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Published by the Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc. of Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan with editorial offices at Osaki Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0032. © 1974 by Charles E. Tuttle Publishing Co., Inc. All rights reserved Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 73-87677 International Standard Book No. 978-1-4629-0226-2 First printing, 1974 First paperback edition, 1992 Third printing, 1997 Printed in Singapore Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 13 FOREWORD by Tsutomu Ohshima 15 PREFACE 17 PART 1: INTRODUCTION History 21 Mental and Physical Development 25 Rules of Conduct 30 The Training Hall 32 Formalities 33 Grading 36 Shotokan Rank Structure 37 Basic Training 43 Beginner's Basic Course 44 Intermediate Basic Course 45 Advanced Basic Course 53 Summer Training Schedule 60 PART 2: TRAINING Vital Areas and Natural Weapons 65 The Kiai 70 Body Positions 71 Calisthenics 72 Opening Calisthenics 72 Closing Calisthenics 79 Stance 81 Close-Leg Stance 81 Open-Leg Stance 81 Forward Stance 82 Half-Front-Facing Stance 83 Straddle-Leg Stance 85 Back Stance 85 Cat Stance 85 Balance 86 Slide-Step 88 Hand Techniques 92 Blocking 92 Rising Block 92 Outward Block 92 Inward Block 93 Downward Block 94 Knife-Hand Block 94 Block and Slide-Step 96 Pressing Block 98 Cross-Arm Block 98 Palm-Heel Block 98 Attacking 100 Close Punch 100 Vertical Punch 100 Straight Punch 100 Reverse Punch Preparation 100 Reverse Punch 100 Lunge Punch Preparation 102 Lunge Punch 104 Lunge Punch Development 104 Lunge Punch Variation 108 Rising Punch 108 Hook Punch 108 Back-Fist Strike 110 Bottom-Fist Strike 110 Double Close Punch 111 Double Straight Punch 111 Double Reverse Punch 112 Combinations 112 Jab 114 Lunge Jab 116 Extended Reverse Punch 118 Extended Lunge Punch 118 Elbow 118 Forearm Attack 122 Knife-Hand Strike 122 Palm-Heel Attack 122 Ridge-Hand Strike 124 Combination Blocking and Attacking 125 Basic 125 Advanced 129 Reversing Direction 130 Body Shifting: Basic 133 Body Shifting: Advanced 133 Body Shifting: Variations 134 Applications 136 Foot Techniques 146 Front Kick 146 Front-Thrust Kick 159 Side-Thrust Kick 159 Side-Thrust Kick Development 165 Side-Snap Kick 167 Round Kick 168 Rear Kick 170 Kicking Development 172 Stamping Kick 178 Knee Kick 178 Sweeping Kick 179 Flying Kick 179 Combination Foot and Hand Attacks 182 Combination Blocking, Foot, and Hand Attacks 212 Defense Against Foot Attacks 220 Helpful Hints 226 For Students 226 For Instructors 230 Development of Powerful Punch 232 Punching Exercises 234 Punching Board 240 Construction 240 Application 240 Special Exercises 242 Reaction Speed 242 Punching Speed 246 Endurance 247 Stance 249 Punching Power 250 Abdomen 251 Legs 252 Neck 254 Wrist and Forearm 256 Leg Stretching 257 Blocking Speed 258 Distance Control 260 Muscle Tone 261 Blocking Power 263 PART 3: SPARRING Sparring (Kumite) 267 Basic Sparring 267 Semifree and Free-Style Sparring 268 Application 270 The Attack 307 Creating an Opening 309 Breaking the Opponent's Balance 320 Closing the Distance 334 Throwing Techniques 341 Multiple Opponents 350 Contest Rules 355 Forms 359 Conclusion 363 APPENDICES 367 1. Chronology of the Development of Karate 369 2. Outline of the Development and Spread of Karate 370 TRAINING HALL GLOSSARY 373 INDEX 377