Functional Karate by Takayuki Kubota
2003-12-23 · 50 min · Not rated
A legend in the martial arts and law-enforcement communities, Takayuki Kubota demonstrates his self-defense system for armed and unarmed attacks in this instructional video.
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- Paul Moser
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- Tsunami Productions
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- United States of America
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- Released
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