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Tuscaloosa News (subscription) (blog) - Mar 9, 2010
The whole point of the episode was for Morgan to find out his best friend can Karate kick guys in the face. Morgan's reaction to the news that Chuck has ... President of Turkmenistan elected honorary member of Japan Karate Do Federation
Trading Markets (press release) - Mar 9, 2010
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was elected honorary member of the Japan Karate Do Federation "for outstanding contribution to the development ... Yuma karate students learn from Shaolin monk
Yuma Sun - Mar 9, 2010
The martial arts students who take karate classes once a week at the Yuma Boys and Girls Club were treated to a ...

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The Karate Mouse (Geronimo Stilton, No. 40)

by: Geronimo Stilton
The kids in our elementary school library love this series. They are so cleverly done with the fun and different fonts included in the text. I can't buy them fast enough.
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Karate: The Complete Kata

by: Hirokazu Kanazawa
This book is one of two books that I now own that illustrate pure traditonal Shotokan Karate Katas. It has served me well, in the short time that I have owned it, as an invaluable reference. It is not only well illustrated with hundreds of photos but also details the origins of the 27 Shotokan Katas. This is a must have book for all serious Shotokan stylist or any martial artist.
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The Art of Hojo Undo: Power Training for Traditional Karate

by: Michael Clarke
Who would have ever thought that an entire book would be devoted to the subject of Hojo Undo. As a long time practitioner of Uechi-ryu, I really enjoyed this book. Hojo Undo are supplemental exercises practiced by Okinawan stylists. At a time when functional training has become in vogue, i.e. kettlebells, stability balls, bands/tubing, body-weight exercises, etc., it is interesting to see that the Okinawans were way ahead of their times. But these exercises go deeper than the physical. As stated in the book: "Initially, it would appear our bodies are the focal point of the challenge we accept when we begin hojo undo.
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Karate-Do: My Way of Life

by: Gichin Funakoshi
This is a great memoir of the life of one of Karate's most significant Masters of the Art.

Funakoshi Sensi tells his story from his early school days and what circumstances led to his embrace of bushido. He describes in detail his early relationship with two seminal figures in the development of martial arts in Okinawa. This history begins with the Meiji Restoration in Japan in 1868, when Japan began to embrace Western standards by outlawing the ways of the ancient warrior code of Japan.
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