Product Description

This title teaches all the various kumite techniques, and presents a systematic approach to applied kumite that is designed to provide essential information for match-style kumite and tournament kumite.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #75242 in Books
• Published on: 2004-04-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 192 pages

Customer Reviews

A must have for all serious Karateka
This book, by the world's foremost Karate Instructor is a must have for all SKIF members. Complete with new photographs, this book updates and improves upon the earlier SKIF Kumite Kyohan.
Master Kanazawa gives a lot of information about his own Karate history and explains in minute detail, the techniques involved. This book will take the Student from beginner to advanced, through the various sparring methods step by step. A handy reference guide for Beginner and Instructor alike.

IF A BOOK CAN TEACH YOU KUMITE, THIS IS IT.
Kumite is not really something that can be learned alone or from a book. But Kancho Kanazawa knows that better than most.This book goes through basic kumite excercises,(5-step, etc, right up to Jiyu-Kumite, full freestyle, and all points in-between).As ever the Master goes into incredible detail and everything is covered. The S.K.I. have certain numbered moves for various forms of attack in the various levels of Kumite. This may seem restrictive, but it utilises as many techniques and forms of movement and distancing and makes you think 'outside the box',to stop reliance on basic simple well-worn techniques. Its all in there, a great book .

Just what you need
The book is great for routines, easy and quite simpole to follow, in combination with an open mind will help with dynamic thinking for the modern karate fighter