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Best Karate 2: Fundamentals

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The Best Karate series is THE definitive reference for the praticing karataka. Fundamentals covers the basic blocks, strikes and stances.

The Best Karate Series are the definitive books for learning the art of Shotokan karate. They have been around for many years and still none have surpassed their excellence. They are very helpful for the beginner and the advanced student alike. I have read them all and have found that each book in the series is excellent. Although you can't learn a martial art from a book alone, these books are an excellent supplement to your training and are very helpful in learning the finer points of the art of Shotokan. Each book in this series sets the standard for books on Shotokan training. There are simply none better, at least none better that I have found, and I read a lot of martial arts books. I highly recommend these books for anyone who is interested in improving their karate or who is interested in Shotokan. They are simply the best! Highly recommended. 5 Stars.

Bohdi Sanders, Shotokan Blackbelt and author of Warrior Wisdom: The Warrior's Path

The Best Karate Series by the late Master Nakayama are fantastic manuals to help any karate student improve their techniques and understanding of karate-do. This volume covers an explanation of Karate-Do, how to use the hips correctly to deliver the most powerful blocks, punches, strikes and kicks. The importance of having a strong stance, how to change direction and how to block, punch, strike and kick correctly are covered in this text.

Using this great text in combination with training in a Shotokan Karate dojo will increase your skill level to a high degree.

Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Shotokan Karate for Self-Defense: Combat Karate for the street official manual).

I recommend Nakayama sensei's Best Karate series as a must have for any personal library. Individually, each book is not the be all-end all of karate knowledge, but taken as a set, it offers a wide range of information and motivation for the beginning karateka. Plus...its a classic with the little men jumping and kicking all over the pages!

I had already seen this book far before I purchased it and knew of it's quality.

First off this introduction section is phenomenal. I really love the stress on karate as both a physical and spiritual developement, not just a form of fighting. My original dojo felt like a discipline, without any real stress on how to fight and many dojo's I've seen or visited stressed either a 'strike first' mentality or a militaristic combat perspective with no emphasis on the discipline and spiritual developement. The introduction of this book stressed the simultaneous developement of both the spiritual aspect and the physical aspect.

So far the rest of the book has been pretty well structured and shows what I would call 'in-depth' photos and sketches of how to achieve a mastery of the fundamentals.

If you are serious about karate, or any offshoot of martial arts, this is a must have. From my experience training with a Sensei can be limited and potentially infrequent (with my busy schedule) so when I have a question or am looking to polish my technique without more experienced martial artists present, this book (along with the others from this series) is a must have.

This book was required reading for me to obtain my brown belt/Senpai title for my karate class. I wish I'd read it sooner, and I read it twice through within a week. It's a must read for anyone wanting to hone their karate skills and training, and makes everything "click". The pictures are extremely helpful and explanations are thorough and easy to understand. I will have both my children read this book as well while they are in training.

Die Bücher von Nakayama sind wirklich gute Lehrbücher. Und das sage ich, obwohl ich den Mann nicht ausstehen kann. Sei Karate war schlecht und hatte mit dem eigentlichen Uchinadi, mit der Lehre Funakoshis, nicht viel zu tun.
Die Werke sind jedoch gründlich aufgearbeitet und von einer guten Qualität. So fair will ich sein. Wer jedoch eine fehlerhafte Kunst unterrichtet, kann sie noch so schön verpacken. Die Fehler werden bleiben.

Sensei Nakayama provides readers with a no-nonsense in-depth study of what is required to develop solid fundamentals in Karate! This book is very easy to visualize and comprehend. Traditional Japanese instruction from a great master!

The foundations of Traditional Karate make no more sense (at least in the modern civilization). Principles and methods must be rationalized. Sensei Kenji Tokitsu, a living ledgend in Japan and France, is carrying a supberb work towards Quality. The best Karate indeed.