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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Karate


by Randall G. Hassell and Edmond Otis

"Witty, inspiring, and user-friendly."
from the Foreword by Stan Schmidt, JKA Master

"The most incredible and important
traditional karate book on the market today."
Roberto Chavez Sant'Anna
Technical Director, Brazil JKA Karate Association

"As I was reading this book jammed full of practical and useful pieces of advice and instruction, I made notes inside and underscored sentences that were particularly poignant or insightful. My book now looks like some vandals got hold of it and scribbled all over it with black pens. This text is noteworthy on a number of levels!"
Mark Groenewold, Karate the Japanese Way
About The Complete Idiot's Guide® To Karate. . .

You're no idiot, of course. You know how important it is to find an activity that excercises both your mind and body. But you've given up on yoga, dropped out of cardio-kickboxing, and decided that aerobics just doesn't cut it. You'd love to try karate, but just thinking about all thoses fancy kicks and chops makes your head spin.

Don't kick back just yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Karate includes tons of easy-to-understand information on this exciting martial art.

You get over 300 pages of invaluable insights into the student-teacher relationship, a look at the history of karate in Japan and the United States, expert advice on choosing a karate school, idiot-proof strategies for mastering different stances, punches, kicks, simple ways to ward off injury in class and competition, and much more!

Additionally, this excellent book covers various points concerning kihon (basics) and describes in detail about kata, sparring, discusses various belt levels and gradings, and has an extensive tournament guide towards the back. This book is craftily put together, and is a great resource for all levels of karate-ka.

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