# Karate as the Art of Killing

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- Book: [Karate as the Art of Killing](https://www.bookquiver.com/masayuki-shimabukuro/karate-as-the-art-of-killing) ([Karate as the Art of Killing.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/masayuki-shimabukuro/karate-as-the-art-of-killing.md))
- Authors: [Masayuki Shimabukuro](https://www.bookquiver.com/masayuki-shimabukuro), [Leonard J. Pellman](https://www.bookquiver.com/leonard-j-pellman)
- Publisher: blue_snake_books
- ISBN: 978-16-2317-661-7
- Pages: 400
- Published: 2022-05-24
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

This comprehensive overview of karate connects the dots between its philosophical and spiritual foundations with its original purpose: to kill an attacker swiftly—and brutally. Prior to 1900,...