It takes the average reader 6 hours and 40 minutes to read Karate as the Art of Killing by Masayuki Shimabukuro
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Grounded in a comprehensive overview of the philosophical and spiritual foundations that underlie karate, The Art of Killing emphasizes its original purpose: to kill an attacker swiftly and brutally. Prior to 1900, karate-dō was exclusively an art of unarmed self-defense. Its practice was designed for life-or-death situations--effectively, an art of killing. Here, authors Leonard Pellman and the late Shimabukuru Masayuki restore karate to its original intent. They move karate away from its popular modern-day sporting applications back to its deadly origins---and to the restraining philosophy...
Karate as the Art of Killing by Masayuki Shimabukuro is 400 pages long, and a total of 100,000 words.
This makes it 135% the length of the average book. It also has 122% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 6 minutes to read Karate as the Art of Killing aloud.
Karate as the Art of Killing is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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