Product Details

• Actors: Tayayoshi Nagamine
• Directors: Paul Moser
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Subtitles: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Tsunami Productions
• VHS Release Date: April 16, 2002
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005U8SB
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #154,556 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

This video program presents the first ten kata of the Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu karate syllabus up to Naihanchi Sandan performed by the present headmaster Takayoshi Nagamine 9th Dan, assisted by senior instructors Yasuhiro Makishi 9th Dan, and Taira 8th Dan. Each kata is performed at full speed and shown in slow motion; the most important technical points are then explained by Nagamine sensei, and the applications of fundamental techniques demonstrated by the three instructors. Key issues discussed include the development of explosive striking power, the most vulnerable targets to attack, and the differences between applications as they are performed in the kata, and their use in realistic self defense situations. Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu karate is based in part upon the fundamental teachings of Choki Motobu, Chotoku Kyan and other legendary Okinawan karate pioneers. The genius of the Founder, Shoshin Nagamine, was in drawing together the most refined elements of each school and creating from them his own unique style of Shorin Ryu karate.

Contents:
Fukyu Kata 1 and 2
Pinan Kata 1–5
Naihanchi Kata 1–3

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, Highly Recommeded!, December 27, 2002

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CHRISTOPHER MONTI (DETROIT, MICHIGAN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu Vol.2 (Tsunami) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Part 1 of this series was a disappointment, so I didn't know what to expect with part 2. Well, I think this is the best tape that Tsunami has prduced since Uchinadi 1. Jam-packed with technical details, very practical kata applications, and unlike previous videos that have dealt with Matsubayashi Ryu, Takayoshi Nagamine's kata movements correspond perfectly with those in Shoshin Nagamine's textbook. This video is the REAL thing! Highly, highly recommended!

5.0 out of 5 stars Attention to details pays off, February 18, 2011

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Film fan "Jim" (Belleville, Illinois USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu Vol.2 (Tsunami) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I am gratified to see that the previous reviewer felt that the katas performed by Soke Nagamine and sensei Taira and Makishi were spot on. Much effort was put into the perfect execution of kata to match the English translation of O-sensei Shosin Nagamine's definative text on Matsubayashi-ryu. Having been honored by Nagamine sensei to be the technical advisor for the production, it is gratifiying to see that it all transferred to film in such a useful and honest manner. The credit belongs to Nagamine sensei for his unrelenting desire to convey the information in his father's book with honesty and true dedication. It was a beautiful place to shoot and the production value represents the work of those days as if one were right there with us.