{"product_id":"best-karate-7-volume-set-nakayama-kodansha","title":"Best Karate by M. Nakayama (Masatoshi Nakayama)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Karate (Complete 7-Volume Set, All Near Fine)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMasatoshi Nakayama's Seven-Volume Illustrated Shotokan Karate Curriculum from the Japan Karate Association\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Best Karate: Comprehensive; Fundamentals; Kumite 1; Kumite 2; Heian, Tekki; Bassai, Kankū; Jitte, Hangetsu, Empi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e M. Nakayama (Masatoshi Nakayama)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kodansha International Ltd., Tokyo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1977\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780870113178\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e Seven-volume set, Volumes 1 to 7, sold together as a single set. Volume 1 published by Kodansha International, Tokyo, 1977.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's illustrated card wrappers, perfect bound, with black printed covers and coloured titles, colour-coded spine tabs and a volume number on each front cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium softcover, roughly 200 x 130 mm. Illustrated with demonstration photographs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Near Fine (NF)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Wraps:\u003c\/strong\u003e All seven volumes have clean black printed card covers with bright coloured titles and clean spines carrying their colour-coded tabs. Volume 5 shows light scuffing and scratches and a small mark near the top of the front cover. A few volumes show slight edge wear. Otherwise the wrappers are bright and tidy across the set.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The pages are clean and white throughout. No inscriptions, stamps or ownership marks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not Applicable (As Issued)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBest Karate is the Japan Karate Association's comprehensive instructional series, written by Masatoshi Nakayama and illustrated with photographs of JKA instructors demonstrating the techniques. This lot brings together seven volumes as a single set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe opening volume sets out the foundations: the parts of the body used as weapons, stances, blocking and attacking, with an introduction to kata and kumite. The later volumes move on to fundamentals, sparring (kumite) and the individual kata, among them Heian, Tekki, Bassai, Kankū, Jitte, Hangetsu and Empi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe series is widely regarded by Shotokan students as essential reading. A complete run in uniform format with consistent condition makes a practical study set for the dojo and an attractive group for collectors of martial arts literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Masatoshi Nakayama\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMasatoshi Nakayama (1913-1987) was born in Yamaguchi Prefecture and entered Takushoku University in 1932. He co-founded the Japan Karate Association in 1949 and served as its chief instructor until his death in 1987.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was the first Shotokan practitioner awarded 9th dan during his lifetime and received 10th dan posthumously. 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