The Hand is My Sword Book by Robert Trias (Hardcover) (Preowned)

Chapters:

Part One:

• What is Karate?
• History of Karate
• Merits of Karate
• Essential Principles
• Exercises

Part Two

• Stances
• Hand Forms & Karate Weapons
• Nerve Centers
• Fatal & Disabling Blows
• Blocking 
• Punching
• Kicking
• Breaking
• Falling

Part Three

• Kata Situations
• Two Man Sparring Techniques
• Basic Forms

Part Four

• Training Course
• Formal Katas
• Conclusion
• Appendix

About the Instructor:

Robert Trias was an American karate pioneer, founding the first karate school in the mainland United States and becoming one of the first known American black belts. He also developed Shuri-ryū karate, an eclectic style with roots in Chinese kung-fu, and indirectly some Okinawan karate.

257 pages

Printed in 1973