<p>The methods of the world&rsquo;s greatest karate fighters have been gathered together into this incredible volume to demonstrate the most closely-guarded secrets of sport competition, bare-knuckle fighting, and life-or-death street combat! The highly-technical and brutally effective methods of karate&rsquo;s most dangerous masters are revealed for the first time in a single spectacular book! Hirokazu Kanazawa, Fumio Demura, Morio Higaonna, Tak Kubota, Seiji Nishimura, and Kyoshi Yamazaki are only a few of the karate masters who make this book a complete guide to understanding and developing a working knowledge of the world&rsquo;s most feared fighting art. Their knowledge is the fruit of experience, proven in the fires of combat and tempered with the single-minded goal of devastating efficiency! In addition to presenting numerous &ldquo;how-to&rdquo; techniques, each master reveals fascinating hidden aspects of karate-do, going back to the combat essentials developed in Okinawa, where unarmed peasants used the art of the &ldquo;open hand&rdquo; to defeat heavily-armed bandits and armored invaders!</p><p>In this unique book, martial artists of all styles and ranks can learn the keys to timing and strategy, the important elements of <em>bunkai</em> and <em>onyo bunkai</em>, explosive and effective self-defense principles, and many other master-level concepts that will provide a different perspective on unarmed combat than anything seen or practiced before!</p><p><strong><em>Combat Karate</em></strong> is a must-have training aid for all those who wish to return to the true roots of karate and who desire to further their understanding of the practical applications of karate-do methods and techniques. Without a doubt, <strong><em>Combat Karate</em></strong> will provide a greater understanding of karate&rsquo;s combat secrets and reveal its devastating fighting methods to the world!</p>