Black Belt Karate

In Black Belt Karate, karate instructor Chris Thompson explains why it is important to persevere with karate studies in order to progress along the path of diligent training: the whole ethos of karate, like other martial arts, is self-improvement. While every student should strive to obtain his or her black belt, the rank should not be the goal, Thompson says--everyone has something more they can learn. Neither a "beginner's guide" nor a manual of advanced techniques, Black Belt Karate focuses on the fundamentals of karate and shows how students of all levels--including black belts--can benefit from further training in these techniques. Black Belt Karate opens the door to the world of international karate, providing a solid history of the basic schools of karate and their development, and details the WKF (World Karate Federation) rules that govern the sporting element of karate. Thompson explains every aspect of karate training, including stretches to warm up and cool down. Black Belt Karate contains beautiful colour photographs to demonstrate step-by-step sequences of forms, and has a sophistication of design and illustration unmatched by karate manuals in a comparable price range.Thompson, Chris is the author of 'Black Belt Karate' with ISBN 9781583942543 and ISBN 1583942548.