Korean Karate. Free Fighting Techniques

Cho, Sihak Henry

ISBN 10: 0804803501 / ISBN 13: 9780804803502

Verlag: Charles E. Tuttle Company Inc, Rutland, Vermont / Tokyo, Japan, 1974

Beschreibung

First published in 1968, this is a tenth impression of 1974. Includes original brown card slipcase. Some minuscule edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, not price clipped ($13.50), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy. 249pp, illustrated. A classic guide to the techniques of tae kwon do, Korean Karate, by Sihak Henry Cho (1934-2012), Korean tae kwon do pioneer and instructor with the ranking of 9th dan. Arriving in the US in 1958, he was one the earliest masters to introduce Asian martial arts into the United States of America. He was the creator and promoter of the All American Open Tae Kwon Do/ Karate/ Kung Fu Championship Tournament which continues to this day. During his lifetime he met and knew many notable martial artists including Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 006355

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Korean Karate. Free Fighting Techniques
• Verlag: Charles E. Tuttle Company Inc, Rutland, Vermont / Tokyo, Japan
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1974
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0804803501
• ISBN-13: 9780804803502
• Einband: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Jacket by Keiko Chiba
• Auflage: 1st Edition
• Zustand: Near Fine
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine

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Inhaltsangabe

Illustrated with nearly 1,000 photographs, the systematic and scientific approach of the application of each karate move in Free Style Fighting with WHEN, WHERE, WHY, and HOW should help karate competitors everywhere design and master their moves to suit them best in competition matches. In this book, the pin-point explanation of the advantages and disadvantages of each move, analyzed step by step from many different offensive, defensive, and counterattacking angles, can
also guide readers to manage with it to be adjustable to the individualistic tastes and characteristics of any karate style, regardless of their differences. This book is one of the first of its kind on Tae-Kwon Do (Korean Karate). Karate practitioners who recognize this to be the only work to cover Free Fighting techniques completely have eagerly awaited three years for this book.