Best Karate: Unsu, Saochin, Nijaushiho - Paperback

by Masatoshi Nakayama (Author)

Originally published: Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1987.

Back Jacket

Nijushiho offers training in the unique back-hand block. It requires integration of varying strengths and speed, and mastery can be seen in a smooth and unbroken flow of movements.

Author Biography

MASATOSHI NAKAYAMA carries on the tradition of his teacher, Gichin Funakoshl, the Father of Modern Karate. Long professor and director of physical education at Takushoku University, his alma mater (1937), he was chief instructor of the Japan Karate Association from 1955 until his death in 1987. A ninth degree black belt and a familiar face at tournaments, he was among the first to send instructors overseas and to encourage the development of karate along scientific lines.