Best Karate, Vol.6: Bassai, Kanku
Bassai, Kanku
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
1 July 2017
Summary
Fully described and illustrated in this volume are the widely practiced Bassal and Kanku kata from the JFA recommended group. The student learns fast and slow techniques, the dynamics of strength, how to turn weakness into strength, changing directions, jumping and going to ground.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781568365350 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1568365357 |
| Author: | Masatoshi Nakayama |
| Publisher: | Kodansha America, Inc |
| Imprint: | Kodansha America, Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2017 |
| Weight: | 313g |
| Dimensions: | 224mm x 150mm |
| Series: | Best Karate |
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“Best Karate puts it all together in a concise package.” -The Japan Times
“Best Karate puts it all together in a concise package.” —The Japan Times
About The Author
Masatoshi Nakayama
MASATOSHI NAKAYAMA carries on the tradition of his teacher, Gichin Funakoshi, 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.
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