Practical Karate Volume 1

Practical Karate: Fundamentals of Self-Defense is the first volume in the classic six-volume series by Masatoshi Nakayama and Donn Draeger. Written for those too busy to devote hours a day to Karate training, it is a serious introduction to the basic elements of self defense. Excerpts from Practical Karate: "The secrets of self-defense can be summed up in the proverbs: 'a wise man avoids danger' and 'to run away is the best way to win.