So, if you want to experience the written collection of professor hokamas. In this wado ryu karate manual you will find a unique and comprehensive collection of all the techniques, katas and partner exercises of wado ryu karate. With 352 pages and over 1400 color photos, this book is the a complete and comprehensive reference manual on the techniques of wado karate. As the synopsis says the book covers the basic techniques, kihons and wado kata. Buy classical okinawan gojuryu karatejutsu complete by tetsuhiro hokama isbn. Buy shitoryu karate book online at low prices in india shitoryu.
Because its the earliest written record of a genuine martial arts transmission from china to. He later developed his own style of uechiryu karate based on the sanchin, seisan, and. This is exactly what all wado ryu practitioners have been waiting for a comprehensive companion book to wado ryu karate. Martial arts books, martial arts clothing, kung fu martial arts, martial arts weapons, shito ryu karate, isshinryu karate, japanese karate, bo staff, self defense. The first documented use of a homophone of the logogram pronounced kara by replacing the. For general news from the wado academy community please visit the wado karate forum. This books has changed my wado ryu karate in so many ways simply by reading the words of the orginator. Containing more than 265 photos, the book is divided into chapters that. This is the first book to examine all seventeen kata of the system and is one of the few existing texts written by a native english speaker. The wado ryu logo is a protected trade mark, registered with the trade mark registry and cannot be used in any form without. The kata are the 5 pinan kata, kushanku, naihanchi, saishan, chinto, bassai, rohai, jion, jitte, niseishi and. The first documented use of the term pronounced kara can be found in a book by chomo hanashiro. Having trained in wado ryu for the last 34 years i have learnt so much and are still learnig simply by reading and practisicng from the book.
Wado ryu karatejujutsu is the third book by master martial arts instructor, mark edward cody. It says this book features hundreds of photos of otuska himself performing the wonderful flowing style of wado ryu karate however i cannot see photos in the. The book includes over 1,100 photographs and text,17 katas in full,110 kihon gumite, advanced fighting techniques,speed,reflex and power training, basic moves, history, vital spots,exercises, knife, kneeling and sword defence. Wado ryu karate bazistechnikak wado ryu kihon waza kapocs sportprogram duration.
In 1978 master kanei uechis book, uechi ryu karatedo kyokai, was published in japanese in okinawa. Wear your belt only in the dojo and with your complete gi. The term is a combination of two japanese kanji characters kara and te literally meaning empty and hands. This volume explores the origins, techniques and kata of one of japans most traditional martial arts. Today there are four main styles of karate in japan. I am fortunate enough to have both of otsuka senseis books but they are in japanese.