Masatoshi Nakayama (1913–1987)

If you want to be really outstanding at karate, you are just the person for whom this book is intended. If you are determined to master the blindingly fast, powerful, and potentially devastating punches and kicks that make karate the most respected form of self defense (and a tremendously exciting sport as well), you can do it through the hundreds of excellent photographs and descriptions provided here.

Those who have tried one of the older books on karate usually have found to their show more disappointment that it simply did not give them the complete, detailed instructions and illustrations-the fundamentals plus the fine points-that they were hoping for. This book fills the gaps left by others. It is written in a precise, get-to-the-point syle by Masatoshi Nakayama, chief Instructor of the 100,000-member Japan Karate Association. Here he shares his great experience as a karate competitor and teacher, describing and illustrating in detail all the correct movements involved in the particular block, punch, or kick you want to perfect, as well as instructions on combining blocking techniques with decisive counterattacks. Also included is a glossary of all Japanese karate terms and a guide to their pronunciation. Because of the lightning-like speed of karate techniques, normal camera work often fails to record the action accurately. For this reason, many of the photo sequences found in Dynamic Karate were taken using a stroboscope with a flash time of 1/10,000 of a second, enabling you to follow each movement as it is actually performed.

Tkhe Japanese-language edition of this book is already a huge success in Japan, where modern karate was developed. Already it has proved ts value as the most authoritative, complete book ever prepared for students adn instructors alike.

Masatoshi Nakayama, born in 1913 in Kanazawa, Japan, began training in karate under the great master Funakoshi Gichin in 1931. After graduating from the Takushoku University in 1937 he went to Peking to study Chinese, and while there he also studied various styles of Chinese fightng. Prior to this trip he had obtained the third-degree rank in karate. In addition to his activities as a karate instructor, Mr. Nakayama joined the staff of his alma mater in 1952, and is at preasent assistant director of the physical education department there. He was appointed chief Instructor of the Japan Karate Association in 1955 and was awarded the rank of eighth-degree black belt in 1961. During the past ten years he has taught karate in various Southeast Asian countries and in the United States. Several of Mr. Nakayama's many publications have also appeared in other languages.

Contents

Preface
Karate-Yesterday and today
Introduction-Basic principles underlying karate techniques
Part I: The fundamental techniques
Chapter 1: Stance and posture
Importance of correct form; Requirements of a good stance; Relation between stance and stability; Developing stance
Chapter 2: Applying the power in the hips
Rotating the hips; Thrusting the hips forward
Chapter 3: Balance and center of gravit
Chapter 4: Hands and feet can be weapns
Strengthening the hands and feet; Use of the hands; Use of the feet
Part II: Training in fundamental teachnques
Chapter 5: Tsuki (Punching)/Theory and practice
Tsuki-Delivery; Variations; Fundamentals of tsuki; Choku-zuki; Route of tsuki; Speed; Concentration of power; Gyaku-zuki; effect of stance on attacking range; Oi-zuki; Nagashi-zuki; Kizami-zuki
Chapter 6: Uchi (Striking)/Theory and practice
How to perform uchi; Striking techniques using the fist; Striking techniques with the elbow; Shuto-uchi
Chapter 7: Keri (Kicking)/Theory and practice
Keri includes some of the most powerful techniques in karate; Factors involved in raising and bendng the knee; Principles behind snap kick and thrust kick; Use of the hips and ankles; The various kicks and their training methods; stroboscopic photography of kicking techniques
Chapter 8: Uke (Blocking)/Theory and practice
Characteristics of blocking techniques; basic blocks; Direction of power in the block; Forearm rotation and timing; HIp rotation; Position of elbow of blocking arm; Terminal position of block; Blocks as attacks; Basic blocking techniques-Training methods; Blocks performed with special areas of the hand; Two-handed blocks; blocking techniques against kicks; Basic training in blocking techniques
Part III: The application of fundamental techniques
Chapter 9: Defense and countering Jodan (Upper) attacks
Steps in combining blocking techiques with decisive counterattacks
Chapter 10: Defense adn countering Chudan (Mid-section) attacks
Chapter 11: Defense and countering Gedan (Lower) attacks
Part IV: The completion of fundamental techniques
Chapter 12: Basic trainng
Training in consecutive movements for striking, kicking, punching techniques; Application of combination techniques
Chapter 13: Calisthenics and exercises
Calisthenics; Strengthening the arms and legs; Exercises performed by two people; Training with the sand bag; Training with the makiwara; equipment
Appendices: Analysis of karate movements; Anatomical charts
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First let it be make clear that this series makes no ridiculious claims. It does not assure you that you can become a karate expert in a matter of weeks, nor does it try to convince you that you can learn to break boards in a few easy lessons.

