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Best Karate: Gojushihio Dai, Gojushihio Sho, Meikyo v.11: Gojushihio Dai, Gojushihio Sho, Meikyo Vol 11

Best Karate: Gojushihio Dai, Gojushihio Sho, Meikyo v.11: Gojushihio Dai, Gojushihio Sho, Meikyo Vol 11

by Masatoshi Nakayama (Author)

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    Paperback 1989

    $12.53
Synopsis

This volume is one of a series presenting all karate and kumite' practiced by the Japan Karate Association. Each chapter contains photographs of an instructor of the Association executing a certain technique. The three advanced kata in this book are a challenge to the performer's level of maturity. From the smooth and flowing movements of Gojushiho Dai through the transformations in the equally long Gojushiho Sho to the serene and mellow Meikyo kata, both the techniques learned in the basic kata and more sophisticated tactics call on the deepest reserves of balance, coordination,'

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 144
 Publisher: Kodansha America, Inc
Published: 01 Oct 1989
ISBN 10: 0870117580
ISBN 13: 9780870117589

Author Bio

MASATOSHI NAKAYAMA carries on the tradition of his teacher, Gichin Funakoshl, the Father of Modern Karate. Long professor and director of physical education at Takushoku University, his alma mater (1937), he was chief instructor of the Japan Karate Association from 1955 until his death in 1987. A ninth degree black belt and a familiar face at tournaments, he was among the first to send instructors overseas and to encourage the development of karate along scientific lines.