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WHAT
IT ALL MEANS
More
than mere words
I
recently returned from the Funakoshi Shotokan Karate
Association's World Championship tournament in Las Vegas,
and while I was there I had the good fortune to came
across an excellent book that was being sold at one of
the many booths that had been set up.
The
book was entitled "The Shotokan-Karate Dictionary"
and it was written by a German karate-ka by the name of
Schlatt, who was himself a student of Fujinaga Yasuyuki
Sensei, 5th Dan, Chief Instructor of the Japan Karate
Association of Austria.
Now
having been a student of karate for the past twenty-nine
years I am very familiar with a wide range of Japanese
terminology, especially as it pertains to karate. This
book however, has greatly broadened my horizons and I
recommend it highly to Shotokan karate-ka of all ranks.
The
book is well laid out, easy to read, but best of all it
contains the proper wording in Japanese, English, and
kanji for all of the described basic techniques,
combinations, and kata, as well as featuring an
accompanying photograph depicting exactly what is being
described.
From
cover to cover this book delivers on it's promise of
being a dictionary of Shotokan Karate terminology.
Nicely bound and
printed on good quality glossy paper this book will no
doubt stand the test of time in more ways than one.
A true "must
have" for any serious karate-ka.
Remember
Quality
is easily promised, but often as not,
seldom
delivered.
- Part
the clouds - see the way.
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- "The
objective of karate-do is to contribute to the evolution
- of
the human spirit through physical and mental training."
- Sensei
Peter Lindsay
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