Karate; The Art of “Empty Hand” Fighting

Hidetaka Nishiyama, Richard C. Brown

Tuttle Publishing, 1960 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 251 pages

Master the techniques and theory of Japanese Karate with this easy-to-follow, illustrated martial arts guide.

Karate: The Art of "Empty-Hand" Fighting has inspired hundreds of thousands of karateka, and it remains one of the finest texts available on the technique, art, and spirit of karatedo.

This definitive volume is a systematic presentation of the art of traditional Japanese karate. An easily accessible martial arts manual illustrated with more than 1,000 photographs, this comprehensive karate book gives step-by-step explanations and thorough analysis of all the basic movements and techniques of karate.

Topics of Karate the Art of "Empty-Hand" Fighting" include:

• The history of Karate
• The theories and principle of Karate
• The best training and exercise methods
• Karate techniques like stance, blocking and attacks
• Defenses against weapons

Bibliographic information

• Title: Karate; The Art of “Empty Hand” Fighting
• Authors: Hidetaka Nishiyama, Richard C. Brown
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing, 1960
• ISBN: 0804816689, 9780804816687
• Length: 251 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction / Sports & Recreation / Martial Arts; Sports & Recreation / Boxing; Sports & Recreation / Martial Arts / General; Sports & Recreation / Training