{"product_id":"9781568365039","title":"Black Belt Karate","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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Kanazawa, Hirokazu","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":68264576581844,"sku":"9781568365039","price":47.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_d5b30a67-2425-4de6-a16a-c89bc8f7ac58.jpg?v=1793649389","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9781568365039","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}