With colour illustrations, it is a useful aid to improve the level of knowledge of the basics of KARATE-DO, facilitating the understanding of the meaning of Japanese vocabulary learnt during the school course and making the review of techniques more fun in view of the belt passage exams.

Education and culture

The first part of the manual covers general topics on the history of Karate and the founder of Shotokan Karate, an introduction to the Japanese language, the dojo, the dojokun, the rules of behaviour in the dojo, the uniform, ranks and the salute.

Basic Techniques

The manual continues with an overview of basic stances and movements, the main parry techniques, fist and kick attacks, hints on kata and kumite.