Mastering Karate

Beasley, Jerry

ISBN 10: 0736044108 / ISBN 13: 9780736044103

Edité par Human Kinetics, 2002

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Synopsis :

This guide offers advice for enhancing individual performance, as well as specific strategies for success in sparring situations. There are chapters on offensive and defensive tactics and photographs provide the visual clues required to develop the skills needed to progress through the intermediate and advanced ranks. This guide also features a chapter on teaching styles and methods. "Mastering Karate" also offers an in-depth look at the history, traditions, etiquette, techniques and training methods that trace the evolution of Western karate. The author has been named Instructor of the Year by "Black Belt" magazine and dubbed the published authority on American karate by "Inside Karate" magazine.

À propos de l'auteur:

Jerry Beasley has more than 30 years of experience in the martial arts and holds a ninth-degree black belt in karate. He is a member of the Black Belt (magazine) Hall of Fame and was voted Black Belt's Instructor of the Year 2000.

Referred to as the published authority on American karate by Inside Karate magazine, Beasley is the author of American Karate: The Master Text. He was also the jeet kune do columnist for Karate International magazine from 1989 to 1997.

Beasley is the founder of AIKIA World Martial Arts Masters and is the director of Karate College, a world-famous mixed martial arts summer camp. He is the first American to earn master's and doctoral degrees for his research in martial arts education and has since been recognized by Black Belt as America's foremost martial arts educator.

Beasley lives in Christiansburg, Virginia, with his wife, Gina.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Mastering Karate
Éditeur : Human Kinetics
Date d'édition : 2002
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : Very Good