Master Karate Through Kata Book by Hatsuo Royama (Hardcover)
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Kyokushinkan was established to carry on the will of Mas Oyama, the founder of Kyokushin Karate, who was praised as a god hand.
The philosophy of Kyokushin Karate is "grounded fundamentals, logical kata, and elegant kumite."
Going back to the origins, we explored body part training, the exploration of weapon techniques, and the training of kata.
After more than a decade since our previous book, "Karate-do: learning kata," we have reached a new horizon, setting us apart from competitive karate, and have produced this book, "Karate-do: mastering kata," as an introductory book to martial arts karate.
This book is a return to the origins of Kyokushin Karate and a summary of Kyokushinkan's thinking and approach as martial arts karate.
The main contents are what you need to obtain a first dan. For instructors, it is important to make good use of the content they teach at the dojo and distribute it in a well-balanced manner. It may be difficult to teach all this content within a set time, but I think the ingenuity in doing so shows the instructor's skill.[Main contents]
1. What is Kyokushin Karate? (1) What is Karate? (2) Aiming for true martial arts karate
2. Mastering kata through learning karate (1) What are karate-do kata? (2) What is necessary for kata training (3) Types of kata
3. Explanation of introductory kata (1) Confirmation of basic matters (2) Taikyoku 1 (3) Taikyoku 2 (4) Taikyoku 3 (5) Heian 1 (6) Heian 2 (7) Heian 3 (8) Heian 4 (9) Heian 5
4. Decomposition of kumite (Heian ten sets of kata)
5. Making use of kumite (1) Reinforcement (2) Flexibility and kicking (3) Mitt practice for kumite (4) Rival practice for kumite
6. To master karate-do (1) Iken (2) Body part training (3) Weaponry (4) Mastering kata
7. World Championship Memorial - Past top prize winners of the World Championship, 4th World Championship Memorial -
About the author:
Born in 1948 as the eldest son of five siblings, Hatsuo Royama entered the Oyama Dojo in the fall of his first year of high school. In 1973 he won the "5th All Japan Karatedo Championships". In 1980, he opened a branch dojo in Saitama prefecture and is the branch manager. Since 1990 he has been Vice-Chair of the National Branch Chiefs' Meeting. After the death of President Mas Oyama (April 26, 1994), he was Chief Shihan, Chief Advisor, and General Manager of East Asia and the former Soviet Union. In January 2003, he founded the Kyokushin-kan
Language: Japanese
207 pages