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Karate Katas of Wadoryu - An Introduction to Karate (Hardcover)

by Shingo Ohgami (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 210 pages
  • Publisher: Japanska Magasinet,Sweden (Dec 1984)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 9197023108
  • ISBN-13: 978-9197023108
  • Product Dimensions: 21 x 14.8 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wado-Ryu Katas made simple, 10 Dec 2002
This book is without doubt one of the best I have seen for illustrating katas.

It covers the five Pinan Katas, along with Kushanku, Naifanchi, Seishan, and Chinto, and explains in detail the required stances, moves and some applications.

Several books illustrate Wado-Ryu katas but tend to vary at certain points in each kata. As a student of Wado-Ryu in the UK, I have found no differences in the moves shown to those taught to me.

My only critism of this book is very slight: it makes no reference to which moves should be performed with Kiai.

The photographs are in black and white but very detailed and clear, with decriptive text under each.

All in all, I would recommend this book not so much as a tutorial in itself (although it could no doubt be used in such a manner) but more as a reference guide to those already studying Wado-Ryu Karate.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A good coverage of kata sequences, but no Bassai, 17 Aug 1999
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I found the book useful for learning and remembering the sequences of moves, but little more. As the book only contains pictures, its real benefit to the student is in learning the sequences of movements. For katas beyond the Pinan ones, it is easy to forget them if you don't practice them for a while, so this book could prove valuable. I did find it odd that there was no coverage of Bassai, which is a great competition kata. But there was no real coverage of what makes a technique a good one, which, in turn, makes a kata either good, average or bad. Also the book did not mention the spirit and focus required in a good kata. It talked about energy curves and the physics behind punching, but not about the fundamental fighting spirit of kata.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Wado Ryu reference, 18 Nov 2002
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This is an excellent book, as is Mr. Ohgami's Introduction to Karate which together have been called by some the Bibles of Wado Karate.
This book covers nine Kata, not all the Katas practiced in wado
today, but the CORE Katas. The founder of WadoRyu, Hironori Otsuka taught that these nine Katas were the official katas of wado Ryu, although another 7 katas have also been traditionally practiced in Wado but not with the same emphasis, hence some popular Katas for Brown/Black belt levels like Bassai, Jion, Wanshu are not covered. The official 9 are pinans 1-5, Kushanku,
Naifanchi, Seishan, and Chinto. They are covered completely by
photographs and from a perfectionists view. Other than Mr. Ohgami's 2 books, the best wado references are Tatsuo Suzuki's out of print Karate-Do, and the limited edition of Hironori Otsuka's 'Wado Ryu Karate' which also deals with these 9 kata.
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1.0 out of 5 stars What I ordered... Not what I got??
A couple of weeks ago I ordered through Amazon, KARATE KATAS of WADO RYU - by Shingo Ohgami (The BLACK book). Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars very helpfull book
anyone interested in wadoryu karate this is a must have along with the red book by Ohgami both helped me and my family all gain our black belts. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good Guide
My 7 year old son is learning karate and we needed a back up kata book so that we could help him with his kata at home. Read more
Published 18 months ago by S. Whyte

5.0 out of 5 stars Strongly Recommended
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Published on 28 Sep 2007 by Bushido Practitioner

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for beginners.
This book gives a clear instructions and good b&w photographs of katas practised in the wado style. It is a good book for learning technique. Read more
Published on 28 Oct 2005 by roblondon

3.0 out of 5 stars OK Book
I am not a Wado man myself but bought it as a gift for someone who is. I think this is not a bad book on the basics of each Kata. Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2004

1.0 out of 5 stars hhmmmm......
This is just another kata step by step book with no explanations for the movements. Where are the applications for the katas? where are the explanations for the sequences? Read more
Published on 29 Sep 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent guide
This book is one of a very few Wado Ryu texts and ranks along side the best. It covers the "orginal" 9 katas in detail with excellent photgraphs and in my view represents the... Read more
Published on 22 May 2003 by chucklingbuddha

5.0 out of 5 stars Karate Katas of Wadoryu
Simply superb. I wish other writers on Karate would take look at this volume to see how it should be done. This has everything a student of the Wadoryu style could ask for. Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for Karate Kids (and adults) everywhere
All the basics for karate kata, including Pinan kata, Kushanku, Chinto, Nai Hanchi and Seishan.
Eveything required for orange belt - 1st Dan Black belt. Read more
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