Straight from the world's most awesomest Karate blog in the universe, comes yet another long-awaited book from best-selling Karate author Jesse Enkamp; featuring some of the most popular hand-picked articles of KARATEbyJesse.com on the art, science, knowledge and culture of Karate online. WARNING! Strictly recommended for Karate Nerds™ only! "I love your Zen-like simplicity and cartoon-like approach. Moreover, I think you're attracting new people to old (and important) material by re-presenting it in a very innovative way" - Patrick McCarthy, hanshi 9th dan, Koryu Uchinadi, founder of the IRKRS "Jesse offers solid opinions and advice in a loose and humble manor. It is simply a must read for 'Karate Nerds™' of every disposition!" - Kyle Duske, Shotokan yudansha, Matsuyama Japan Dear Karate Nerd™ After many months of meticulously collecting, editing, reorganizing, updating and improving the best articles I've ever written on the art, science, knowledge and culture of Karate (as voted by my community of passionate Karate practitioners), my brand new book is finally here - featuring the "Best of the Best" articles from KARATEbyJesse.com. Needless to say, I'm 100% confident you'll enjoy reading this piece of work at least as much as I did writing it. Hopefully, this book will not only make you learn a little and laugh a little, but furthermore think ... a lot. Be sure to take a free look inside, to really get an idea of what I think Karate should be all about. Keep keepin' it real. Thanks. /Jesse Contents Space Invaders - The Mysterious Martial Monk (pt.1) - The Mysterious Martial Monk (pt.2) - Kaisho, Gyosho & Sosho - The Whispers of Matsumura - Kime: Putting the Nail in the Coffin - Quick Guide to Training in Ye Old Days - Sport Karate: "Meimoku no Bugei" - Naha-te's 2 Greatest "Secret" Lessons (pt. 1) - Naha-te's 2 Greatest "Secret" Lessons (pt. 2) - The Great Escape - 5 Steps to Fleeing a McDojo - What You Need to Know about Making Karate Look Easy - Kyudo Mugen: Karate is Like Boiling Water - The Cloud of Karate - Where Things Went Wrong - One Karate to Rule 'Em All - Kiai - The Battle Cry of... Tennis? - Kimochi - Just Feel It - Kata & Kata - There Can Only Be One - The Birth of Today's Karate - The Dynamics of a Black Belt - The 3 C's of Japanese: Cold, Confused & Constipated - The 2 Golden Rules for Karate Instructors - Ishi-Sashi: Old-Style Functional Karate Strength Training for the 21st Century - Why You Need to Surf YouTube More to Improve Your Karate - "When Should I Leave My Sensei and Start My Own Dojo?" - 29 Things about Karate You Ought to Know For a complete author biography on Jesse Enkamp, visit his popular blog at KARATEbyJesse.com - where you'll find his 'About' page along with much more useful info! Used Book in Good Condition