Karate Vocabulary: A Martial Arts Handbook of 300 Essential Japanese Terms - Paperback

by Yumi Boutwell (Author), Clay Boutwell (Author)

Do you have a passion for the martial arts and would like a deeper understanding of the terms and names used? If so, this book is for you.

We have gathered common martial art terms and names that come from Japanese. Will it help you with your forms or give extra power to your kick? No, not at all.

Will it help with pronunciation and understanding of the language you hear in the dojo? Absolutely.

• - Covers 300 essential words and phrases
• - Understand the meaning behind common words like dojo or even karate.
• - Includes a FREE download of MP3s of the Japanese for each word.

Author Biography

Clay Boutwell and his wife Yumi are the authors of several top ten books on learning Japanese, including: Hiragana, the Basics of Japanese, and Hikoichi, the first in their popular Japanese Reader Collection series. They currently have nearly two dozen Japanese language related titles and are slowly adding more readers and study guides. As an added bonus, every book includes free downloadable MP3s of every Japanese word and sentence in the books.