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| free shotokan karate ebooks: Shôtôkan-Kata for Black Belt and above / Vol. 2 Fiore Tartaglia, 2013-05-22 This book - like the first of the series - shall be a support for those who want to look up the details or even the entire sequence of a kata. The topic of this book are those kata you learn as advanced karateka, after having learned the kata up to black belt level. - Illustrated presentations of all techniques from three different perspectives - Clear and detailed graphics - At-a-glance overview of all kata - Supplementary explanations of difficult sections of kata - Explanations of Japanese terms through graphics Content: Tekki nidan, Tekki sandan, Bassai shô, Kankû shô, Jitte, Gankaku, Chinte, Ji'in, Nijû shi ho, Sôchin, Wankan, Meikyô, Gojû shi ho dai, Gojû shi ho shô, Unsu. |
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