Description
Fully described and illustrated in this volume are the widely practiced Bassal and Kanku kata from the JFA recommended group. The student learns fast and slow techniques, the dynamics of strength, how to turn weakness into strength, changing directions, jumping and going to ground.
Author: Masatoshi Nakayama
Publisher: Kodansha
Published: 08/30/2013
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.90w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781568365350
ISBN10: 1568365357
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Martial Arts | General
- Sports & Recreation | Reference
- Health & Fitness | Exercise | General
Author: Masatoshi Nakayama
Publisher: Kodansha
Published: 08/30/2013
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.90w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781568365350
ISBN10: 1568365357
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Martial Arts | General
- Sports & Recreation | Reference
- Health & Fitness | Exercise | General
About the Author
MASATOSHI NAKAYAMA carries on the tradition of his teacher, Gichin Funakoshl, the Father of Modern Karate. Long professor and director of physical education at Takushoku University, his alma mater (1937), he was chief instructor of the Japan Karate Association from 1955 until his death in 1987. A ninth degree black belt and a familiar face at tournaments, he was among the first to send instructors overseas and to encourage the development of karate along scientific lines.