Classical Kata of Okinawan Karate
Patrick McCarthy
256 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0897501136
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Language: English
Publish: 549529200000
Presents a demonstration of 11 kata through photo sequences and history of Okinawan karate, including Chinese-Okinawan relations, the creation of styles, and the birth and spread of karate. This title introduces 37 karate patriarchs. It discusses the origins of kata, the five-form fist and the physical and nonphysical aims of kata training.