Karate Fighting Techniques: The Complete Kumite-Fast Shipping

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Hirokazu Kanazawa is the renowned karate master in the worldtoday, and a close disciple of Gichin Funakoshi, the father of modernkarate and founder of the Shotokan School. Having earned his impressivereputation in Hawaii, the mainland United States, and Europe as anofficial trainer for the Japan Karate Association, Kanazawa foundedShotokan Karate-do International Federation in 1979. This associationnow has branches in more than 90 countries throughout the world.

Thisbook is Kanazawa’s first complete guide to kumite, or sparring. Thekarate training process comprises four areas: basics, kata (forms;prearranged movements and techniques), kumite, and competition. Kumite —”the art of grappling with opponents,” as it might be called —isthe application of kata, and is the key to success in karatetournaments.

Karate Fighting Techniques teaches allthe various kumite techniques, and presents a systematic approach toapplied kumite that is designed to provide essnetial information formatch-style kumite and tournament kumite. The author also writes withgreat affection of his experiences with Master Gichin Funakoshi, andoffers some insight into the true spirit and teachings of Shotokankarate.

With 700 photos of the author, his students, and somerare photos of the late Gichin Funakoshi and his famous discipleMasatoshi Nakayama (author of the popular Best Karate series), Karate Fighting Techniques is the first book of its kind to provide such a comprehensive guide tokumite and its role in Shotokan karate. It will be an indispensableresource for all karate practitioners.