Donald S. Bitanga

Contents

Invocation
About the author
Foreword
Karate history
Chapter I General qusetions and answers
Chapter II Tournaments and sparring
Pre-arranged sparring, formal
Sparring exercise
Growth through pre-arranged sparring
Hand techniques vs. kicking techniques
Chapter III Karate and other martial arts
Reknowned contributors to the martial arts
Korean systems
Jiu-jitsu
Judo
Aikido
Kendo
Sumo
Ninjitsu
Savate
General questions and answers
Chapter IV Ancient weapons
Weapons and karate
Arnis
Sai
Tonfa
Kama
Nunchaku
Chapter V Special features
Tkhe word "Karate"
The karate secret
Tkhe karate instuctor
The importance of formal exercises of forms (kata)
Explaining "Chi" or "Ki"
The fist
The hammer fist
Principle kicking manueuvers
Blocking drill
Breathng exercise
Kartate training-Differences between Far East and United States
Chapter VI Translatins
Major styles and systems of karate and other martial arts
Korean
Japanese
Okinawan forms
Charts of the human body-front and back
Index to questions… (meer)