Black Belt Karate

The Intensive Course

Hirokazu Kanazawa

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Kodansha America, Inc
21 June 2013

Oriental martial arts

In Black Belt Karate, Hirokazu Kanazawa, the most respected figure in the karate world, offers a systematic approach to basic karate, and provides an intensive training course.

Karate is a martial art that can be practiced by anyone, regardless of age or gender, and can be undertaken at any time during a person's life. The training system employed in karate comprises three main areas- kihon (basics), kumite (sparring), and kata (forms).

Using meticulously detailed explanations and illustrative photos, Kanazawa provides readers with an intensive self-study training course designed to be accessible to beginners, as well as to those already at an intermediate level. If practiced continuously and diligently over the course of a year, a practitioner will be able to attain black-belt-level proficiency.

Praise for Black Belt Karate-

""By following each and every page of this book as if receiving instruction directly from Mr. Kanazawa, I believe that over time, with careful practice, gaining proficiency is all but guaranteed. For anyone setting out to master karate-do, you hold in your hands a fine book indeed.""-The late Masatoshi Nakayama, former chief instructor of the Japan Karate Association and author of Kodansha's Best Karate series

By: Hirokazu Kanazawa
Imprint: Kodansha America, Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 266mm, Width: 200mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 970g
ISBN: 9781568365039
ISBN 10: 1568365039
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 21 June 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

HIROKAZU KANAZAWA is the most respected figure in the karate world today, and a close disciple of Gichin Funakoshi, the father of modern karate and founder of the Shotokan school. Kanazawa founded the Shotokan Karate-do International Federation in 1979, after gaining his impressive reputation in Hawaii, the U.S. mainland, and Europe as an official trainer for the Japan Karate Association. The Shotokan Karate-do International Federation now has branches in more than 90 countries throughout the world. Kanazawa is the author of Karate Fighting Techniques published by Kodansha.

Reviews for Black Belt Karate: The Intensive Course

"""A thoroughly ""student friendly"" and enthusiastically recommended addition to any personal or dojo martial arts reference collection."" —The Midwest Book Review"