Citation

Layton C. Percept. Mot. Skills 1993; 76(2): 641-642.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of London, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, England.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8483680

Abstract

Analysis of the 1183 techniques forming the twenty-seven Shotokan karate kata (forms) widely practised today shows a significant preference for blocking over counter-offensive techniques. This may be interpreted as evidence to support Karate-do as a Way of self-defense and non-violence.

Language: en