muttley Posted September 8, 2012 Posted September 8, 2012 I really need some help getting the more advanced kata back into my head!!!Can anyone recommend any books with black belt kata in it so I can study at home easier and jog my memory?
Harkon72 Posted September 8, 2012 Posted September 8, 2012 Yes, "Karate Kata Applications" by Aiden Trimbel and Vince Morris.Shotokan, simple, great Bunkai. Look to the far mountain and see all.
Dobbersky Posted September 8, 2012 Posted September 8, 2012 Yes, "Karate Kata Applications" by Aiden Trimbel and Vince Morris.Shotokan, simple, great Bunkai.Yes I would second that, also Enoeda Sensei has 2 books out with kata and Kihon for each grade. Also look at Sensei John Burke for Kata books.ISBN 0 7136 4311 00 7136 4312 90 0918 0938 X0 9550 3403 5 "Challenge is a Dragon with a Gift in its mouth....Tame the Dragon and the Gift is Yours....." Noela Evans (author)
muttley Posted September 8, 2012 Author Posted September 8, 2012 Cheers, I ordered volume 2 of Karate Kata applications, £5.99 from ebay, simples
wagnerk Posted September 9, 2012 Posted September 9, 2012 When I was studying Shotokan as my main art, these are the two books that I used:The Shotokan Karate Handbook: Beginner to Black Belt Shotokan Karate Handbook: AdvancedBoth written by my sensei at the time and Karate Kata Applications for the bunkai.I also have and use the following DVD:Kancho Hirokazu Kanazawa -Shotokan Karate Kata One thing that I would recommend is getting the book/DVD that is more inline with your "branch" of shotokan, as there are slight variations in the kata's (comparing the main two: "JKA" branch and the "skkif" branch), while I've been to and studied with "both" branches, my main stream as it was, was the SKKIF (as Sensei Kanazawa was one of the instructors that my sensei studied under.) Tang Soo Do: 3rd Dan '18Shotokan Karate: 2nd Dan '04
ShoriKid Posted September 9, 2012 Posted September 9, 2012 As far as a visual break down of Shotokan kata, Nakayama's "Best Karate" seris is very good. Nothing about application or anything else, just a well done, multi-photo break down of the movements with notes on the timing of the kata. Here's a link to one of the series:http://www.amazon.com/Best-Karate-Vol-5-Heian-Tekki/dp/0870113798/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1347194077&sr=8-8&keywords=M+Nakayama Kisshu fushin, Oni te hotoke kokoro. A demon's hand, a saint's heart. -- Osensei Shoshin Nagamine
ps1 Posted September 9, 2012 Posted September 9, 2012 The Best Karate series by Nakayama is an excellent series. They are inexpensive and you can select the volume you want based on the kata you need to remember. They even contain tips on bunkai.http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Best+KarateIf you get the used copies, they are extremely inexpensive. "It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenius."
blacknebula Posted September 9, 2012 Posted September 9, 2012 My favorite is "Karate the Complete Kata" by Kanazawa. Most of the kata books I have seen only have the final positions, but this one also gives intermediate pictures and short paragraphs on how to transition from one position to the next.
DoctorQui Posted September 9, 2012 Posted September 9, 2012 I find John van Weenen books very helpful. He has a number of volumes available!OSU
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