Karate: The Art of " Empty Hand" Fighting - Nishiyama, Brown Hardcover, 1962

Story Title: Karate: The Art of "Empty Hand" Fighting

Date of Publication: 1962 (Eighth Printing)

Edition: First Edition (1960), Eighth Printing 1962

Publisher: Charles E. Tuttle Company

Country of Origin: Japan (Printed and Manufactured in Japan)

Language: English

Cover Artists: Textured burlap-style cloth with embossed Japanese title)

Artists: Photographic illustrations featuring Hidetaka Nishiyama

Writers: Hidetaka Nishiyama and Richard C. Brown

Key Facts: Classic and highly influential English-language karate instructional book by Hidetaka Nishiyama (Shotokan master and co-founder of the Japan Karate Association). Features hundreds of black & white step-by-step photographs demonstrating techniques, stances, blocks, strikes, and sparring. One of the most important early Western karate books.

Page Count: 251 pages

Condition: Very good burlap printed cover for its age, internally clean and unmarked. Please see photos for condition