- Paperback: 70 pages
- Publisher: iUniverse (2 Jun 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0595279619
- ISBN-13: 978-0595279616
- Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.7 x 0.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,827,704 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The San Ten no Kata, by Sensei Vincent A. Cruz, is a series of five drills for students of Shotokan karate. The drills introduce all of the techniques used in the traditional Shotokan katas in a natural sequence of study that progresses from white belt to black belt levels. Each drill exercises ten specific hand and foot techniques, with an emphasis on balanced development on the left and right sides. Each drill is similar to a vigorous 100-step kata. San Ten dojos use the San Ten no Kata drills as basic instruction, as warm-up exercises, as tests, and for spirit training.
About the Author
Sensei Vincent Cruz is an 8th-degree black belt in Shotokan Karate, and the founder of the International San Ten Karate Association, based in Fresno, California. He has worn the black belt for 47 years.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Karate Instructor?? Shotokan,
By Terry Tozer "TJSKA.com" (Reading, Bracknell, Brighton & Hove, UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: San Ten No Kata: Kihon Drills of San Ten Karate (Paperback)
This is one of the few books that were actually written for instructors. Vincent A. Cruz gives us an insight on kihon training that is no where else to be found. He is not only giving a guideline in his book but he encourages the instructor and student to think and create on his own. He makes a point that drills are not mindless exercise but a necessity for advanced Kata Training and understanding of Kata Application. I hope we will be seeing more books from him with this calibre.
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3.9 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews) 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Martial Arts Training,
By Justin Butler - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: San Ten No Kata: Kihon Drills of San Ten Karate (Paperback)
As a Martial Arts Instructor, this book has helped to give meanother great tool to use for training my students. I have been using it for a short time so far but each time my students refer to this publication it has helped answere many questions as to movement and positioning of techniques. You can tell there has been quite a few years of study in the Martial Arts to come up with these sets of "No Kata" to help with training. I think this is a must book as a reference guide to Shotokan students. Also other styles can still recieve benifit from this book. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Do not waste your money,
By Precious Roy - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: San Ten No Kata: Kihon Drills of San Ten Karate (Paperback)
I thought there would be more to this book than 50 basic techniques broken into sets of 10. Seriously though, that is all there is to this book. So, save your money and do this: think of 10 karate techniques, step back to perform the first one, then step forward in varying stances appropriate for each technique in sets of 3, turning after every set, repeat. There is nothing exciting or innovative here.
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San Ten no Kata,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: San Ten No Kata: Kihon Drills of San Ten Karate (Paperback)
This is one of the few books that were actually written for instructors. Vincent A. Cruz gives us an insight on kihon training that is no where else to be found. He is not only giving a guideline in his book but he encourages the instructor and student to think and create on his own. He makes a point that drills are not mindless exercise but an nessesity for advanced Kata Training and understanding of Kata Application. I hope we will be seeing more books from him.
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