This is the fourth book in the Practical Karate series. Like its precedecessors, it is a categorized collection of self-defense situations and recommended karate responses. All methods desscribed are workable responses based on meeting single and show more mulitiple armed assailants. If you haave studied and praciticed teh necesary fudamentasl found in Book 1, the situations in this vlume, like those in Books 2 and 3, wil lbe easy to learn.

Mastery of the responses in this text will not make the reader invincible in personal encounters, but it wil certainly better prepare him should defense of his life or that of others become necessary. But onlky pracitice will bring results.

Masatoshi Nakayama, Chief Instructor of the Japanese Karate Association, and Donn F. Draeger , a well-known instructor of combative arts, have authored this book to provide a system of self-defense for the busy individual.

'The illustrations are clear and the instructions are simple, and a reasonably agil man will not find it difficult to master these practical techniques....It rally is a aserious book, and credit must be given to them for taking the time to write it....Mr. Nakayama and Mr. Draerger have written a useful guide and for a man intersted in self-defense it is one book I will recommend.'-The Mainichi Shimbun

'Masatoshi Nakayama, chief instructor of the Japan Karate Assocaition, and Donn F. Draeger, a well-known instructor of combative arts, have authored this book to provide a system of self-defense for the busy individual....All methods described are workable responses bsased on meeting single and multiple armed assailants.'-The Malay Mail

'The authors warn against false confidence in one's ability to defend himself and say the mastery of the lessons taught in the book wil not make the reader invincible but certainly wil better prepare him to defend his own life or that of others when necessary.'-The Asahi Evening News

'...It shows what a wonderful deterrent karate can be...long practice is required. ...The book is a good buy for karate students.'-Shipping and Trade News

Nakayama: We select here several techniques you will be able to master with comparative ease.
Draeger: The few minutes a day you must spend in practice will never be wasted.
-quotes by the authors from Practical Karate: Fundamentals

Contents

Authors' foreword
Preface
Chapter 1: Club and stick attacks
Overhead club striking; Diagonal club striking; bakchand club striking; Haymaker stick swing; Overhead stick striking; Low swing stick striking; backhand stick swing; Stick raking attack ; Two-handed diagonal stick strikign; Stick pushing attack; Close stick struggle
Chapter 2: Blade and sharp-edge attacks
Midsection knife thrust; Diagonal downward knife slash; Overhead knife stabbing attack; Switching hands knife attack; Lapel seizure and knife stab attack; Uppercut knife slash attack; Knife face thrust attack; Broken bottle free threat to midsection; Broken bottle free threat to face; Broken bottle free threat to face (alternate); Lapel seaizure and broken bottle face slash
Chapter 3: Multiple armed assailants
Front and rear stick attack; Front and rear garrotte attack show less

First let it be make clear that this series makes no ridiculious claims. It does not assure you that you can become a karate expert in a matter of weeks, nor does it try to convince you that you can learn to break boards in a few easy lessons.

This is the third book in the Practical Karate series. All methods described here and in Book II are based on actual, workable karate self-defense reasponses for facing unarmed attackers. If you have studied and practiced the necessary karate show more fundamentals found in Book I, Practical Karate: Fundamentals, the situations and responses in Books II and III will be easy to learn.

Mastery of the responses in this text will not make the reader invincible in personal encounters, but it will cerrtainly better prepare him should defense of his life or that of others become necessary. But only practice will bring results.

Masatoshi Nakayama, Chief Instructor of the Japanese Karate Association, and Donn F. Draeger , a well-known instructor of combative arts, have authored this book to provide a system of self-defense for the busy individual.

