Hidden Karate: The True Bunkai For Heian Katas And Naihanchi Review

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(More customer reviews)I took karate 30 years ago and learned the kata as instructed in my dojo. Why? "Because if you wanted your belt, you need to know the kata" Like the author states it was viewed by all of us as little more than a series of exercises we did as preliminary to get to the "real karate". It never occurred to us that maybe kata was a useful fighting tool, and even less so that perhaps our masters did not even themselves realize the value of the kata!
Three cheers to Gennosuke Higaki for writing this book and sharing his knowledge and insight to the true meaning and use of katas and how to unravel the hidden techniques of the ancient masters!
After you read this book you will never look at kata the same way again. Already when practicing and repracticing kata I see things I never noticed before.
If you only buy one book on kata and bunkai, get this one!


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Hidden Karate -The True Bunkai For The Heian Katas And Naihanchi-100 years have passed since Karate was first introduced to the public. It has since then become a common word all over the world. Today, it is said that 40 million people practice karate throughout the world. While karate itself is well known,karate bunkai (explanations for use) is sometimes used incorrectly.This book took 313rd place at bookstores at the beginning of sale, and serves as a best seller in Japan. This book is extremely helpful to all people who train karate. More than 1,000 detailed pictures of bunkai allow readers to clearly understand the secret meaning of the karate kata.Chapter 1 What Is Karate?Chapter 2 Problems Facing KarateChapter 3 Questions Facing KarateChapter 4 Consideration Of KataChapter 5 Hidden KarateChapter 6 Combat TechniquesOf KarateChapter 7 Oral Instruction of BunkaiFor KataChapter 8 bunkai For Kata

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Fundamentals of Karate-Do (English and Japanese Edition) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a seminal work. It is clear that the author put his heart and soul not just into explaining the physics of the sport but also the philosophy behind it. The illustrations are marvelous. I bought this book for the teenage son of a friend of mine who has been practicing karate since he was a child and my friend tells me the book made a huge difference in her son's performance. The copy, she says, is completely dog-eared (minor complaint -- the paper weight is a little light, maybe thicker paper would have made the book too bulky?). That aside, this book is a must-have for anyone serious about true Karate, beginners and black belts alike. I'd like to add that I suspect the spelling-challenged reviewer below (Ramos) has never even seen the book. His diatribe seems like a partisan attack. For my part, I don't care about inter-club rivalries. Such attacks fly in the face of the precepts of the dojo-kun. I'm glad I ignored that negative review and I think you will be, too.

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Fighting Karate Gosoku Ryu Hard Fast Style (Unique literary books of the world) Review

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(More customer reviews)I had the privilege and honor to have been trained in Master Kubota's Kubotan system many years ago. It was truly an education in effective technique and pain. Though my own study has been primarily in Shotokan Karate, I still sought out other Japanese and Korean systems to learn as much as I could from other masters. This excellent text goes into detail on his Gosoku Ryu (Strong and Fast) karate system. He covers the basic stances, movement, kicks, punches, strikes, and kata in this volume. Because of Kobota's wide and varied back-ground he included techniques from other combat systems when developing Gosoku Ryu.
In conclusion, this is a fantastic basic guide, that when used in combination with actual hands-on training with a Gosoku Ryu instructor, will produce excellent results.
Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Police Yawara Stick Techniques,Univ. Of Ill Press).

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