Bo, Karate Weapon of Self-defense


Book Description

Fumio Demura covers stances, striking, blocking, combinations, sparring, and an entire bo kata.




Tonfa


Book Description

In this fully illustrated book, Fumio Demura explores the full range of tonfa tactics including stances, karate and tonfa similarities, tonfa striking techniques, and self-defense applications. Demura is a member of Black Belt's Hall of Fame.




Sai, Karate Weapon of Self-defense


Book Description

This fully illustrated book covers gripping, flipping, stances, blocks, karate and sai similarities, movements, footwork, combinations and sparring. Fumio Demura is an expert in traditional karate weapons and an international ambassador of karate.




Advanced Tonfa


Book Description

In this definitive book on advanced tonfa techniques, weapons expert Tadashi Yamashita covers gripping, flipping, blocking, striking, block and counter, a karate kata adapted for tonfa, kumite, self-defense and a traditional tonfa kata.




The Complete Book of Karate Weapons


Book Description

A manual on the offensive and defensive use of karate weapons-- the knife, the yawara, the tonfa, the staff, the bo, the nunchaku, and the sai.




Advanced Nunchaku


Book Description

This volume includes variations of twirling and swinging, with two separate training kata for nunchaku. Fumio Demura is an expert in kendo, aikido, and kobudo. Dan Ivan is also a member of Black Belt's Hall of Fame.




Nunchaku, Karate Weapon of Self-defense


Book Description

All-Japan karate champion Fumio Demura demonstrates the movements and fighting applications of the nunchaku. This book features gripping stances, blocking, striking, footwork, nunchaku and karate similarities, and more than 20 defenses against other weapons.




Karate


Book Description

Striking points, target areas, stances, hand, elbow and foot techniques, and methods of blocking are covered in this fully illustrated book on shito-ryu, one of the four major styles of Japanese karate.




Kobudo Bo-Jutsu


Book Description

Bo-Jutsu is a martial art of traditional Japanese longstick fighting. This special martial art has its originon the Ryu Kyu Islands of Okinawa. In Kobudo - Bo-Jutsu,the beginner will find a systematic introduction into thebasics of Bo fighting techniques. The advanced studentwill get important insights into training instructions,and ......




Foot Throws; Karate, Judo and Self-defense


Book Description

Former national judo champion Hayward Nishioka explores the three major areas of foot throws and their many applications. Basic and effective sweeps, reaps, and wheels are covered.