Practical Karate Volume 1
Fundamentals of Self-Defense
1st Edition
Published on 17. July 2012
112 pages
978-1-4629-0516-4 (ISBN)
Description
"Simple, clear, easy to learn...Dispenses with hours of needed to practice for the professional...Outstanding primer on self-defense." - Marine Corps Gazette
Practical Karate: Fundamentals of Self-Defense is the first volume in the classic six-volume series by Masatoshi Nakayama and Donn Draeger. Written for those too busy to devote hours a day to Karate training, it is a serious introduction to the basic elements of self defense.
Excerpts from Practical Karate:
"The secrets of self-defense can be summed up in the proverbs: 'a wise man avoids danger' and 'to run away is the best way to win.' Yet, sometimes you are not able to choose these courses. I select here several techniques which you will be able to master with comparative ease, thus protecting yourself more effectively against any unarmed assailant." - M.Nakayama
"Properly learned karate response will teach you to face emergency attack situations or to run-both with confidence. The few minutes a day you spend in practice will never be wasted." - Don Draeger
Practical Karate: Fundamentals of Self-Defense is the first volume in the classic six-volume series by Masatoshi Nakayama and Donn Draeger. Written for those too busy to devote hours a day to Karate training, it is a serious introduction to the basic elements of self defense.
Excerpts from Practical Karate:
"The secrets of self-defense can be summed up in the proverbs: 'a wise man avoids danger' and 'to run away is the best way to win.' Yet, sometimes you are not able to choose these courses. I select here several techniques which you will be able to master with comparative ease, thus protecting yourself more effectively against any unarmed assailant." - M.Nakayama
"Properly learned karate response will teach you to face emergency attack situations or to run-both with confidence. The few minutes a day you spend in practice will never be wasted." - Don Draeger
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Masatoshi Nakayama | Donn F. Draeger
Practical Karate: Fundamentals Bk.1
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Content
- Intro
- Table of Contents
- Authors' Foreward
- Preface
- Essential Points
- Chapter One: The Secret Weapons: Your Stances and Posture
- Chapter Two: Avoiding the Attack: Your Blocking Actions
- Chapter Three: Ammunition and Target: Your Anatomy and the Assailant's
