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Masatoshi Nakayama
This book complements volume 3 of this series and, like the earlier volume, includes writings of masters of the martial arts to guide the student toward spiritual awareness and mental…
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Two kata from the recommended list- Gankaku–crane standing on a rock–a name descriptive of this kata, which has techniques for striking upward or downward with either hand while standing on…
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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…
These advanced kata may be selected for testing above shodan level. The techniques in Bassai Sho, using sword hand, ridge hand and tiger mouth, make good defenses against stick attacks…
As well as setting forth the basic rules that must be put into practice when performing kata or applying techniques in kumite, this volume pinpoints the underlying physical and physiological…
Originally published: Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1987.
Fully described and illustrated in this volume are the widely practiced Bassal and Kanku kata from the JFA recommended group. The student learns fast and slow techniques, the dynamics of…
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All the basic points of karate arranged systematically for effective learning, step by step–the parts of the body used as natural weapons, the stances, how to block, how to attack…
Masatoshi Yanagi
Face the unknown? assuming they have a face. A paranormal partnership has formed between Bethesda, Tango Gameworks and Laced Records as we present the dark Japanese electronica of Ghostwire: Tokyo…
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