The Karate Manual: A Step by Step Guide to Shokotan Karate

by Kevin Healy

With its foundations in eastern philosophy, the popularity of this dynamic and explosive martial art has spread rapidly from Japanese tradition to worldwide competition. And no other country has experienced so strongly the merging of eastern and western cultures as we have recently in Australia. Beautifully produced and illustrated with full colour step by step photographs this book provides the reader with a practical, user-friendly, approach to help enhance the student's study of karate. The reader is given a strong introduction to the main elements of karate including philosophy, history and etiquette. The training section of this book contains extensive step by step instructions for lessons, which are extensively illustrated and clearly described. Exercises for sparring and of a formal nature are provided. This is a terrific manual for beginners and reference guide for the more experienced.

Paperback

First published January 1, 2000