Description

In this comprehensive new book, renowned karate master Hirokazu Kanazawa, founder of the Shotokan Karate-do International Federation and disciple of the legendary Gichin Funakoshi, the father of modern karate, traces the history of karate’s twenty-seven most important kata.
Combining detailed, step by step explanations with important historical contexts, Kanazawa meticulously maps out the distinct approaches to kata and the various branches of karate as it evolved from generation to genertion. The author explains in depth some of the more difficult aspects of karate for learners to master, including steps, breathing, and pressure points. Kata needs to be practiced with disciplined, regular training on an individual basis, and this book is written with such training in mind.