Practical Karate Book 1 Fundamentals of Self Defense
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Practical Karate Book 1 Fundamentals of Self DefensePractical Karate Book 1, Fundamentals by Donn F. Draeger, M. Nakayama is the first book in the series, Practical Karate. Talks about everything you need to know as a beginning martial artist. Is also an excellent reference guide for the long time student of karate. The authors have provided great material that will be referred to again and again! If you are serious about karate, this book is for you! So is the low price... just 14.99! Reviewer: Mark Groenewold This book, Practical Karate 1: Fundamentals of Self Defense, is the first of a six-volume set dealing with, you guess it, self defense. At first, I was rather hesitant to review these books, unsure of where to start and how to do the texts justice. I have been thinking long and hard about what karate ought to do better in order to survive and grow beyond the present. There is a gaping whole in our curriculum, and it is the teaching of self-defense and karate as a means of evening the odds when facing attackers. These texts are a good start. For the next several book reviews I will be pulling these books apart, focussing on the good, trying to eliminate the more impractical, and highlight the techniques and principles that may help people become better equipped in a violent world. I think that the events of September 11, 2001 shook the world pretty hard, especially Americans. People begin to play out scenarios in their minds about “what if” and “what could they do” or “what would they do” if placed in similar situations. The truth of the matter is, that we have no idea how we would fare if it was us who was on one of the hijacked planes. Sometimes the toughest and most highly trained can freeze up, while a high school girl who works as a cashier at Safeway can be a hero. As karate students and instructors we have access to some very serious information that can be of help to others in times of crisis. We have the tools and access to good instructors. Should we choose to bend our will towards better research and study of karate as a means of self-defense we will have truly contributed to the legacies we have inherited. We also need to train with a better sense of foresight. It is true that our governments are scouring the world for terrorists, but will they still be as vigilant 5 years from now? How about 10 years from now? How about 15 years from now when the attack on the World Trade center is a subject for school textbooks? Will we forget? Will we be prime targets for the next group of lunatics?
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