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by Masatoshi Nakayama (Author)
By the chief instructor of the Japan Karate Federation, this is the most authoritative handbook for the perfection of karate technique. "Detailed ... The fundamentals plus the fine points." -Journal of Physical Education
Author Biography
MASATOSHI NAKAYAMA carried 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 as a sport along scientific lines.