Shotokan Karate-Do Team Kata & Bunkai DVD by Masao Kagawa

Master Masao Kagawa's Shotokan Karate - Meticulous Recording of Japan's Top-Class Kata & Bunkai!

Carefully Recording the Anticipated Competition of the Next Generation - Team Kata & Bunkai!

The Japan Karate Association, the nation's largest organization, is focusing on team kata and bunkai as the competition of the future. Japan's top-class university team performs with passionate spirit and dedication. The Shotokan karate demonstrations and techniques taught by renowned instructor Master Masao Kagawa's powerhouse Teikyo University Karate Club serve as an excellent reference for technical improvement and winning competitions.

CONTENTS:

■ Enpi (Swallow Flight) 【Team Kata Performance (Front/Side Views)】 ○ Kata Points & Meanings 【Movements 1,2】【Movements 6,7,8】【Movements 14,15,16】【Movements 31,32,33】

■ Gojushiho Sho (54 Steps Minor) 【Team Kata Performance (Front/Side Views)】 ○ Kata Points & Meanings 【Movement 1】【Movements 15,16,17,18,19】【Movements 25,26,27,28,29,30】【Movements 58,59,60,61】

■ Unsu (Cloud Hands) 【Team Kata Performance (Front/Side Views)】 ○ Kata Points & Meanings 【Movements 1,2,3】【Movements 16,17】【Movements 18,19,20,21】【Movements 30,31】【Movements 34,35,36,37,38,39】【Movement 44】【Movements 45,46】 ○ Team Kata Bunkai

Instructor/Supervisor: Masao Kagawa Master and Director of Teikyo University Karate Club, Japan Karate Association certified 8th Dan, Shotokan Federation 9th Dan. Born in Osaka in 1955. Known as an exceptional karateka who achieved brilliant results as a competitor, including double victories in national kata and kumite championships, while simultaneously leading Teikyo University Karate Club to become one of Japan's premier powerhouse schools as an instructor.

Performers: Teikyo University Karate Club (Hiroyamato Yoshida, Tomoo Takako, Koki Sugino, Taisei Kato) Known as a powerhouse karate club that has achieved 5 consecutive men's championships and 14 consecutive women's championships in the All-Japan University Karate Championship team kata division, and has produced numerous national team athletes.