Product Details

• Actors: Takehiro Konishi
• Directors: Paul Moser
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Dragon Associates Inc.
• VHS Release Date: April 16, 1999
• Run Time: 55 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305435219
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #477,094 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

The Video Librarian, Jan-Feb 2000

Karate tapes abound, but instead of taking the typical straight how-to format, this tape approaches its subject with the historical reverence of a Ken Burns opus.

Product Description

Volume 1 includes information and images of Choki Motobu, Gichin Funakoshi, Hakudo Nakayama, Kenwa Mabuni, Morihei Ueshiba, Tsuneo Horiguchi, and Yasuhiro Konishi. The technical section includes Passai Dai, Naihanchi, and the Taisabaki Kata; Ippon, Nihon, and Sanbon with applications.

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Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars History and Spirit of Karate, April 11, 2000

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Margaret A. Robinson (Huntington Beach, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shindo Jinen Ryu Karate (Tsunami) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video gives an excellent overview of the founding of modern karate. It traces the common thread shared by the most popular current traditional styles. It reflects a great deal of research and places today's study of karate in its proper historical perspective. The inclusion of kata as demonstrated by Konishi Sensei is a rare treat. An equally well-done and infomative video can be found in the second volume, Ryobu-kai and Shotokan.

5.0 out of 5 stars Shindo Jinen Ryu Karate, June 2, 2001

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Sensei, Jeffrey Gonz (Aikido of the Triple Ci... (Binghamton, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shindo Jinen Ryu Karate (Tsunami) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

A video of one of Japan's national treasures Yasuhiro Konishi. I have the opportunity of studying with one the last students of Konishi sensei and this Video is a great reference especially to an instructor or practitioner of Aikido and Karate. A definite must have for any one interested in the martial arts.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars High quality and superb information!, April 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Shindo Jinen Ryu Karate (Tsunami) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video does an excellent job of discussing a chapter of Karate history that has not been covered in the past. Tsunami Productions does a first-rate, top notch job in production quality and information. Not to mention the excellent job of demonstrating kata and their applications done by Takehiro Konishi, the son of the founder of Shindo Jinen Ryu. Students of Japanese Karate should own and study this video!