Graeme Lund

'Mr. Lund's book appeals to instructors, studens and enthusiasts whose aim it is ito learn and teach the full potential of the body and mind in the art of combat.'-Morne Swanepoel, Black Belt Magazine conributor and leading MMA and reality-based combat trainer

This comprehensive manual covers practically every aspect of karate and is sure to be a benefit to instructors and students at all levels. The insights, clear instructions, hundreds of helpful diagrams and well over 300 color photographs all add up to one amazing karate reference that you'll turn to again and again as you hone skills and abilities in the dojo.

Learn about:

The origins of karate.
Required behavior, clothing and etiquette.
The fundamentals of karate and the different styles that share them.
Stances and blocks.
Strikes and kicks.
Preparing your body through warm ups, stretching, and conditioning.
Karate-specific exercises that train your body.
Kata grading and competition rules.
Fighting (kumite) techniques and competition rules.
How to use your body's strengths against your opponent's vulnerabilities.
Training aids to improve your strength, stamina and focus.
Martial arts weapons (kobudo).
MMA (mixed martial arts) applications.
And much more!

Gaeme Lund fell in love with karate as a young man and pursued every martial arts course that he came across; from bodyguarding to body conditoning. It was not until he graduated to first dan that he realized that teaching karate, not just the moves and techniques, but the fundamentals and essence, was what he enjoyed most. His 16 years of experience in self-defense, teaching, learning, researching and pure, downright enjoyment of karate have all been distilled into this book.

Contents

Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1 History
Chapter 2 Dojo etiquette
Chpater Fundamentals of karate
Chapter 4 Stances, movement, and blocks
Chapter 5 Strikes and kicks
Chapter 6 Warm-up and stretching
Chapter 7 Training exercises
Cahpter 8 Kata origins
Chapter 9 Kata competition rules
Chapter 10 Kumite
Chapter 11 Kumite competition rules
Chapter 12 Body hard points
Chapter 13 Pressure points
Chapter 14 Training aids
Chapter 15 Kobudo
Chapter 16 Dojo language
Chapter 17 Body conditioning
Chapter 18 Improving your fighting skills
Chapter 19 Karate and mixed martial arts
Chapter 20 Karate and self-defense
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