Kata and Bunkai of Goju-Ryu Karate
The Essence of the Heishu and Kaishu Kata
$40.91
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2018
Summary
Explains the underlying martial principles (bunkai) of the classical forms (kata) of Goju-Ryu karate.
Challenging timeworn conventions of karate training and revealing the original intent of classical kata—or forms—through detailed descriptions of self-defense applications known as bunkai, this is a crucial addition to any martial-arts library. Containing more than 265 photos, the book is divided into chapters that illuminate each of the ten classical kata of Goju-ryu.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781623171995 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1623171997 |
| Author: | Giles Hopkins |
| Publisher: | North Atlantic Books,U.S. |
| Imprint: | North Atlantic Books,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2018 |
| Weight: | 494g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 229mm x 153mm |
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About The Author
Giles Hopkins
Giles Hopkins has trained in martial arts since 1973, studying a wide range of styles, from Tae Kwon Do and Shotokan karate to White Crane kung fu and T’ai Chi. He is a sixth-degree black belt in Okinawa Goju-ryu and holds a teaching certificate in Matayoshi kobudo from the Zen Okinawa Kobudo Renmei. He spent seven years living and training with Kimo Wall, president of Kodokan, in the lineage of Higa Seiko and Matayoshi Shinpo. In the 1980s, he accompanied Wall sensei to Okinawa and trained in kobudo under Matayoshi, and Goju-ryu under Higa Seikichi and Gibo Seiki of Shodokan. He has written numerous articles on Okinawan karate and kobudo for the Journal of Asian Martial Arts, among other publications.
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