Robert A. Trias - Hand Is My Sword: A Karate Handbook
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In fact, he will be a master of the ultimate in selfdefense, for here are the martial arts fundamentals, the basic katas and techniques as taught by Robert Trias, holder of the eighth degree Black Belt.
These movements and techniques are vividly brought to life by more than six hundred striking illustrations, many of them picturing Master Trias and his aides and pupils. Along with the imposing illustrations are important charts not usually found in martial arts books of this kind. The charts show the fatal and disabling points of the body and the nerve centersfor karate can be a deadly game, and those who practice it must know well the significance of the term killer karate.
For student and instructor alike, this important manual will open new dimensions, new horizons, and in the giveandtake of life will teach the properly oriented how to give much more than he takes. It will give him a new interest, a new zest for living, with the confidence that he can move mountains. Above all, it will teach him that to master others, he must first learn to master himself.
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Neck, Finger, and Arm Exercises
1. Neck Workout
2. Cross-arm Workout
3. Sweep-out Chops
4. Forward and Out Chop
5. Karate Five Count
6. Karate Six Count
7. Okinawa Fist and Arm Workout
8. Arm Chops from Neck
9. Upward and Forward Fist-Arm Workout
10. Finger Push-up Workout
11. Finger-Hand Mat Workout
12. Edge of Hand-Fist Workout
13. Wrist Mat Workout
14. Finger Workout
Leg and Foot Exercises
15. Toe Push-ups
16. Low, Middle, and High Kick Workout
17. Forward Cross Kick Workout
18. Forward Swinging Kick Workout
19. Side Belt Kick Workout
20. Forward and Backward Kick Workout
21. Forward Power Kick Workout
22. Toe and Heel Workout
23. Heel Workout
24. Side Knife (ke-age) Kick
25. Forward, Backward, Side, and Counter Kick Workout
1. Spread-out Position (hachiji-dachi)
2. Layout Position (kokutsu-dachi)
3. Lunge Position (zenkutsu-dachi)
4. Straddle Position (kiba-dachi)
5. Staridup Squat Position (shiko-dachi)
6. Cat-Leg Position (neko-ashi-dachi)
1. Combination One-Arm Wrist Block
2. Inside and Outside Elbow Blocks
3. Inside and Outside Forearm Blocks
4. Inside and Outside Push-away Blocks
5. Hook Blocking
6. Fist Blocking (riken) with Follow-through
1. Straight Punch (seiken-zuki)
2. Side Punch
3. Side Punch with a Straight Counter
4. Straight and Cross Punch
5. Hammer Punch
6. Okinawa Fist and Forearm Blow
7. Straight Punch with Kick and Punch Counter
Chopping
8. Straight Chop
9. Side and Downward Chops
Elbow and Forearm Punching
10. Forearm Punch
11. Elbow Punch
12. Elbow Punch and Return Blow
Thrusting
13. Straight Thrust (palm down)
14. Straight Thrust (palm up)
15. Straight One-Finger Thrust
1. Forward Kick
2. Backward Kick
3. Roundhouse Kick
4. Side Knife-Edge Kick
5. Cross Kick
6. High Kick
7. Combination Roundhouse Kick
8. Stamp Kick
9. Sweep Kick
10. Backward Mule Kick
1. Hand Block to Ankle
2. V-Block
3. Hand Block with Pressure to Knee
4. Foot Grab with Kick to Groin
5. Foot Grab with Kick
6. Fist Block
7. Butterfly Block
8. Wrist Block
9. Leg Block
Countering a Right Punch
1. Inside Block and Kick with Counter to Collarbone
2. Inside Block and Kick with Counter to Shoulder
3. Inside Block and Kick with Counter to Larynx
4. Inside Block and Kick with Counter Thrust to Larynx
5. Inside Block and Kick with Thrust to Lower Rib
6. Inside Block and Kick with Finger-Hand Blow to Face
7. Inside Block, Arm Grab, and Chop with Foot Stamp
8. Inside Block, Arm Grab, and Chop with Sweep to Face
9. Inside Block with Elbow Punch, Throw, and Kick (Three Ways)
10. Inside Block and Opposite Hand Grab with Reverse Spin and Finger-Hand to Groin
Rushing Trick Methods
11. Kiai, Right Hand Up, and Left Hand to Groin
12. Rushing Inside Arm, Four-Count Groin Hit, and Throw
13. Rushing Inside Arm and Five-Count Groin Hit
14. Rushing Inside Arm and Back-Hand Blow to Face with Kick Counter
15. Rushing Inside Arms and Grab with Forward Power Kick
16. Rushing Trick with Blows and Groin Uppercut
17. Pocketing Opponent's Blow
Countering a Left Punch
18. Outside Block and Arm Grab with Break Arm Throw
19. Outside (High) Block and Chop to Kidney with Knee Throw
20. Outside (Low) Block and Chop to Adam's Apple with Knee Stamp
21. Outside Block and Elbow Chop to Stomach
22. Outside Block and Armpit Grab with Kick to Kidney
23. Outside Block and Right Jab to Jaw or Ear
24. Outside Block and Kick with Shoulder or Neck Counter and Knee Stamp
25. Punch Grab with Wrist Lock
1. High Head Block (jodan uke)
2. Middle Chest Block (chudan uke)
3. Cutting Stroke (shuto uke)
4. Side Head Blocking and Counter
5. Head, Chest, and Body Blocking
6. Lunge Punching (oi-zuki)
7. Countering Punch (gyaku-zuki)
8. Low Thigh Block (gedan-barai)
9. Punch, Defend, and Counter
10. Crossover Punch Defense
11. Knee Back Counter (hiza haigo gyaku)
Karate is a Japanese word meaning "empty hand." Kara means "empty" and te means "hand." The Japanese refer to karate as te-gatana ("hand sword"), meaning that the hand is used as a sword. Basically, karate involves fighting with the hands and the feet. It is one of the fastest and most efficient types of defense, and I recommend it to military servicemen, law enforcement officers, and all the martial art students throughout the world. Karate training will help them avoid serious injuries and perhaps even death when an emergency arises. Through lack of understanding and publicity, karate has not been given the degree of recognition it deserves. The author's personal interpretation of karate is indicated by the word karate itself. is for knowledge, a for attitude, r for rightness, a for ability, t for training, and e for effort.
In learning karate one will learn five basic principles:
1. How to breathe
2. How to block
3. How to strike
4. How to punch
5. How to kick
The student will learn when and where to block, strike, punch, and kick and when and how to inhale or exhale when striking. The effective combination of these elements make up karate. Skill in karate requires perfect co-ordination, conditioning, timing, speed, balance, and powerplus an element of surprise. To learn karate, one must spend many hours perfecting allkata ("forms"). Many hours should also be spent developing the fingers, knuckles, hands, wrists, arms, toes, feet, heels, knees, legs, shoulders, ankles, back, and elbows. The student must become familiar with the human anatomy and must learn all the vulnerable parts of the body. The most fatal areas are the frontal, the temples, the bridge of the nose, the larynx, the solar plexus, the lower stomach, the groin, the spinal column, the kidneys, and the tailbone. The nerve centers, the joints, and all the bone structures of the body should also be learned.
It is important that a single blow on a vital spot or nerve center can disable, paralyze, or kill one's opponent. For this reason, thoroughly familiarize yourself with the anatomy of the body, so that in training and practicing no one will be injured.
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