Karate Book by Bruce Tegner (Preowned)

BRUCE TEGNER is a specialist in sport and self-defense forms of weaponless fighting. He is regarded as this country's outstanding authority, teacher and innovator in the field.

He was, literally, born to the teaching of unarmed fighting skills; both his parents were professional teachers of judo and jiu-jitsu and they began to train him when he was two years old! Until he was eight years old, his mother and father taught him fundamentals; after that, he was instructed by Oriental and European experts.

In a field where most individuals study only one specialty, Mr. Tegner's background is unusual. His education covered many aspects of weaponless fighting and included instruction in sword and stick fighting, as well. Before he gave up competitive judo, he was the California state judo champion He holds black belts in judo and karate.

Although Bruce Tegner was trained in the traditional manner, he originated a new style and method when he began to teach. He separated and distinguished between sport and self-defense forms of weaponless fighting. He introduced new concepts for modern applications of the ancient skills.

In the U.S. armed forces, Mr. Tegner trained instructors to teach weaponless combat, he taught military police tactics and he coached sport judo teams.

He has trained actors and devised fight scenes for films and TV. From 1952 to 1967 he operated his own school in Hollywood where he taught men, and children, exceptionally gifted students and blind and disabled persons.

Mr. Tegner has devised many special courses, among them a course of basic self-defense for boys and men which is taught in physical education classes and a course of defense and control for law enforcement which he is currently teaching in the Police Science Department at Moorpark College in California.

Bruce Tegner has twenty-five books in print in this subject field, with additional titles in preparation. Many of his previous books have been highly praised by professionals in physical education and recreation. The books range from basic, simple self-defense to exotic forms of weaponless and stick fighting for experts and specialists. Bruce Tegner's books are used for physical education classes in public and private schools, recreation centers, law enforcement training academies and by enthusiastic individuals throughout the world

96 pages

1963