Karate

Excellent book for beginners .Beautifully illustrated !... Really good explanations... If you want to buy only 2 books about karate-do,here's my recommendation : 1- "25 Shoto-kan Katas"2- "Karate : A Step-by-Step Guide to Shotokan Karate"

I thought the book was beautifully illustrated. The author skillfully demostrated the stances, blocks, kicks, and punches of Shotokan step by step. Mr Healy tells the reader the book should not replace the training of an experienced instructor. For an individual thinking about learning karate, I thought the author did an excellent job introducing the basics of Shotokan karate. The book includes an Heidan kata illustration. The illustrations are very beautiful and artifully take advantage of contrast. The precision in technique and perciseness in posture demonstrates Mr Healy's master of the art. Sometimes a picture can say a thousand words.