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Best Karate, Vol.5: Heian, Tekki | 
 enlarge | Author: Masatoshi Nakayama
Publisher: Kodansha International
Category: Book
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 220331
Media: Paperback
Pages: 144
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.4
ISBN: 0870113798
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.8153
EAN: 9780870113796
Publication Date: October 15, 1979
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Condition: Some wear on cover, corners and edges. Pages in good conditon, corners slightly bent
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Product Description
Kata, the formal exercises of karate training, were the essence of practice in Okinawa and China, and are the core training method even today.
Detailed here in 1500 sequential photos are the five Heian and three Tekki kata, mastery of which is necessary to attain first dan.
Demonstrated by the author and Yoshiharu Osaka. Here is a list of all volumes in this series:
Vol. 1: Comprehensive
Vol. 2: Fundamentals
Vol. 3: Kumite 1
Vol. 4: Kumite 2
Vol. 5: Heian, Tekki
Vol. 6: Bassai, Kanku
Vol. 7: Jutte, Hangetsu, Empi
Vol. 8: Gankaku, Jion
Vol. 9: Bassai Sho, Kanku Sho, Chinte
Vol.10: Unsu, Sochin, Nijushiho
Vol. 11: Gojushiho Dai, Gojushiho Sho, Meikyo
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Required Reading for Shotokan Karate Students November 1, 2008
Joseph C. McDaniel (Arizona)
You need this book and all the books in this series if you are a Shotokan Karate student.
Shotokan Karate is one of the most practiced styles of karate in the world, and this series of books by Sensei Nakayama will give you a fairly complete introduction to the style.
These books were designed and distributed before we had dvds, and they were designed to provide a reference of correct technique in a world without enough qualified Shotokan Instructors.
This volume provides the sequence and execution of six kata in correct form as taught by Sensei Nakayama before his untimely passing. The kata shown in this volume are the five Heian kata, and Tekki Shodan. They contain the core of Shotokan technique. This book will not teach you to how to perform these katas correctly; for that you need a qualified instructor. However, these volumes are an unmatched reference for Shotokan Karate students. This and all the other books in the series provide the best reference ever produced for the entire syllabus of Shotokan Karate.
If there is a downside to this volume, it's that the book is light on bunkai, or the application of the kata. And the applications that are shown are fairly superficial. On the other hand, the primary goal of this series was to provide a reference that Shotokan students all over the world could address as to sequence and form. And the series is completely successful in that endeavor.
Beat Karate # 5 Indispensible September 19, 2008
Paul Pittman (Tucson AZ USA)
This is my third copy of M. Nakayama's Best Karate Vol 5 book as it contains all the basic kata for Shotokan. My other copies are dog-earred and barely held together with tape from my constant flipping and turning of pages. Each Heian and Tekki kata is laid out and explained extremely clearly both with hand and stance positions. I particularly like the Japanese and English names for the techniques as they are the only easy way to learn the proper terminology used in the dojo. I have other kata references, but the complete Nakayama series that I own is the ultimate reference guide.
The Entire Series, Not Just This Book, Is A Fantastic Resource For Shotokan Karate Kata June 10, 2008
Shawn Kovacich (The Greatest Little City in the World)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
NOTE: This review, along with the other reviews of the books devoted to katas in this series, are identical in nature as the subject matter for each book only differs in the actual kata or katas being demonstrated. The layout and format are identical and that is what these reviews are based upon.
This book, along with the rest of the books in the series, is an outstanding source of information on the correct execution of the Shotokan Karate katas in which this particular volume demonstrates. Now if you don't know anything about karate and purchase this book, it will do you about as much good as a screen door in a submarine. However, if you are already a practicing Shotokan Karate student, then this book is a must have for your continued advancement in the martial arts.
Every book in this series that deal with the various katas, utilizes the same format throughout each book in order to show you the correct execution of each kata demonstrated. Admittedly there aren't a whole lot of words describing the various moves in the katas, but there are an abundance of photographs taken from various angles that pretty much show you exactly how your body should be positioned not only for each individual move, but also how your body should be positioned as you move from one position to another.
At the end of each book is a special section devoted to particular points of interest in each kata that you should pay particular attention to. A nice addition to this already wonderful book.
If you are a student of Shotokan Karate, or a student of another style that utilizes the same katas, I would highly recommend that you purchase these books in order to advance your knowledge of whatever particular kata or katas that you are currently working on. You won't be disappointed!
Shawn Kovacich
Martial artist/Author of the Achieving Kicking Excellence series.
Best series of books on kata. April 25, 2004
A. Vivolo (Orting, Washington United States)
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
I have been practicing Shotokan karate for 10 years now. Even though I attend regular classes and seminars, as well as working out with very qualified karate-ka, I still find myself coming back to Master Nakayma's work in this very fine series of books. Of all the books on kata I have these books are superior. The instruction is straight forward and to the point. Tips are given to avoid common mistakes. Under the many pictures illustrating the kata is a stance diagram and short concise sentences to describe each move. Extremely well done by one of the finest karate masters.
 masters October 22, 2001
ghufran (Pakistan)
0 out of 13 found this review helpful
i think its also so good book but i dont know how bought this book. its for your information i am a black belt of martialarts. i cose so diffrent style of martial arts its use only in tis time Pakisatn but future its must be te king style of the world.
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