Authors:Hirofumi Akagi, Edson Hirokazu Watanabe, Mauricio Ar
Publisher: Wiley-IEEE Press
Keywords: power, press, series, engineering, ieee, conditioning, theory, applications, instantaneous
Number of Pages: 379
Published: 2007-03-09
List price: $115.00
ISBN-10: 0470107618
ISBN-13: 9780470107614

This book presents a deep review of various power theories and shows how the instantaneous active and reactive power theory provides an important basic knowledge for understanding and designing active filters for power conditioning. The only book of its kind, it also demonstrates how the instantaneous active and reactive power theory can be used for combined shunt-series filters and in Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS).

Author: Shuntaro WatanabeShuntaro Watanabe; Katsumi Midor
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: optical, sciences, series, springer, optics, ultrafast
Number of Pages: 562
Published: 2007-05-23
List price: $249.00
ISBN-10: 0387491171
ISBN-13: 9780387491172

This book includes the most up-to date results present at Joint Conference on Ultrafast Optics V and Applications of High Field and short Wavelength Sources XI. The volume contains plenary and invited contributions together with carefully selected regular contributions. This book aims at the highest level of presentation to make it useful as a reference for those working in the field.

Author: J. T. Edson
Publisher: HarperTorch
Keywords: badge, waco
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2005-04-01
List price: $5.99
ISBN-10: 0060784180
ISBN-13: 9780060784188

Law beyond the limits ...In wide-open Arizona, outlaws run rampant, since the authority of the local marshal ends at his town’s borders. A different breed of peace officer is needed, and rancher Bentram Mosehan has accepted the responsibility of organizing a new Arizona State Police force. He’s looking for men who are brave, honest, and lightning fast with a six-gun -- talents that a drifter named Waco and his amigo, Doc Leroy, possess in abundance. But the two young Texans remember all too well their run-ins with the Lone Star law, and thelast thing Waco and Doc want is to wear a

Author: Hirokazu Takemiya
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Keywords: environmental, vibrations, okayama, symposium, japan, september, international, evaluation, prediction, monitoring, mitigation, proceedings
Number of Pages: 658
Published: 2005-11-19
List price: $219.95
ISBN-10: 0415390354
ISBN-13: 9780415390354

Globally there is much interest in environmental vibrations, as caused by all forms of traffic, by construction activities and factory operations, and by other man-made sources. The focus is on prediction, control and mitigation to benefit our quality of life, and also to improve the operation of sensitive machines in high-tech production. The Japanese Geotechnical Society, the Architectural Institute of Japan, the Japanese Society of Civil Engineering and the Chinese Society for Vibration Engineering came together to organise this International Symposium on Environmental Vibrations at Okayama

Author: Hirokazu Kanazawa
Publisher: Kodansha International
Keywords: kata, complete, karate
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2010-01-02
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 4770030908
ISBN-13: 9784770030900

The martial art of karate can be practiced by anyone, regardless of age or gender, and can be undertaken at any time during a person’s life. Embraced by people the world over, this traditional Japanese art continues to hold universal appeal. Among the most important aspects of karate practice are the kata, patterns of movement that are carefully choreographed and arranged in sequences. With Karate: The Complete Kata, Hirokazu Kanazawa, the foremost figure in the karate world today and a disciple of Gichin Funakoshi, the father of modern karate, offers the definitive work on the subject.

Author: Hirokazu Kanazawa
Publisher: Kodansha America
Keywords: course, intensive, karate, belt, black
Number of Pages: 232
Published: 2006-06-23
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 4770027753
ISBN-13: 9784770027757

In Black Belt Karate, Hirokazu Kanazawa, the most respected figure in the karate world, offers a systematic approach to basic karate, and provides an intensive training course. Karate is a martial art that can be practiced by anyone, regardless of age or gender, and can be undertaken at any time during a persons life. The training system employed in karate comprises three main areas: kihon (basics), kumite (sparring), and kata (forms). Using meticulously detailed explanations and illustrative photos, Kanazawa provides readers with an intensive self-study training course designed to be accessib

Author: Hirokazu Kanazawa
Publisher: Kodansha International
Keywords: kumite, complete, techniques, fighting, karate
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2004-04-09
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 4770028725
ISBN-13: 9784770028723

Hirokazu Kanazawa is the renowned karate master in the world today, and a close disciple of Gichin Funakoshi, the father of modern karate and founder of the Shotokan School. Having earned his impressive reputation in Hawaii, the mainland United States, and Europe as an official trainer for the Japan Karate Association, Kanazawa founded Shotokan Karate-do International Federation in 1979. This association now has branches in more than 90 countries throughout the world.This book is Kanazawa’s first complete guide to kumite, or sparring. The karate training process comprises four areas: bas