{"product_id":"combat-karate-9781933901503","title":"Combat Karate","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe methods of the world's greatest karate fighters have been gathered together into this incredible volume to demonstrate the most closely-guarded secrets of sport competition, bare-knuckle fighting, and life-or-death street combat  The highly-technical and brutally effective methods of karate's most dangerous masters are revealed for the first time in a single spectacular book  Hirokazu Kanazawa, Fumio Demura, Morio Higaonna, Tak Kubota, Seiji Nishimura, and Kyoshi Yamazaki are only a few of the karate masters who make this book a complete guide to understanding and developing a working knowledge of the world's most feared fighting art. Their knowledge is the fruit of experience, proven in the fires of combat and tempered with the single-minded goal of devastating efficiency  In addition to presenting numerous \"how-to\" techniques, each master reveals fascinating hidden aspects of karate-do, going back to the combat essentials developed in Okinawa, where unarmed peasants used the art of the \"open hand\" to defeat heavily-armed bandits and armored invaders \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this unique book, martial artists of all styles and ranks can learn the keys to timing and strategy, the important elements of \u003cem\u003ebunkai\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eonyo bunkai\u003c\/em\u003e, explosive and effective self-defense principles, and many other master-level concepts that will provide a different perspective on unarmed combat than anything seen or practiced before \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCombat Karate\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a must-have training aid for all those who wish to return to the true roots of karate and who desire to further their understanding of the practical applications of karate-do methods and techniques. Without a doubt, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCombat Karate\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e will provide a greater understanding of karate's combat secrets and reveal its devastating fighting methods to the world \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2568754\"\u003eJose M. Fraguas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Empire Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781933901503\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1933901500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SPO\"\u003eSports \u0026amp; Recreation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SPO027000\"\u003eMartial Arts | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Empire Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44575248908525,"sku":"9781933901503","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_b5b127ab-25bf-4db5-8334-e1fb6f77577f.jpg?v=1701995048","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/combat-karate-9781933901503","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}