{"product_id":"black-belt-karate-the-intensive-course-9781568365039","title":"Black Belt Karate: The Intensive Course","description":"In \u003ci\u003eBlack Belt Karate\u003c\/i\u003e, Hirokazu Kanazawa, the most respected figure in the karate world, offers a systematic approach to basic karate, and provides an intensive training course. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKarate is a martial art that can be practiced by anyone, regardless of age or gender, and can be undertaken at any time during a person's life. The training system employed in karate comprises three main areas: kihon (basics), kumite (sparring), and kata (forms). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing meticulously detailed explanations and illustrative photos, Kanazawa provides readers with an intensive self-study training course designed to be accessible to beginners, as well as to those already at an intermediate level. If practiced continuously and diligently over the course of a year, a practitioner will be able to attain black-belt-level proficiency. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBlack Belt Karate\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"By following each and every page of this book as if receiving instruction directly from Mr. Kanazawa, I believe that over time, with careful practice, gaining proficiency is all but guaranteed. For anyone setting out to master karate-do, you hold in your hands a fine book indeed.\"--The late Masatoshi Nakayama, former chief instructor of the Japan Karate Association and author of Kodansha's Best Karate series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHIROKAZU KANAZAWA\u003c\/b\u003e is the most respected figure in the karate world today, and a close disciple of Gichin Funakoshi, the father of modern karate and founder of the Shotokan school. Kanazawa founded the Shotokan Karate-do International Federation in 1979, after gaining his impressive reputation in Hawaii, the U.S. mainland, and Europe as an official trainer for the Japan Karate Association. The Shotokan Karate-do International Federation now has branches in more than 90 countries throughout the world. Kanazawa is the author of Karate Fighting Techniques published by Kodansha.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kodansha International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50646819733778,"sku":"9781568365039","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fab230df-cef1-49c3-8812-b8c750eab7da.jpg?v=1733186644","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/black-belt-karate-the-intensive-course-9781568365039","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}