Karate Dynamics: The Ukidokan System Paperback – January 1, 1991

Everything was great!

Even as a practitioner of martial arts and a fan of "The Jet" I Liked it but didn't love it.

The author is well-known as a world champion full contact kick boxer and martial arts teacher. He has also been in a few movies that really showed his amazing martial arts ability. This book is about his own fighting system. It includes both the philosophy and the basic techniques of his Ukidokan system. This text explains what the name "Ukidokan" means, the rules of his karate system, the philosophy of his karate system and how to deal with fear. There are chapters on how to use the various punches, strikes and kicks, as well as how to defend against numerous attack scenarios. There is also a very simple Ukidokan kata shown in chapter seven. In conclusion, this is a very good book about the Ukidokan Karate system for those who are interested in Benny Urquidez's approach to karate and self-defense.Rating: 5 stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Karate Combatives: Reality-Based Karate for the street).

Like all Benny Urquidez Books this book is Excellent. Buy it.

This is a good primer to Benny Urquidez's style, but that's all it is – a primer. It covers the basics in a modest degree of technical detail. Benny Urquidez's other book, Training and Fighting, is a more thorough treatment of what he used to become an undefeated champion.A good alternative to reading this book is to find footage on YouTube of Benny Urquidez's seminars. He is an amazing teacher, and typically covers the same basics featured in this book when he teaches live.

This book is a disappointment, but still provides enough useful information to warrant three stars. The written information in Chapters one and two, although short, is good reading and many martial artists, especially young people, should read this material.The photos and their layout is awkward and another approach should have been used. Rarely can one see the entire body of Urquidez and the others and techniques demonstarted at times look - for lack of a beter word- disjointed. There are many betetr books on martial arts and fighting systems out there to purchase. For a primer book like this one, I recommend "Winning Karate" by Joe Jennings.