Karate for Beginners - Softcover

VITALI,K. & MITCHELL,K

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0809255316 ISBN 13: 9780809255313

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 1983

Synopsis

Great karate champions generally have one factor in common: they have trained with some of the best instructors in the world. Now you can learn the basic fundamentals essential to success in the sport from one of the greatest karate superstars of our time. Karate for Beginners gives karate novices those techniques which serve as the foundation for all successful karate instruction--flexibility, punching, and kicking. All of the training techniques shown in this readable and effective manual are fully illustrated with step-by-step photographs emphasizing proper body positions, postures, and movements. Keith Vitali is one of the best-known karate champions in the world. A three-time national point champion, he has won every point karate title there has been to win. He was inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame and is an instructor at the world-famous Joe Corley Studios. Kent Mitchell holds a black belt in karate and is a sportswriter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

About this title

Synopsis

Tells how to get started in karate, demonstrates basic stances, punches, and kicks, and stresses the importance of flexibility and warm-up exercises.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0809255316
• ISBN 13: 9780809255313
• Binding: Paperback