Practical Karate 6: Self-Defense in Special Situations (Practical Karate Series , No 6)

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Summary: Some good ideas, but not always practical
Review: As a martial artist and shotokan practioner, I have found many of Master Nakayama's books very helpful, such as the Best Karate series. However, this book is NOT one of the more impressive texts. Many of the self-defense applications are helpful and effective, although many senseis with an eye for pratical application of technique to real-life situations can think of as good or better ones. Many of the situations shown in this text are unlikely in terms of oncoming attackers and the moves required from the martial artist. For example, an attacker pointing a handgun at your chest/head from beyond striking distance is not a situation where I would try to make a move against them. So, in summary, there are few helpful items in this text, and the ones that in fact are there are ones that many senseis can teach students from a very common-sense and practical approach.