Vital Karate ~ Masutatsu Oyama
London: Ward Lock‚ 1975‚ Paperback

CONDITION NOTES

Good. Gently rubbed at the edges of the spine and wrappers with a chip to the foot of the spine. Discreet book shop stamp to the first blank. The contents complete‚ clean and tight otherwise.

ABOUT THIS BOOK

Includes: Black & white photographs‚ within the text;

From the cover: “Karate‚ the fountainhead of the Japanese warrior code and today a subject of worldwide interest‚ is one of Mankind’s most priceless pieces of wisdom. Everyone prizes the sort of incredible strength the karate master uses to smash wood and stone with his bare hands‚ because it is a sort of magic that brings the impossible into the realm of possibility. Though the history of karate is long‚ its power and techniques are forever new. Karate extends back to Man’s origins and continues in usefulness to the present.

As a means of defence‚ karate has a vigour and power that other martial arts lack. Conceived from the wisdom and strength that made life possible for Man’s ancestors‚ karate has fused with modern rationality to become a truly miraculous art of self-defence.

Karate has been the last stronghold…

  • 8¼” x 5¾”
  • 127 pages.
  • ISBN: 0-7063-1787-4
  • Paperback.
  • Packed Weight: 1.10 Kg.












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