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Complete with detailed, original drawings and concise, descriptive, step-by-step instructions, Fundamentals of Karate-Do offers instructors and students alike an in-depth explanation of teaching and learning the essentials of Karate-Do. 8th Dan karate master Sensei Masataka Mori, whose teaching career spans more than 50 years and several continents, offers insights not only in basic moves (kihon), sequences (kata) and sparring (kumite), but also in the spirit and ethics that inform the practice of karate. Arranged as a comprehensive guide to the first five weeks of training, the book contains text in both English and Japanese and offers an introduction by 5th Dan instructor - and Pulitzer Prize-winning author - T.J. Stiles.
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Born in 1932 in Fukuoka, Japan, Sensei Masataka Mori is an 8th-dan Karate instructor, Technical Advisor, and International Director of the Japan Karate Association (JKA). He is also Chairman and Chief Instructor of JKA Shotokan Karate-do International (SKDI). A disciple of of the late Sensei Funakoshi, founder of the JKA, Sensei Mori was charged with spreading the teachings of karate-do internationally. To that end he has taught in such countries as Canada, France, Great Britain and Venezuela, and has presided over the primary dojo of the New York region since 1967. He has held teaching positions at both SUNY Stony Brook University and the City University of New York.
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- PublisherDojo-Kun Publishing Corp.
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 098440841X
- ISBN 13 9780984408412
- BindingPerfect Paperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages197
- EditorT.J. Stiles, Noriko Maniwa
- IllustratorDaigo Hasegawa, Lina Bebi
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