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# 90+ global federation branches comprehensive kumite guide 700+ rare kumite photos Karate Fighting Techniques: The Complete Kumite

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## Summary

> 🥋 Elevate your karate game with the ultimate kumite blueprint!

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- **What is this?** Karate Fighting Techniques: The Complete Kumite
- **How much does it cost?** € 77.22 with free shipping
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## Why This Product

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## Key Features

- • **Global Karate Legacy:** Train with insights from a federation spanning over 90 countries worldwide.
- • **Authentic Wisdom & Spirit:** Gain exclusive perspectives from Kanazawa’s close mentorship under karate founder Funakoshi.
- • **Tournament-Ready Training:** Systematic approach designed for match-style and tournament kumite success.
- • **Master the Art of Sparring:** Unlock the complete kumite techniques from a legendary Shotokan master.
- • **Visual Learning Powerhouse:** Absorb 700+ rare photos capturing authentic training moments and historic masters.

## Overview

Karate Fighting Techniques: The Complete Kumite by Hirokazu Kanazawa is a definitive guide to kumite, the sparring art of Shotokan karate. Featuring over 700 rare photos and insights from Kanazawa’s direct lineage to founder Gichin Funakoshi, this book offers a systematic, tournament-focused approach embraced by practitioners in more than 90 countries. A must-have for serious karatekas seeking authentic techniques and the true spirit of karate.

## Description

Hirokazu Kanazawa is the renowned karate master in the world today, and a close disciple of Gichin Funakoshi, the father of modern karate and founder of the Shotokan School. Having earned his impressive reputation in Hawaii, the mainland United States, and Europe as an official trainer for the Japan Karate Association, Kanazawa founded Shotokan Karate-do International Federation in 1979. This association now has branches in more than 90 countries throughout the world. This book is Kanazawa's first complete guide to kumite, or sparring. The karate training process comprises four areas: basics, kata (forms; prearranged movements and techniques), kumite, and competition. Kumite — "the art of grappling with opponents," as it might be called — is the application of kata, and is the key to success in karate tournaments. Karate Fighting Techniques teaches all the various kumite techniques, and presents a systematic approach to applied kumite that is designed to provide essnetial information for match-style kumite and tournament kumite. The author also writes with great affection of his experiences with Master Gichin Funakoshi, and offers some insight into the true spirit and teachings of Shotokan karate. With 700 photos of the author, his students, and some rare photos of the late Gichin Funakoshi and his famous disciple Masatoshi Nakayama (author of the popular Best Karate series), Karate Fighting Techniques is the first book of its kind to provide such a comprehensive guide to kumite and its role in Shotokan karate. It will be an indispensable resource for all karate practitioners.

## Features

- Used Book in Good Condition

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,159,726 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #456 in Sports Encyclopedias #662 in Sports Reference (Books) #1,905 in Martial Arts (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 143 Reviews |

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

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*Last updated: 2026-07-19*