Presented
by Masatoshi Nakayama of the JKA with instructors Osaka, Imura, Yahara,
and Tanaka.
This
is the re-edited and re-released DVD version of the Official JKA
Shotokan Kata Series (English language version) made by the JKA
in 1985 and originally released as 11 VHS tape casettes. It has
been upgraded with navigational menus, new graphics, and an extensive
historical section at the beginning of each volume written by noted Shotokan
historian Harry Cook (author of Shotokan Karate - A Precise History),
which is lavishly illustrated with rare archival images and bonus footage.
Re-released as 5 DVDs, the new version is more convenient to use, offers better
image and sound quality as well as, with normal care, greater durability. This
is the definitive work on JKA Shotokan Karate Kata, available only from the worldwide
distributor, Dragon Associates Inc.
Each volume is priced at $49.95, a reduction
in price of almost 40% from the original VHS
version. Running times are all 60+ minutes.
Available
exclusively in the U.S. from
Dragon Associates Inc. PO Box 6039,
Thousand Oaks CA 91359
Tel 818-889-3856 Fax 818-879-0681
To order Toll Free Call 1-800-717-6288
The
official JKA Shotokan Kata Technical DVD series by Chief Instructor
Masatoshi Nakayama, is the infallible guide to JKA Shotokan kata.
It features senior JKA instructors; Imura, Isaka, Osaka, Tanaka,and
Yahara filmed in studio and on location performing the Shotokan
kata at the level of expertise that created the Japan Karate Association’s
international reputation for technical excellence.
Made under the direct supervision of Nakayama sensei in Tokyo, this expensively
produced video series was designed to be the definitive work that would
be supported by the JKA’s “Best Karate.” This popular book
series was for many years the technical bible of Shotokan instructors
and students around the world, and the combination of the two, Nakayama
sensei believed, would create a resource of incalculable value for this
and future generations.
Dragon Associates Inc are the exclusive worldwide distributor of the
English language version. Presented by
Masatoshi Nakayama and narrated entirely in English, it will be the one
source you refer to constantly.
“Not
simply a way of learning Shotokan karate, but the ultimate reference against
which one's progress should be measured. A professionally produced series
of video tapes that will serve as an infallible guide to the manner in the
techniques should be performed.”
—David
Hooper, Ph.D. JKA, Tokyo, Japan
Volume
#1-5 $49.95
English soundtrack, DVD video format. (we
ship within 24hrs.)
Now
Available Japan
Karate Assn. Shotokan Kata Series Part 1. DVD
Heian 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & Tekki 1
by Mastaoshi Nayama assisted by M. Tanaka, A. Isaka, Y. Osaka, M. Yahara,
T. Imura and other senior Japan Karate Association instructors.
This is a re-edited and re-released DVD version
of the Offficial JKA Shotokan Kata Series (English language version) made
by the JKA in 1985. It has been upgraded with navigational menus, new
graphics, and an extensive historical section, illustrated with rare archival
images and bonus footage, by noted Shotokan historian Harry Cook (Author
of Shotokan Karate A Precise History)
Contents: Heian 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & Tekki 1.
This is the definitive work on JKA Shotokan Karate Kata available only
from the worldwide distributor Dragon Associates Inc.
$49.95 per volume which represents a price drop of more than 40% from
the original VHS release.
Running
time approx. 70 minutes. Available in the following formats: DVD
Japan
Karate Assn. Shotokan Kata Series Part 2. DVD Tekki
2, Tekki 3, Bassai Dai by
Mastaoshi Nayama assisted by M. Tanaka, A. Isaka, Y. Osaka, M. Yahara,
T. Imura and other senior Japan Karate Association instructors.
This is a re-edited and re-released DVD version
of the Offficial JKA Shotokan Kata Series (English language version) made
by the JKA in 1985. It has been upgraded with navigational menus, new
graphics, and an extensive historical section, illustrated with rare archival
images and bonus footage, by noted Shotokan historian Harry Cook (Author
of Shotokan Karate A Precise History) Contents: Tekki 2, Tekki
3, Bassai Dai.
$49.95
per volume which represents a price drop of more than 40% from the original
VHS release.
Running
time approx. 70 minutes. Available in the following formats: DVD
Japan
Karate Assn. Shotokan Kata Series Part 3. DVD
Kanku Dai, Jitte
by Mastaoshi Nayama assisted by M. Tanaka, A. Isaka, Y. Osaka, M. Yahara,
T. Imura and other senior Japan Karate Association instructors.
This is a re-edited and re-released DVD version
of the Offficial JKA Shotokan Kata Series (English language version) made
by the JKA in 1985. It has been upgraded with navigational menus, new
graphics, and an extensive historical section, illustrated with rare archival
images and bonus footage, by noted Shotokan historian Harry Cook (Author
of Shotokan Karate A Precise History)
Contents: Kanku Dai, Jitte. This is the definitive
work on JKA Shotokan Karate Kata available only from the worldwide distributor
Dragon Associates Inc.