'This book makes it possible for you to actually study, and learn, correct uses of authentic Karate techniques. This is accomplished by showing you that various movements in clear, uncomplicated, step-by-step photographs.'-Kanto Plainsman

'(The text is) simple, easy to understand and contributing to everyone's self-defense.'-Shippng and Trade News

'For the person who has already mastered the fundamentals, the present volume, profuse with diagrams and photographs, will serve as a handy guide to expanding his store of karate tricks.'-The Yomiuri Shimbun

'If armed with the necessary karate fundamentals, the lessons taught here will turn an unexpected attack by two or three assailants into something like a fair fight.'-The Straits Times

Nakayama: We select here several techniques you will be able to master with comparative ease.
Draeger: the few minutes a day you must spend in practice will never be wasted.
-quotes by the authors from Practical Karate: Fundamentals

Contents

Author's foreword
Praface
Essential points
Chapter One: Attacks against standing positions
Frontal wrist seizures (level ground); Frontal wrist seizures (elevated position); Rear collar and wrist seizures; Full nelson and search; Rear bear hug and frontal striking; Rear hammerlock and striking ; Rear tackle and striking; Scaling and striking; Front and rear free threat; Frontal free threat; Frontal lapel seizure and striking; Frontal free threat, striking, and kicking; Rear collar seazure and frontal striking; Side holding and frontal kicking
Chapter Two: Attacks against sitting positons
Seated frontal lapel seizure and striking; Seated frontal free threat and striking; Rear chair holding and frontal threat; Pull out of chair and frontal striking
Chapter Three: Attacks against lying positions
Frontal lapel seizure and foot trip; Frontal push down against wall and attack; Ground choking and kicking attack show less

'Every step is clearly described in the teaxt and oftern accompanied by the familiar foot diagreams....This book is written for the busy (person) who has not time to undergo a full training program at a dojo. It offers easy-to-learn karate reasponses in typical self-defense situations. Diligent practice at home wll equip one with...more than instinct in an emergency situation.'-Mainichi Shimbun

Practical Karate: Self-Defense in Special Situations is the final volume of the classic six-volume show more series by Masatoshi Nakayama and Donn Draeger. Beginnng with tactics for dealing with automobile situations, escalating to tied-hand situatins, then switchblade, chain, meat cleaver, and razor attacks, and ifinishinig with tactics for dealing with handgun attacks, the authors cover a wide reange of effective responses in situations calling for advanced tactics. This volume heops to repalce false confidence with an ability to make a quick, realistic appraisal of a dangerous situation and take the correct countermeasures for personal safety.

Masatochi Nakayama, for many years the chief insturctor of the Japan Karate Association, began his karate training as a student f Gichin Funakoshi in 1932. Also a student of Chinese martial arts and the scion of a noted family of kenjutsu instructors, he directed the expansin of Shotokan karate throukghout the world and played a major rol in the shaping of modern karate.

Donn Draeger, an internatinally recognized authority and author of many books on the martial arts of Asia, was a pioneer Westerner in te practice of Japanese martial arts and an instructor in the International Division of the Kodokan in Tokyo. He was the first non-Japanese to compete in the All-Japan HighRank Holders' Judo Tournament at the Kodokan.

Contents

Author's foreword
Preface Essential points
Chapter One: Automiobile situations
Rear seat bare-handed choke; Rear seat judo arm choke; Rear seat judo lapel choke; Rear seat garrotte; Rear seat double assailant threat; Single assailant outside threat; Double assailant outside threat
Chapter Two: Tied hand situations
Frontal tie-single assailant, single punch; Frontal tie-single assailant, kicking attack; Frontal tie-single assailant, kick and double punch attack; Frontal tie-single assailant, hold and punch attack; Rear tie-single assailant, grasp and punch; Rear tie-double assailant, rough-up
Chapter Three: Switchblade, chain, meatcleaver and razor attacks
Frontal free threat-switchblace; Frontal free threat-chain; Frontal free threat-meatcleaver; Frontal free threat-razor
Chapter Four: Handgun attacks
Frontal free threat; Frontal search; Rear free threat show less