{"product_id":"black-belt-karate-hirokazu-kanazawa-9781568365039","title":"Black Belt Karate: The Intensive Course","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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hirokazu Kanazawa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1568365039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781568365039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kodansha International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.30h x 7.60w x 0.90d","brand":"Hirokazu Kanazawa","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44049524621567,"sku":"9781568365039","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2c9d43cc-3e85-47bc-ba49-a5d64f3bfa28.jpg?v=1685002001","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-belt-karate-hirokazu-kanazawa-9781568365039","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}