Karate Kata and Applications - Hardcover

Vince Morris; Aidan Trimble

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0517123509 ISBN 13: 9780517123508

Publisher: Gramercy, 1995

Synopsis

The basis of instruction in Karate, as in all martial arts, is the practice of "Kata." These formal sequences of karate techniques simulate defending and attacking one or more opponents and has been the method by which students have learned and practiced for hundreds of years. A student advances in the study of karate by mastering progressively more difficult kata. Fully illustrated with step-by-step photographs of each Kata, this book teaches the techniques of the Shotokan school of Kata. Complete with the historical background and development of each Kata, the text and illustrations explain each sequence and, more important, the practical application of each. The repetition of practicing the Kata is what enables the karate student to react in what seems a reflex way to an aggressor's attack. After reading and working with this book, the karate student of any level will have a greater understanding of the physical conditioning, correct mental and spiritual attitude behind the basic karate moves.Vince Morris was a senior student of Shiro Asano and has been many times British Team champion of Shotokan Karate Institute. Also a Kata medalist, he was a member of the winning international squad at European level in both Kumite and Kata. Morris established the English Karate Federation and is a former Chairman of the Martial Arts Commission. Aidan Trimble has trained with many of the finest teachers in both "traditional" and "sport" karate. While he was in the Shotokan Karate Institute he was three times British Champion, three times Kata Champion, twice European Team Champion, British All Students Individual Champion, twice England All Styles Kata Champion, and the first World Individual Kumite Champion, winning the title in Tokyo. Morris and Trimble head the Federation of Shotokan Karate and teach throughout Britain and Europe.

About this title

From Library Journal:

These how-to volumes, written by two skilled and prominent practitioners of Japanese karate, cover 13 Shotokan kata (formal sequences of karate techniques). Each begins with a brief text explaining how to practice the kata, then follows with sections of photos showing, step by step, how to perform them. Useful information is included on how to prepare physically and mentally for karate. The introductory sections are readable, but the fact that the photos are not accompanied by text at times makes the kata sequences difficult to follow. Recommended only for those librarians building exhaustive martial arts collections.
- Ron Chepesiuk, Winthrop Coll. Archives, Rock Hill, S.C.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Gramercy
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0517123509
• ISBN 13: 9780517123508
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224