Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #46599 in Books
• Published on: 2003-09-15
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

Synopsis
Looking at the basic throws that were once commonly practiced in striking systems such as karate, boxing and taekwondo, this book provides instruction on the throws themselves. It also covers the fundamental principles that apply to all throws, includes practice drills that enable the reader to develop competence in live situations, and explains what to do should a throw go wrong and you end up on the ground.

Customer Reviews

A groundbreaking and very worthwhile read
Throws for Strikers is another groundbreaking book by Iain Abernethy. Throws aren't only found in grappling arts like judo, jujitsu, and aikido. They were once commonly practiced in striking systems such as karate, boxing and tae kwon do. Mr. Abernethy shows how throws were hidden in karate kata as well as how they were once used by bare-knuckle boxers in their fighting styles as well. In addition to providing instruction on the throws themselves, this book also covers the fundamental principles that apply to making any type of throw successful. Practice drills contained herein will help practitioners of most any martial art develop the competence they need to apply throws in real life self-defense situations and to help them know what to do should things go wrong and they end up on the ground.

Throughout history the striking arts have been taught as fully self-contained fighting systems containing not only kicks and punches but grappling techniques as well. Clearly practitioners have always needed to know what to do at very close-range in case they find themselves tangling with a grappler or for whatever reason their strikes do not end a fight before it goes to the ground. Alas, much of this critical knowledge has been lost. Herein it can be re-found.

Subjects include the use of throws in the striking arts, theory and practice, sweeps, hip throws, cross-buttocks throws, shoulder throws, neck throws, double-leg-lift throws, outer reaping throws, winding throws, tackles, shoulder wheel throws, examples from forms (katas), and what to do if it all goes wrong. As a practitioner of both judo and Goju Ryu karate I find this information relevant, useful, and quite valuable in both arts. As with all his products, Mr. Abernethy's writing is straightforward, easy to follow, and most importantly easy to implement. The photographs are fantastic and really illuminate the materials. This book really is essential reading for serious martial artists, especially practitioners of the striking arts whose training may be deficient in these areas.

Lawrence Kane
Author of Surviving Armed Assaults, The Way of Kata, and Martial Arts Instruction

A great little book on this neglected part of karate
This book covers a number of the throwing techniques that can be found in the karate katas and is an interesting eye-opener for those not familiar with this aspect of karate. The book also talks about how some of these throws were used in boxing etc, but it was the karate stuff that interested me. This book is shorter (and cheaper) than Iain Abernethy's previous books - which for those who haven't read them are pretty large - but I liked the fact this book got straight to the point and discussed the throwing techniques that I bought it for. The book sits really well with 'Bunkai-Jutsu' and 'Karate's Grappling Methods' and expands on the small amount of throws show in those books. I particularly liked the section on what to do if a throw goes wrong and you end upon the floor (all techniques shown were really simple). If you're looking for a detailed explanation of kata applications buy Bunkai-Jutsu (and download the free ebooks from his website). However, if you want a good understanding of karate throws, this is the book you should get.

Nice little starter
If you're interested in bunkai this is at good book to start with. There are no pressure points like in Dillman's books but some basic down to earth (pun intended...) throws.

The reason I only gave it 4 stars is because of the size. There is nothing wrong with the content.