Karate And Judo

Former national judo champion Hayward Nishioka explores the three major areas of foot throws and their many applications. Basic and effective sweeps, reaps, and wheels are covered.

Provides a basic introduction to the martial arts of judo and karate as sports.

Text and illustrations outline an exercise program for individuals practicing judo or karate.

In the normal course of life we just tap a fraction of our total physical and mental energies. With certain disciplines, however, we can tap our potential to a great extent. Now realize the amazing strength of your body by practising martial arts. the book reveals the techniques and secrets involved in Judo and Karate and helps you to become a performer. By learning them, you can floor any unarmed (or even armed) adversary and defend yourself. In fact, Judo-Karate is the art of kick-boxing practised in the traditional Chinese Shaolin Temple. It was the most popular form of martial art presently practiced with an intent in sports arena. Though it was meant to ward off the advances of the enemy warriors in ancient times, it was also effectively practised to keep monks in good health and develop physical, mental and spiritual coordination for better evolution of mind, body, spirit in the revered practice of Yoga. Today this venerable art form has become a general principle of physical development and sport. This basic book on Judo & Karate will help you know the rules and principles of the art and teach you most aspects of self-defense. Fully illustrated to help self-learning, it teaches you the positions and movements, points of contact, breathing techniques and many other secret techniques of Chinese Taoist yoga.

The Judo Advantage explores the dynamics of how and why the human body works most efficiently for throwing, submission, and pinning techniques. Although judo provides the basis for the author's analysis, his insights also relate to other grappling sports such as Russian sambo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and Olympic and collegiate wrestling. You will learn how to Gain a competitive edge using the principles of human biomechanics. Master the ability to control your opponent's movements. Improve fluency for seamless transition between techniques. Generate incredible power and speed. This book features: In-depth analysis of stances, balance breaking, throws, takedowns, transitions, ground fighting, trapping, footwork, combinations, gripping, posting, linear and angular movement, torque, generating power, evading, generating force, changing directions, and stability Over 200 action photos Drills and winning insight for coaches and athletes of grappling arts Steve Scott merges traditional martial wisdom with modern kinesiology, the study of human anatomy and movement. This new biomechanical perspective helps competitors develop every facet of their grappling skill, giving them a clear advantage in controlling opponents.

A collection of 90 readers aimed at students aged 7-17 learning English as an additional language, or those who would like extra support with their reading. Levelled into bands of Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced, these readers are categorised into three strands: fiction, non-fiction and science.

This new edition of Bruce Lee's classic work rejuvenates the authority, insight, and charm of the master's original 1963 publication for modern audiences. It seemlessly brings together Lee's original language, descriptions and demonstrations with new material for readers, martial arts enthusiasts and collectors that want Lee in his purest form. This timeless work preserves the integrity of Lee's hand-drawn diagrams and captioned photo sequences in which he demonstrates a variety of training exercises and fighting techniques, ranging from gung fu stances and leg training to single- and multiple-opponent scenarios. Thought-provoking essays on the history of gung fu, the theory of yin and yang, and personal, first-edition testimonials by James Y. Lee, the legendary Ed Parker, and jujutsu icon Wally Jay round out this one and only book by Lee on the Chinese martial arts. -- from back cover.