Fish Posted April 29, 2009 Posted April 29, 2009 I'm reading The Way of Kata (Kane and Wilder) and 5 Years One Kata (Burgar). Both very good books which give good advice on applying Kata. Iain Abernethy's books are also good. Waking Dragons by Goran Powell, and Wado Ryu Karate Uncovered by Frank Johnson are both good autobiographical accounts of the study of karate. "They can because they think they can." - School Motto.(Shodan 11th Oct 08)
Wa-No-Michi Posted April 29, 2009 Posted April 29, 2009 I'm reading The Way of Kata (Kane and Wilder) and 5 Years One Kata (Burgar). Both very good books which give good advice on applying Kata. Iain Abernethy's books are also good. Waking Dragons by Goran Powell, and Wado Ryu Karate Uncovered by Frank Johnson are both good autobiographical accounts of the study of karate.As a wado-ka, I have had quick flick through Mr Johnson's books and they are ok, my personal view is that they lack depth, but then I guess what books don't. "A lot of people never use their initiative.... because no-one told them to" - Banksyhttps://www.banksy.co.uk
Fish Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 Well, I've only got the one book by Johnson. it's pretty slim, but an interesting account of his year studying in Japan. There's not much in there that you can use to improve your own karate though. "They can because they think they can." - School Motto.(Shodan 11th Oct 08)
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