Joachim Grupp

This book offers assistance to all shotokankarateka to use when training or intensively preparing skills-for beginners as well as advanced students. All the facets of this demanding fighting art are covered in an easily understandable manner. The most important kihon techniques the various kumite forms as well a free-fighting and basic katas are described in detail. This is a complete package for people wishing to improve themselves in this martial art. Contents include: The history of karate from Funakoshi up to today's shotokan karate. What is karate-do? Training and preparation for grading. A comprehensive inroduction to the basic techniques. All the kumite forms from the Gohon-kumite to Jiyu-kumite. Full explanations of the katasHeian 1-5, Tekki 1 and Bassai-dai. Over 500 photographs show the enormously broad technical spectrum of the fighting art of shotokan karate.

Joachim Grupp has been practising karate since 1976. Holds a 5th dan in sshotkan karate and is an instructor in a Karate Club in Berlin. He has been successful in national and reginal competitions.

Contents

Foreword
I Introduction
1 The history of shotokan karate
Okinawa-te, the origin of modern karate
Modern karate comes into being
Gichin Funakoshi-the father of modern karate
Shotokan karate spreads worldwide
The development of shotokan by Masatochi Nakayama
Shotokan karate today
Karate in Germany-the author's home country
2 Karate-do
II Karate in practice
3 Katate: Its demands and characteristics
The basics
Individual karate characteristics-The technique of accuracy; Using the hips; Kime
4 Katate training
Training
The greeting and dojo etiquette
Warming up and aerobic exercises
Kihon
Kumite
Kata
5 Grading
Lower ranks
Middle ranks
Upper ranks
6 Stances
Musubi-dachi
Hachi-dachi
Zenkutsu-dachi
Kokutsu-dachi
Kiba-dachi
Fudo-dachi
Neko-ashi-dachi
Jiyu-dachi
7 Basic techniques
Defense techniques-Age-uke; Uchii-uke; Soto-uke; Gedan-barai; Shuto-uke
Attacking techniques using the arms-Oi-zuki; Gyaku-zuki; Kizami-zuki; Uraken-uchi; Empi-uchi;Shuto-uchi
Attacking techniques using the legs-Mae-geri keage; Yoko-geri; Mawashi-geri; Ushiro-geri; Ura-mawashi-geri
8 Kumite
Kumite-Gohon kumite; Kihon-ippon kumite; Kaeshi-ippon kumite; Jiyu-ipppon kumite
Jiyu kumite
The kata-Heian shodan; Heian nidan; Heian sandan; Heian yondon; Heian godan; Tekki shodan; Bassai-dai
Appendices
Glossary
acknowledgements
Photo & illustration credits… (más)

Following on from Kihon and Kata, this fourth book in the series covers the third pillar of shotokan karate-kumite-meaning sparring. In it, the various forms of combat sparring in shotokan karate are explained and covered in a wide span between the simple ones to the more complex ones. In this way, a broad palette is covered from the first exercises with a partner in the grading programme up to the more flexible forms of sparring. Using numerous photos, the karateka is led, step by step, through the techniques. The reader also goes through which techniques and actions promise more success in competition. Likewise, futher themes cover tactics in competition as well as preparatory training for competition.

Tips on self-defence apart from the competitive variants round off the subject.

Joachim Grupp has been practicing karate since 1976. He holds a 4th dan in shotokan karate and is instructor of a karate club in Berlin. He has already published three earlier works on this subject entitled Shotokan Karate-Kihon, Kumite, Kata, Shotokan Karate-Kata Vol 1 and Shotokan Karatej-Kata Vol 2.

Contents

Foreword
1 Introduction Kumite in shotokan karate
2 Elementary kumite exercise forms in shotokan karate
Preliminary remarks
Pre-exercise formalities
Gohon Kumite
Gohon-Kumite 1 & 2
Sanbon-Kumite
Kihon-Ippon-Kumite
Kaeshi-Ippon-Kumite
Kaeshi-Ippon-Kumite 1 & 2
Okuri-Ippon-Kumite
Happop-Kumite
Jiyu-Ippon-Kumite
Jiyu-Ippon-Kumite 1, 2 & 3
Jiyu-Ippon-Kumite withother counter techniques
3 Jiyu-Kumite-Sparring
Preliminary remarks
Partner exercise in sparring
Partner exercise in sparring 1, 2, 3, & 4
Strategies and principles of sparring
4 Kumite-Shiai-Kumite for competiton
Demands and basics
Stance, on guard position-Kamae
Movements
Control, timing and feeling for distance
Tactical training, fighting spirit and psychology
About the rules
Basic principles
Defence-counters
Sabaki
De-Ai
The defensive situation
Attacking techniques with zuki an dachi
Single techniques
Kizami-Zuki
Gyaku-Zuki
Uraken
Oi-Zuki
Kicks
Mawashi-Geri
Ura-Mawashi-Geri
Mae-Geri
Ushiro-Geri
The feint-build-up and technique
Punching combinations
Punching and kicking combinations
Sweeps and throws
5 Karate techniques for close range fighting
Prelminary remarks
Positions
Neko-Achi-Dachi
Sanchin-Dachi
Age-Uke, Soto-Uke and zUchi-Uke
Empi-Uchi
Taishio-Uchi
Ura-zuki
Tate-Zuki
Shuto-Uchi
Tettsui-Uchi
Mawashi-Zuki
Hiza-Geri
6 Other karate techniques for medium and longer distances
Preliminary remarks
Kin-Geri
Mawashi-Geri gedan
Kakato-Geri
Stopping kicks
Mikazuki-Geri
7 Punching bag, training pads and makiwara
8 Conclusion
9 Appendix
Bibliography
Glossary
Acknowledgement
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