$49.95 per volume which represents a price drop of more than 40% from
the original VHS release.
Running
time approx. 61 minutes. Available in the following formats: DVD
Japan
Karate Assn. Shotokan Kata Series Part 4. DVD
Hangetsu & Enpi
by Mastaoshi Nayama assisted by M. Tanaka, A. Isaka, Y. Osaka, M. Yahara,
T. Imura and other senior Japan Karate Association instructors.
This is a re-edited and re-released DVD version
of the Offficial JKA Shotokan Kata Series (English language version) made
by the JKA in 1985. It has been upgraded with navigational menus, new
graphics, and an extensive historical section, illustrated with rare archival
images and bonus footage, by noted Shotokan historian Harry Cook (Author
of Shotokan Karate A Precise History)
Contents: Hangetsu & Enpi. This is the definitive
work on JKA Shotokan Karate Kata available only from the worldwide distributor
Dragon Associates Inc.
$49.95 per volume which represents a price drop of more than 40% from
the original VHS release.
Running
time approx. 61 minutes. Available in the following formats: DVD
Japan
Karate Assn. Shotokan Kata Series Part 5. DVD
Jion, Sochin & Unsu
by Mastaoshi Nayama assisted by M. Tanaka, A. Isaka, Y. Osaka, M. Yahara,
T. Imura and other senior Japan Karate Association instructors.
This is a re-edited and re-released DVD version
of the Offficial JKA Shotokan Kata Series (English language version) made
by the JKA in 1985. It has been upgraded with navigational menus, new
graphics, and an extensive historical section, illustrated with rare archival
images and bonus footage, by noted Shotokan historian Harry Cook (Author
of Shotokan Karate A Precise History)
Contents: Jion, Sochin & Unsu. This is
the definitive work on JKA Shotokan Karate Kata available only from the
worldwide distributor Dragon Associates Inc.
$49.95 per volume which represents a price drop of more than 40% from
the original VHS release.
Running
time approx. 66 minutes. Available in the following formats: DVD
The
Kawasoe Way - Textbook JKA Shotokan
Masao
Kawasoe is a Japanese karate pioneer of the first order who has done much
to develop British, and therefore European karate. Noted for the high
quality of his technique and strict orthodoxy, he is considered to be
one of the most stylish Shotokan instructors active in the world today,
and is much respected by his students and his peers. This video series
is a reflection of the man himself—very high quality, serious, low-key
but dynamic—everything that this instructor has come to represent
to the world of Shotokan karate.
This is an instructional series and the production therefore is directed
toward learning techniques and training methods. Professionally produced,
the image and content quality is excellent and Kawasoe Sensei’s performance
more than impressive. There is a polished quality to everything he does,
not simply a mechanical reproduction of technique, but a virtuoso performance
that results from constant and intense training over an extended period.
This is a useful and very valuable series of instructional aids that is
notable for the quality of both its content and production. Duplicated
under license in the U.S. from original master video tapes, it sets a
technical standard that will be difficult to surpass. If you want to see
and learn from a superb Shotokan technician at his best, The Kawasoe
Way is a video series that you must not miss!
The
Kawasoe Way
Beginner to Black Belt
Volume 1 By
Masao
Kawasoe
In
the first tape of the series Sensei Kawasoe demonstrates the basic stances
and movements for the beginner, along with a comprehensive demonstration
of warm-up exercises and detailed instruction of the first two kata in
the syllabus, Kihon Kata and Heian Shodan.
The
Kawasoe Way
Beginner to Black Belt
Volume 2 By
Masao
Kawasoe
In
the second tape the author demonstrates further advanced striking and
kicking techniques and introduces basic one step attack sparring. He also
completes the Heian series of kata with detailed instruction in Nidan,
Yondan, and Godan.
The
Kawasoe Way
Beginner to Black Belt
Volume 3 By
Masao
Kawasoe
In
the third of the series the author introduces semi-free fighting and demonstrates
training using kicking bags. Also included is detailed instruction in
Tekki Shodan and Bassai Dai.
The
Kawasoe Way
Beginner to Black Belt
Volume 4 By
Masao
Kawasoe
In
the last video of the series the author demonstrates advanced stretching
techniques and completes his in-depth look at the brown belt kata—Jion,
Kanku Dai, Empi, and Hangetsu.
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