Author Tonny Tulleners covers bowing, blocks, punches and kicks, which are fundamental to all martial arts and can be applied to any style. Tulleners was the 1965 middleweight International Karate Champion and is known to have defeated Chuck Norris in a competition. Throughout this book Tulleners demonstrates the novice techniques of Shotokan Karate and discusses the most common errors made by beginners. He lays out the basics clearly in photographs, pointing out common mistakes, stresses techniques, which is just what a beginner needs.