Teach Yourself Karate

Contents: 1. Historical background of Karate. 2. Karate--different from Judo. 3. Skills and techniques of Karate: i. Basic posture. ii. Alternate basic posture. iii. Ways of planting the feet or Ashi-no-Tachi Kata. iv. Leg and foot technique or Ashiwaza. v. Hand technique or Tewaza. vi. Cuts with edge of the hand. vii. Use of fist and wrist. viii. Empi Hijiate, or elbow attacks. ix. Punches. x. Attacks on body and head. xi. Tackling kicks and blows from the knee. xii. Dealing with repeated or successive attacks. xiii. Use of clothing. xiv. Counter attacks. xv. Defence against kicks.

From the Preface: "Teach Yourself Karate provides methods of teaching and spotting beginning Karate skills. Emphasis are placed on giving the teacher a guide for working with a typical physical education class and providing a basis to individuals having the ability to excel in the sport.

Hopefully, the present study will prove very useful for the sportsperson, teachers, students of physical education as well as for the general readers."