Karate Kinematics and Dynamics by Lester Ingber

Traditional Karate is primarily a striking art using kicking, punching, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques like knife-hands or ridge-hands.

The defining book that links the study of physics with the study of Karate is Lester Ingber's Karate Kinematics and Dynamics. Ingber was both a Karate Instructor as well as a PhD in Physics. The book is a 177 page study not just of the practice of Karate, but the physics behind the proper technique.

This karate book should be used in conjunction with qualified instruction at a karate school. It makes a good supplement to traditional karate lessons, since it is packed cover to cover with illustrations, photos, drills and excercises and karate moves you can use on your own to develop traditional karate skills, while developing an understanding of the physics behind the moves, the stances and the strikes.

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