American Freestyle Karate (Unique Literary Books of the World) (Paperback)

by Dan Anderson (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Unique Publications (June 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0865680213
• ISBN-13: 978-0865680210
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #662,880 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, February 6, 2000

By	Loren w Christensen (Portland, Oregon) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As a collector of over 300 books on the martial arts, Anderson's book is the best I have seen on sparring. A top tournament competitor in the '60s, '70s and '80s, Anderson has crammed his book with tons of information gathered from his vast experience sparring countless fighters nationally and internationally. American Freestyle is an encyclopedia of techniques and concepts proven in the ring over many years of tough, competitive experience. I highly recommend this book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best book on sparring I have ever read, August 10, 1999

By	Theodore J. Leonard (chicago Il) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have been involved in the martial arts for over nine years and I have never come across a better manual for sparring than this!!! Mr. Anderson goes beyond the typical martial arts primer found in most martial arts books to explaine strategy, angles of attack, different attacking modes... this is an excellent book for the experienced martial artist as it doesn't spend much time on the basics. I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in improving their sparring. this book is geared to compitition sparring but with a small ammount of imagination the reader can apply it to street fighting!!! a wonderful book!!! ps. if anyone knows of others like it please let me know!!!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book - Not For The Beginner, August 21, 2002

By	Kurt Deuser (Suwanee, GA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have been involved in martial arts for 4 years (about to test for my black belt in American Karate). No first year player should be looking to a book for sparring instructions! Any beginner in any style belongs in a studio well past one year learning basics from an instructor before picking up a book and attempting to learn something new. I picked this book up about a year ago when I got to brown belt and have used it VERY effectively in sparring (both free and point). The presentation of the critical distance range and effective monitoring range were great! This is an aspect of sparring that is not taught well or emphasized enough (at least in my school), but without mastering it you will not win.