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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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