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Author Cook, Harry.

Title Karate / Harry Cook.

Publication Info. Milwaukee, WI : G. Stevens Pub., 2005.

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Location Call No. Status
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 796.815 COOK    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Children's Nonfiction  J 796.8153 COO    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Children's Department  J 796.815 COO    Check Shelf
Description 32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Series Martial arts
Martial arts (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Note Includes index.
Contents Introduction -- History -- Clothing and etiquette -- Karate stances -- Standing punch (choku zuki) -- Lunge punch (oi zuki) -- Reverse punch (gyaku zuki) -- Jab punch (kizami zuki) -- Rising block (age uke) -- Outside block (soto uke) -- Inside block (uchi uke) -- Down block (gedan barai) -- Kinfehand block (shuto uke) -- Back fist (uraken) -- Elbow (empi or hiji) -- Front kick (mae geri) -- Side kicks (yoko geri) -- Roundhouse kick (mawashi geri) -- Forms (kata) -- Sparring (kumite) -- Self-defense techniques (goshin jutsu) -- Useful imformation -- Karate terms -- Index.
Summary A brief history of karate, as well as illustrated instructions for each move.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.7 1.0 81153.
Subject Karate -- Juvenile literature.
Karate.
ISBN 083684193X library binding
9780836841930 library binding
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