What is Karate Book by Mas Oyama (New Edition)(Hardcover)(Preowned)

Rare out of print book by Mas Oyama - founder of Kyokushin Karate.

CONTENTS:

Foreword
Preface
Karate and Moral Culture
The Background and Development of Karate
The Procedures within the Training Hall
How to Fold the Karate-gi (Practice Suit)
How to Tie the Belt
The Correct Procedures of Bowing
Part of the Hand and the Foot to be Used
How to Use the Hands
How to Use the Feet
Forms and Techniques
Fundamental Standing
The Basic Method of Uke (Defense Blocking)
Mawashi-uke
The Methods of Training
Fundamental Forms 
Pinan (Form) No. 1
Pinan (Form) No. 2 
Pinan (Form) No. 3 
Pinan (Form) No. 4
Pinan (Form) No. 5
Saifa (Form)
Seienchin (Form)
Ippon-kumite (Defense Techniques No. 1)
Ippon-kumite (Defense Techniques No. 2)
Ippon-henka-kumite (Variation of Ippon-kumite)
Gyaku-kumite (Defense Techniques No. 3) 
Kimewaza (Defense Techniques No. 4) 
Kamae (Attitudes of Preparation for Fighting)
Jiyu-kumite (Free Fighting)
Training with the Makiwara (Sheaved Straw)
Cautions on the Training Method
How to Make Makiwara
A Special Method of tsuki (Striking)
Putting out a Candle
Swinging the Hanging Paper
Me-tsuki (Gouging the Eyes) 87
Tameshi-wari
Karate Against a Knife
Karate Against a Pisto
The Act of Self-defense when Outnumbered
The Daily Attitude and Discipline of the Karateist
Self-defense for Women (Part 1) 
(Part 2) 
(Part 3) 
(Part 4) 
Self-defense with parasol 
What is Karate? 
A Fighting-bull Eaten by Promoters 
Karate Tour to America 
Modern Karate 
Geographical History of Combatives in the Far East 
Postscript
List of Color Illustrations
Jiyu-kumite, applying Karate techniques in free fighting
Jiyu-kumite (Free fighting)
Achieving power of concentration
Karate defeating mad bull 

Publication date: 1963

Second Print

Length: 140 pages