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Name: Karate: Technique and Spirit
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Author: Nakamura, Tadashi
ISBN: 9780804832823

de Tadashi Nakamura; Tom Grill (Photographer)

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Resumen

Karate: Technique and Spirit teaches a unique integrated training of the body, mind, and spirit that points you toward the true essence of karate-do. The book covers both the techniques of Seido (sincere way) karate, including warm-ups; basic punches, kicks, and blocks; and weapons (Bo, Jo, Sai), and the schoolÆs history and philosophy.

Información de la editorial

Master the techniques and warrior spirit of karate with this illustrated martial arts guide. The true essence of karate-do is integrated training of the body, mind, and spirit to achieve human potential fully. Karate: Technique and Spirit describes in detail all the steps necessary to attain this goal. It is a book of Karate technique, a guideline for training, and a patient exposition of moral philosophy. Kaicho (grandmaster) Nakamura takes us from the basics--warmups, punches, blocks, and kicks--to the advanced practice of traditional weapons and kumite (sparring), all the while grounding the physical expression of this martial art in its rich history and philosophy. With over 700 photos, Karate: Technique and Spirit vividly conveys the essence of karate-do and how it can bring deeper meaning to our daily lives. Chapters include: Foundations of Karate; Basics of Karate-Do; Postures and Stances; Natural Weapons; Kata (Formal Exercises); Kumite (Fighting) and more!

Primera línea

Bodhidarma, whom the Japanese call Daruma, was an Indian patriarch, the twenty-eighth in the line of succession from Shakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.

Detalles

Título Karate: Technique and Spirit
Autor Tadashi Nakamura; Tom Grill (Photographer)
Encuadernación Tapa blanda
Edición New edition
Páginas 168
Volúmenes 1
Idioma ENG
Editorial Tuttle Publishing, North Clarendon, Vermont, U.S.A.
Fecha de publicación November 2001
Ilustrado Sí
ISBN 9780804832823 / 080483282X
Peso 1.5 libras (0.68 kg)
Dimensiones 11.6 x 8.3 x 0.6 pulgadas (29.46 x 21.08 x 1.52 cm)
Library of Congress subjects Karate, Karate - Training
Dewey Decimal Code 796.815

Acerca del autor

Tadashi Nakamura was born in Japan in 1942, on the island of Karafuto. A world-renowned karateka, Nakamura is a ninth dan (degree) black belt with 60 years of martial arts experience. An expert in the use of oriental weapons, he is the founder and chairman of the World Seido Karate Organization, headquartered in New York City. He is also the founder of the nonprofit community-service Seido Juku Benefit Foundation, which has provided funding for cancer patients, victims of domestic violence, and children with HIV and AIDS.

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