This text presents a history of Japanese karate in Asia and the West, and also provides instructions for students of Shotokan. Part One traces its roots from India, through China to Okinawa in Japan, and Part Two, illustrated with 600 photographs and 20 line drawings, includes instructions for Kumite (sparring drills), and nine Kata (forms), two of which - sochin and nijushiho - are rarely seen in English-language publications.
- ISBN10 1462902286
- ISBN13 9781462902286
- Publish Date 20 December 2011 (first published November 1998)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Tuttle Publishing
- Format eBook
- Pages 240
- Language English