Ever since the evolution of human civilization, people have developed some or the other self-defense skills. Karate is one such skill that is growing in popularity with the passing of years. But unfortunately, only few are acquainted with the true nature of Karate; for them it is associated with sport competitions, smashing boards or tiles, and fight with bulls. The present book Karate aims at providing the readers with a proper theoretical exposition of Karate and rendering help in its practice. It provides a wider perspective on the varieties of Karate and their related techniques, strategies and tactics, and also the ways of its learning and training methodology. Since the classification of Karate is complex as it is based on style that differs in steering, techniques and training methodology, in the present book a chosen system tsunami has been evolved under which the common features in various styles on the one hand and the underlying differences among them have been enumerated and entensively explained. The varied ways for improving the art of fighting have also been systematically suggested. The tsunami art of Karate, aiming at achieving versatile physical development is unique in a sense that it makes use of various instruments like stick, nunchaku, tonfa, sickle or knife. A regular participation in tsunami may enable one to become a master or instructor of Karate, thus offering scope for earnings. The present book will prove a great help in mastering tsunami. It will not only help or appeal the beginners or advanced learners of Karate but also motivate the general readers to obtain training in this arena. The lucid and simple language and the rich illustrations of the book make it easily accessible to the average reader.

Table of Contents:
1. Karate 2. The History of Karate 3. Karate Styles 4. Tsunami 5. Initiation Degrees 6. Practice Uniform 7. Ceremonies 8. Karate Techniques 9. Karate Stances 10. Shifting in Karate 11. Our Body — Our Weapon 12. Vital Points 13. Thrusts 14. Strikes 15. Kicks 16. Blocks 17. Falls Down 18. Cuts Down 19. Fight on the Ground 20. Strategy of Fight in Tsunami 21. Fight Tactics in Tsunami 22. Tactical Defensive Solutions 23. Kime and Kiai 24. Training of Karate 25. Warm Up 26. Training of Techniques 27. Learning of Fight 28. Kata — Forms 29. Kumo 30. Learning of Fight with Various Instruments 31. Generally Developing and Relaxing Exercises 32. A Place of Training 33. Mental Development 34. Meditation Exercises 35. Woman in Karate 36. Age and Results in Karate 37. Ways of Practicing Karate 38. Origin and Development of Tsunami System Summary Spelling I Pronunciation — Japanese Terms and Other Ones