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Volume 1 includes free-sparring techniques, officials' signs, proper dress, hand signals, terminology, flag signals and recognizing and awarding points. Volume 2 covers free fighting, kata and criteria to study as a means to win, scoring procedures, and black-belt-level kata (jion, empi and bassai dai). Volume 3 highlights free fighting, offense combinations, takedowns, how to create openings, seven major attack combinations (sen no sen), and more on officials. Volume 4 reveals advanced sparring techniques; more on focus, timing, and distance; hand signals; and counterattacks (go no sen). Volume 5 includes sparring matches to study, referees' and officials' responsibilities, and a final critique.

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9781581334128

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Paul Godshaw has 30 years of karate training and has earned a yondan in shito-ryu karate, a rokudan in shotokan, and a kyoshi in karate. He is also a regional director for the International Martial Arts Federation's Tokyo headquarters and is regional director of the USA AAU.

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