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25 Shoto-Kan Kata | 
 enlarge | Author: Shojiro Sugiyama
Publisher: Shojiro Sugiyama
Category: Book
List Price: $40.00
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Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 130864
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 350
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 096690480X
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780966904802
Publication Date: January 1, 1984
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Condition: 5th (2002) edition, NOT the newest. Brand new copy but may have very minor damage on the cover. Greatest Kata reference book for beginners!
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Product Description
What is Kata? A kata is a series of defensive and offensive moves against imaginary attacks from different directions. Also, a kata includes many moves for physical exercise and for connection to subsequent moves rather than for actual application. Why practice Kata? Because of the tension of fighting, it is difficult to maintain tranquility in order to examine and understand the details of techniques during sparring. Therefore, Kata are made for studying the details of the external movements. Why this Kata book? 1. All movements are illustrated by drawing insted of photographs. Therefore, you can understand the movements more clearly. 2. The drawings employ a three dimensional perspective and use compass points for easy orientation. 3. To complete the learning of each Kata, the rhythm and timing of movements are clearly described. 4. For clear understanding, step by step explanations accompany each diagram. Note: Instructions provided in English, Spanish and Japanese.
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 25 Shotokan Kata September 20, 2008
K. Acharya (Richmond, KY)
As karate can not be learned from book because it is more practical and have to join the Karate club to learn properly. But this book is nice reference for doing your kata. Once you learn katas from your Master (sensei), it is good book for reviewing and refining your kata steps.
We are practicing Sotokan Karate in Richmond, Kentucky. Our instructors use this book as good reference. I am glad that I bought this book and anybody serious about learning of Shotokan Karate, I recommend this book.
25Shotokan Kata July 21, 2008
B. Verbin (Calgary Ab Canada)
This is an excellent book for any student that is a serious Karateka. I have shown it to some student's & they are ordering the same book.
Good job Amazon.com for having these books available to us.
This is a all you needed. September 17, 2007
H. Truong (Ontario, Canada)
one word "WOW", I got this book as per my Sensei suggested. I really like it. Very well make with detail illustraions. My book is the 7th edition 2007. Highly recommanded for everyone.
Really nice book! August 2, 2007
A. Carosi (Garwood, NJ USA)
The book shows step-by-step instructions on how to do the katas. If you've learned the katas before, you will love it. If you've never learned them before, you may find a little difficult to do the more advanced ones. A video will help you more in those cases because of the details that even well described are hard to do without watching someone doing it in front of you. I can't think of a better way to teach katas using a book, though and because of that, I think it's still worth buying the book and if you feel that you need, buy a video to help with the harder katas. Good luck!
Necessary to keep tradition June 8, 2007
Armando Jemmott (Riverside, CA USA)
If nothing else, the kata should be the common factor between schools of the same type. The 25 Shotokan Kata book by Shojiro Sugiyama serves as the guideline for Shotokan karate-ka. Nishiyama sensei gives approval to the forms and explains a few nuances that articulate his concepts of body mechanics. The book is a treasure.
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