The Art of Hojo Undo

Download or read book The Art of Hojo Undo written by Michael Clarke and published by Ymaa Publications. This book was released on 2009 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hojo undo means 'supplemental training equipment' for traditional martial artists. This book comprehensively details how to construct and use the most popular martial arts training tools of Okinawa. The value of hojo undo is that the strength building exercises are linked to the motion of the fighting techniques of karate; this is the kind of information many practitioners need to have in order to make sense of where karate's devastating power comes from.