Description
This book complements volume 3 of this series and, like the earlier volume, includes writings of masters of the martial arts to guide the student toward spiritual awareness and mental maturity. It places kumite in perspective, relating it to training as a whole.
Author: Masatoshi Nakayama
Publisher: Kodansha
Published: 11/09/2012
Pages: 143
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.80w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781568364650
ISBN10: 1568364652
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Martial Arts | General
Author: Masatoshi Nakayama
Publisher: Kodansha
Published: 11/09/2012
Pages: 143
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.80w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781568364650
ISBN10: 1568364652
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Martial Arts | 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.