Vital Karate

By Masutatsu Oyama

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870401432
• ISBN13: 9780870401435
• Release Date: January 1974
• Publisher: Japan Pubns
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.

Customer Reviews

An excellent basic guide to karate for beginning students by the late Mas Oyama.

This small book does not hold a candle to Oyama's What is Karate and This is Karate; nevertheless, it is an excellent introductory text on the basic techniques of karate. This little book covers the basic philosophical foundation of karate, the basic blocks, stances, punches, strikes and kicks of karate. The value of this book is that it does not get into the more complex and advanced techniques of karate, and in that respect, this is an excellent guide to those first starting out in this fighting art. Rating: 4 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Shotokan Karate Self-Defense Techniques: Combat Karate for the street, Pro-Systems Combatives Vol. 1, 2., Martial Art Myths, Season of the Warrior, Never Trust a Politician).

Pure, classic, Japanese Shotokan

Oyama was a heroic figure and arguably one of the lesser-known legends of 20th century martial arts. He personifies the classic style of Japanese karate that is hard to see in books or film today. I bought this book with my allowance money and it still maintains a prominent place on my bookshelf more than thirty years later. The photographs are excellent and convey the explosive strength of his style; he stopped many charging bulls with his bare hands. It is a slim book, but stands the test of time and my children love looking at it. If you seek to understand what karate is about, you will find Vital Karate indispensible. ...