More Fighting Karate

Ashihara's Fighting Karate has its roots in Oyama's Kyokushin Karate. Though Kyokushin style emphasizes on power and body conditioning, Ashihara refined the technical aspects of the art tremendously. Packed with abundant step-by-step photos and clear instructions, this is the best textbook on

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full-contact karate for beginners and veterans alike. The same is to be said of Ashihara's subsequent book, More Fighting Karate.

There is a great Karate book. If you practice full contact Karate you should purchase that book.
Over than 1000 detailed photos and diagrams, clearly showing how to perform in the best way, effective fighting techniques.
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Don't be put off by the cover price, this book is extremely detailed and covers all aspects of real-life fighting techniques for competition or use on the street. Originally published in Japan in 1983 (6th printing 1994), it's well worth the price for its extremely comprehensive, step-by-step instructions on everything from basic stretching techniques to delivering power-packed punches and kicks and realistic lessons on distance, blocking, practical fighting techniques and effective fight control tactics. A tremendous source of realistic, practical, proven fighting lessons and tips presented in very learnable, digestible sections. A must for the personal library of any serious martial artist who trains for tournament success

More Fighting Karate
Ashihara has done a good job in marrying Japanese hard style karate with boxing. This sequel to Fighting Karate is a great reference book on the Ashihara style. Well laid out with great photographs and clean writing, it gives the reader a catalog of techniques, with a detailed explanation of each technique and its practical usage. It works well for those who want a thorough discussion of how to do a technique and why you'd want to. Although I disagree with some of the ideas from bio-mechanical and application standpoints, the book is well thought out and presents cogent reasoning for its approach. (Note: Some years ago, I visited Mr. Ashihara's school in Tokyo and found his students to have great fighting spirit and aggressive technique. His two books are the reason I took time to stop by.)-J. Conley

Contents

1 Introduction
Introduction-why anyone can learn Ashihara karate
Techniques and targets
Stepwork and the four motions
Positioning
Distance and judging
2 Ashihara karate-from basics to ral fighting
Why the practice of basics is essential
Ashihara karate training program
Stances
Pigeon-toe stance, front stance, horseback stance
Fighting stance: spring and tension
3 Punches
Middle straight punch
Upper straight punch
Straight to the chin/use of the straight punch
Footwork and punching
Backhand to the face
Backhand right and left to the face/to the spleen
Roundhouse punch
Close punch
Elbow punch
Hook/uppercut
Combination punches
4 Blocks
High block
Middle/high outside block
Inside block
Low parry
Hand blocks: common mistake
Inside low parry
Roundhouse
5 Kicks
Front high kick
Knee strike
Knee block
Groin kick
Front kick (triangle kick)
Roundhouse kick
High roundhouse kick
Low roundhouse kick
Side high kick
Side kick
Joint kick
Side kick/joint kick/back kick
Side kick/joint kick-application
Side kick/jjointkick
Leg hook
Stopping
Circular reverse-punch
Reverse punches from blocks
Front parry
Step and punch/kick
Throws
Combinations
Fight control
6 Ashihara karate control technique kata
What is 'control technique'?
Beginners' kata
Basic kata
Throwing kata
Fighting kata
7 Self-defense techniques
Protection through timing
Outside block
Inside block/low parry
Joint kick
Footwork/turning
Front parry/if attacked when sitting
Self-defense in a limited space
8 Afterword-'In pursuit of karate excellence'
List of useful addresses

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