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Black Belt Karate.


Black Belt Karate

Hirokazu Kanazawa Hirokazu Kanazawa (金澤 弘和 Kanazawa Hirokazu  

Kodansha America, Inc.

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Hirokazu Kanazawa was a close disciple of Gichin Funakoshi Gichin Funakoshi (船越 義珍 Funakoshi Gichin, November 10 1868 – April 26 1957) was one of the Okinawan karate masters who introduced karate to the Japanese mainland in 1921. He founded the Shōtōkan-ryū style of karate. , considered by many to the founding father of the Shotokan school of karate. Kanazawa founded the Shotokan Karate-do International Federation Shotokan Karate-do International Federation (SKIF) is the largest shotokan karate organisation in the world, with in excess of two and a half million members worldwide, in one hundred and twenty countries.  in 1979, an organization that now has branches in more than 90 countries. In Black Belt Karate: The Intensive Course, Kanazawa draws upon all his years of experience and expertise to create a meticulously detailed and illustrated self-study training course s specifically designed for beginners that, if followed conscientiously and practiced daily, will result in their being able to attain a black-belt level of martial arts proficiency in karate. "Black Belt Karate" is a thoroughly "student friendly" and enthusiastically recommended addition to any personal or dojo do·jo  
n. pl. do·jos
A school for training in Japanese arts of self-defense, such as judo and karate.



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