Mas Oyama's Classic KarateSterling Publishing Company, Inc., 2004 - 256 pages It's a classic, with over 750,000 copies sold! The world's greatest karate master, and the founder of modern day karate, Mas Oyama, reveals his philosophy and technique for practicing one of the world's greatest martial arts. With more than 1,300 photos that break down each movement and exercise, the Master describes every important aspect of karate. It all begins with the basic elements and leads up through set combinations, sparring, and even Tameshiwari, the art of breaking wood and other materials with your fist. From hand to foot, there's a technique to build strength, control, precision, and agility. Try various fists, handswords, foot and upper body work, preparations for the roundhouse block, 16 different stances, numerous defensive moves, and Katas, karate's set and levelled combinations that must be practiced to perfection. Everything the budding black belt needs is right here. |
Table des matières
Foreword | 11 |
Fundamentals of Karate | 12 |
The Hand and Arm as Weapons | 13 |
Uraken back fist | 16 |
Tegatana handsword | 18 |
Segatana reverse handsword | 21 |
Nukite piercing hand | 22 |
Ipponnukite onefinger piercing hand | 23 |
Turn after Chudanoitsuki middle body lunge punch | 74 |
Chudansotouke middle body block from the outside | 75 |
Zenkutsuhijiageuchi forward elbow upper thrust | 76 |
Sansentsuki fighting blow | 77 |
Tegatanauke handsword block | 78 |
Rhythm in Karate | 94 |
Preparatory Techniques for Jiyukumite Free Sparring | 119 |
Ipponkumite One Form Sparring | 138 |
Keiko chicken beak fist | 24 |
Hitosashiyubiipponken forefinger fist | 25 |
Nakayubiipponken middlefinger fist | 26 |
Shotei palm heel thrust | 27 |
Toho sword peak hand | 28 |
Hiji elbow | 30 |
Kote forearm | 31 |
The Leg as a Weapon | 32 |
Nakaashi ball of the foot | 34 |
Seashi instep | 36 |
Sokoashi arch | 38 |
Hizageri knee kick | 40 |
Preliminary Exercises | 41 |
Exercise for the Achilles tendon | 42 |
Knee exercise | 43 |
Toe exercise | 44 |
Side exercise for roundhouse block | 45 |
Back exercise for roundhouse block | 46 |
Legstretching exercise | 47 |
Back stretching exercise | 48 |
Finger exercise | 49 |
Stances | 50 |
Heisokutachi blocked foot stance | 51 |
Heikotachi parallel foot stance | 52 |
Kokutsutachi back stance | 53 |
Shikotachi Sumo stance | 54 |
Sansentachi fighting stance | 55 |
Tsuruashitachi crane stance | 56 |
Sotohachijitachi outer figure 8 stance | 57 |
Futaashitachi twolegged stance | 58 |
Shumokutachi or Tobokutachi Tshaped stance | 59 |
Uke Defense | 60 |
Defense against leg attacks | 61 |
Applying blocking techniques | 64 |
Applications of Fundamental Techniques | 72 |
Oitsuki Lunge Punch | 73 |
Jiyukumite Free Sparring | 150 |
Body contact areas | 155 |
Speed | 156 |
Practicing Tameshiwari | 157 |
Tameshiwari using tiles | 161 |
Tameshiwari using bricks | 162 |
Tameshiwari using cinder blocks | 163 |
Special Applications of Karate Techniques | 164 |
Everyday Techniques for Selfdefense | 165 |
While walking | 166 |
While sitting | 172 |
Selfdefense techniques for a woman walking | 175 |
Selfdefense techniques using umbrellas | 178 |
Knife vs karate | 181 |
Practicing everyday selfdefense techniques wearing Gi traditional karate costume | 185 |
Fitness Exercises | 190 |
Exercises using chairs | 200 |
Exercises using a towel | 204 |
Special Training Exercises | 209 |
Exercises using the sandbag | 212 |
Exercises using baseball mitts | 213 |
Booshigeri kicking off a hat and Tobaccogeri | 217 |
Exercise using the Shishakubo 1 2metrelong 4footlong rod | 219 |
Exercises using barbells | 222 |
Exercises using Sashi stone weights | 228 |
Exercises using Tetsugeta iron sandals | 230 |
The bridge | 233 |
Exercises for the handstand | 234 |
The mysterious and amazing body | 237 |
Tumbling | 238 |
Modernizing Shiai Competition Karate | 242 |
Tameshiwari Scoring | 245 |
Glossary | 247 |
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Expressions et termes fréquents
arc fist assume attacks the opponent's back fist back stance barbell bend Black performs blocks the opponent's body lunge punch Bring the left chest cinder block deltoid muscles elbow exercise feet fingers foot one step foot stance forward and perform hammer fist handstand handsword block hips inside karate karateka Koken Kokutsu-tachi Kumite sparring left arm left foot left hand left leg left lower body left middle body lower body sweep Mae-geri front kick Makiwara middle body block middle body lunge middle body thrust muscles Neko-ashi-tachi cat stance normal fist opponent opponent's face palm heel block palm heel thrust practice punch blocked right arm right foot right hand right leg right middle body right upper body roundhouse kick Seiken shoulder side kick solar plexus step forward stomach straight stretched strikes the opponent's Take one step Tameshiwari technique testicles towel turn upper body block upper body thrust White blocks Black's wood boards wrist