Total Karate [Paperback]

J. Allen Queen (Author)

Book Description

Everything needed to get started in karate. The total art of karate is covered -- kicks and punches, competition stances, combinations, sparring self-defense maneuvers, and more. Easy-to-follow exercises clearly illustrated.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6-- It's hard to imagine anyone learning karate completely from a book, which can show basic stances, punches, blocks, and kicks, but cannot convey the fluidity of the moves when all put together. Thus this book may help students wanting to review classroom techniques, or for complete novices who want to find out about karate. Black-and-white photos show basic warm-up exercises, moves, sparring, self-defense, and form; drawings clarify some of the photos. Still, even many of the simpler moves would be hard to reconstruct from these static, unnumbered photographs. The section on sparring techniques is lengthy, but not too imaginative, and that on self-defense seems a little shortchanged. One technique appears particularly ineffectual, since the shorter defender can barely reach the taller attacker's face. Overall, there's not much new here; purchase only to beef up a scrawny martial arts collection. --Cathryn A. Camper, Minneapolis Public Library
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc (October 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806967153
• ISBN-13: 978-0806967158
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,515,626 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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