The Complete Book of Karate Weapons

The Complete Book of Karate Weapons
Author: Theodore L. Gambordella
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1991
Genre: Martial arts weapons
ISBN: 9780873646291

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A manual on the offensive and defensive use of karate weapons-- the knife, the yawara, the tonfa, the staff, the bo, the nunchaku, and the sai.

Bo, Karate Weapon of Self-defense

Bo, Karate Weapon of Self-defense
Author: Fumio Demura
Publisher: Black Belt Communications
Total Pages: 188
Release: 1976
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780897500197

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Fumio Demura covers stances, striking, blocking, combinations, sparring, and an entire bo kata.

Tonfa

Tonfa
Author: Fumio Demura
Publisher: Black Belt Communications
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1982
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780897500807

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In this fully illustrated book, Fumio Demura explores the full range of tonfa tactics including stances, karate and tonfa similarities, tonfa striking techniques, and self-defense applications. Demura is a member of Black Belt's Hall of Fame.

Fumio Demura: Karate Weapons of Self-Defense

Fumio Demura: Karate Weapons of Self-Defense
Author: Fumio Demura
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Karate
ISBN: 9780897502115

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A compilation and updating of five previously published books on martial arts weaponry.

Advanced Tonfa

Advanced Tonfa
Author: Tadashi Yamashita
Publisher: Black Belt Communications
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1987
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9780897501170

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In this definitive book on advanced tonfa techniques, weapons expert Tadashi Yamashita covers gripping, flipping, blocking, striking, block and counter, a karate kata adapted for tonfa, kumite, self-defense and a traditional tonfa kata.

Bruce Tegner's Complete Book of Self-Defense

Bruce Tegner's Complete Book of Self-Defense
Author: Bruce Tegner
Publisher: Thomas Reed Publications
Total Pages: 223
Release: 1975-04-01
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9780874070309

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Explains and illustrates in step-by-step photographs all the self-defense movements used in the Oriental fighting arts

Sai, Karate Weapon of Self-defense

Sai, Karate Weapon of Self-defense
Author: Fumio Demura
Publisher: Black Belt Communications
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1974
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780897500104

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This fully illustrated book covers gripping, flipping, stances, blocks, karate and sai similarities, movements, footwork, combinations and sparring. Fumio Demura is an expert in traditional karate weapons and an international ambassador of karate.

Essential Karate Book

Essential Karate Book
Author: Graeme Lund
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2015-12-29
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1462905595

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The Essential Karate Book is an informative, illustrated guide to the techniques, philosophy and practice of karate. With 20 chapters covering practically every aspect of karate, this in-depth reference will assist students and instructors as they plot their course through karate instruction, benefiting those at all levels. The Essential Karate Book contains 200 diagrams mapping out moves with 300 step-by-step photographs and companion videos, making it a comprehensive general karate reference for Western audiences. Readers of this karate guide will learn about: Stances, blocks, strikes and kicks Preparing your body through warm-ups, stretching, and conditioning through karate-specific exercises Kata grading and fighting (kumite) techniques and competition rules Martial arts weapons (kobudo), and MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) applications The origins and history of karate Required behavior, clothing and etiquette, as well as the fundamentals of karate and the different styles that share them The Essential Karate Book is a must-have for any martial arts enthusiast, from beginners to black belts!

The Fighting Weapons of Korean Martial Arts

The Fighting Weapons of Korean Martial Arts
Author: In Hyuk Suh
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1988
Genre: Martial arts weapons
ISBN: 9780865680760

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In his first book aimed at the general public, In Hyuk Suh examines the topic of Korean weapons, including: the favorite weapons of Korea's early warring factions; royal court weapons; and kuk sool won staff and sword forms.