This Is Karate [Hardcover]

Masutatsu Oyama (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Wehman Brothers (June 1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0685221385
• ISBN-13: 978-0685221389
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,035,638 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Karate text in print to date, June 12, 1998

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This review is from: This Is Karate (Hardcover)

Mas Oyama's "This Is Karate" is the most complete and thorough book on the Japanese style of Martial Arts that I have had the pleasure of reading. The practical applications are some of the best techniques that one could possibily need for self defense training.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HISTORY, LEDGEND, and THE BEST BOOK EVER. OSU~!, January 6, 2005

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Tradeand5 "tradeand5" (Planet Z) - See all my reviews

This review is from: This Is Karate (Hardcover)

I have later (newer) version of THIS IS KARATE autographed by author himself Mas Oyama, the founder of Kyokushin Karate (Ultimate Truth) Full Contact Karate System. It always amazes me how Sosai Mas Oyama could put his knowledge together in this one book and in such a practical manner. I remember his speach was always full of spirit, and valable. He always had a good story to tell, and drew everyone's attention with his kindness and love....

I would also recommend WHAT IS KARATE. These TWO books are now getting harder to find, and increasing in value. These books should be used as a Text book for Kyokushin practicionor. You must SWEAT, SWEAT, SWEAT before you can even utilize the information shared in this book. OSU~!!!!

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Kyokushin manual, August 28, 2000

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magellan (Santa Clara, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: This Is Karate (Hardcover)

This is the best work on the Kyokushin Kai Goju style and one of the greatest books ever written on the subject of Karate. This work and Oyama's Advanced Karate are essential books for the beginner and advanced karateka alike.

By the way, I learned an amazing fact about Oyama's books recently, five years after I wrote this review. I was recently told that if you have Oyama's three-volume set of What is Karate?, This is Karate, and Advanced Karate, in very good condition, it's worth about $1200. I can't vouch for the validity of this myself, but pass it on for what it's worth to all the old karate hands out there like me who might have all three books sitting around gathering dust. Well, those old Oyama volumes might just be worth something. :-)