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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Karate (Paperback)

by Randy Hassell (Author), Ed Otis (Author)
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  • Paperback: 1 pages
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall (2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0028638328
  • ISBN-13: 978-0028638324
  • Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 19.6 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 561,530 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Karate is a Japanese martial art that can be used for self-defence, anger control, fitness training or simply a means to kicking the blues away. This illustrated step-by-step guide is full of advice and information on the subject.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Great if you do Shotokan, okay if not, 11 Oct 2000
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This book is aimed at the beginner or novice student who wants to get a bit more out of karate. The author explains what to look for when finding a good karate school, the differences between real karate and street-fighting, and how the karate system works. There is a good section on the history of karate, and plenty of sidebars explaining technical terms (e.g. the ki-ai, or shout).

From the outset of this book, it is clear that the author is both an American and an exponent of Shotokan karate. Within the first twenty pages I counted at least five occurences of the phrase "kicking butt" and other such American-isms. Also, the photographs and descriptions of stances are all from the Shotokan style. For example, in Neko-ashi-dachi (cat stance), a Wado-Ryu student has their feet roughly the same distance apart as they do in Zenkutso-dachi (front stance). However, the book states that the cat stance position is almost square on to the opponent and feet very close together. A Wado-Ryu student would call this Mahami- Neko-ashi-dachi. So there are differences between styles, which the author did not go into.

All in all, not a bad book. It would certainly benefit a beginner, and be of use to a Shotokan student of any level. As a student of Wado-Ryu, I found roughly half of the book directly useful, and the other half an introduction to Shotokan.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Black Belt material - Certainly not for Idiot's, 21 Mar 2007
By Terry Tozer "TJSKA.com" (Reading & Bracknell, UK) - See all my reviews
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In addition to the other review here, this book is much more than what has been described. It would suit any Okinawan/Japanese style of karate not just Shotokan. It's a large book & isn't intended as an introduction (IMHO). Many hundreds of subjects are covered, some as deeply philosophical as Zanshin & Mushin etc. Although these subjects are covered very briefly, they are done so in such a concise way that you get the full meaning.
"An Idiot's Guide" is an unfortunate title as many Brown and Black Belt karate-ka would benefit from its HUGE & varied content.
As with all other "Idiot" series books, it is very well & interestingly laid out with lots of diagrams & photo's too.
Should Karate be introduced into the school curriculum, this ought to be the first reference book teachers should source. The authors are well established & highly respected in this field already.
This book puts many so-called "advanced" titles to shame - if the subjects were covered in any more depth, this book could be three times as thick.
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