Action Karate

Want to be a real karate kid? You can learn to punch, strike, kick and block just like the experts. With this guide to sport (non-contact) karate, you'll be amazed how quickly you can:

Deliver more powerful punches and kicks than someone twice your size.
Block you attacker with lightning

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speed.
Sharpen your mind with power techniques used by ancient warriors.

Learn attack and defense stances. Use the force from your entire body for punching and kicking. Practice blocking your opponent. Then put it all together in fast, powerful combinations. Soon you'll have an awesome fighting style all you own!

Contents

Introduction
1 The meaning of karate
The basic principles
2 Stances
Closed stance
Open-toed stance
Parallel stance
Inverted open-legged stance
T-Stance
Horse stance
Forward stance
Back stance
Straddle-legged stance
Hourglass stance
Cat stance
One-legged stance
3 Punching techniques
Straight punch
Reverse punch
Lunge punch
Vertical punch
Close punch
Hook punch
Roundhouse punch
4 Striking techniques
Back-fist strike
Elbow strikes
Knife-hand strikes
Hammer-fist strike
5 Kicking techniques
Front kick
Side kick
Roundhouse kick
Back kick
6 Blocking methods
Rising block
Outside/inward block
Low block
Knife-hand block
cross block
Wedging block
7 Falling correctly
Back breakfalls
Side breakfalls
Front breakfall
Advanced leaping breakfalls
8 Basic combinations
Combination #1, 2, and 3
The ranking system
Abokut the assistants
Glossary
Index

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