Mastering Karate
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
Published: October 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780736044103
Subjects: Karate; Sports & Recreation; Sports; General; Martial Arts - Karate; Martial Arts & Self-Defense
First sentence: Several years ago, as a graduate research student, I conducted an interpretive analysis of the social interaction component to the process of socialization into the techniques and ideology of karate.
Description: Dr. Beasley presents the best ever history of how the Asian art of karate has evolved to meet the needs of American fighters. Beasley traces the roots of karate fighting principles to Gichin Funakoshi and Musashi Miyamoto who wrote that fighters must study other styles to learn how to defend against them. Instead of demonstrating and art, according to the author, one must become the art. In this expertly written volumn Dr.Beasley presents chapters covering basics and advanced sparring, training and training methods. According to Dr.Maung Gyi, who wrote the forwrd to the book, "Dr.Beasley's work is among the very best". Joe Lewis, who promoted Beasley to 8th dan in his system of karate/kickboxing, and Bill Wallace, who cosigned the diploma both agree that "Mastering Karate" is one of the finest books available on stand up fighting theory.