtually the "bible" of modern day JKA-style Shotokan karate. This along with the Best Karate Series should be on every Shotokan stylist's bookshelves.

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was well written. I did not find any fault with the text, and did find some insights into some of the moves, especially with regards to the multiple ude and uke techniques presented. I suppose that if I was able to see advancement of techniques within the dan ranks I would have rated it higher. It really is a book to make it to 1st dan. Of course, reading and practicing only from a book will never get you there...

[Andrea Moro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Libro in edizione italiana. Questo manuale non si finisce mai di leggerlo. È un punto di riferimento incredibile, da rivedere e consultare per ripassare le tecniche fondamentali e i loro nomi nel corso della pratica del karate-do. Non sono trattati i kata. Numerose le foto e tantissimi i consigli tecnici del maestro Nakayama. Foto meravigliose. Disegni e schemi precisi. Da avere assolutamente.

[Fabrizio · Rating 5 out of 5]

Uno dei migliori libri sullo shotokan scientifico di Nakayama. Splendide foto del Giappone nel dopoguerra.
One of the best shotokan books. Great photos.

[Linus H · Rating 4 out of 5]

Impressive but outdated. Obviously the karate performed is very skilled, but the black and white photos are little difficult to examine and the text is a little dated. Overall good though.

[Yinhlaingmin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm already play karate

[A Blane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent break down and examination of Karate technique. Something new to learn every time you open this book, no matter how many times you go back to it.