Product Details

• Actors: Masao Kawasoe
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Dragon Associates, I
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 1999
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 6305434638
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #542,929 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the Actor

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!

Product Description

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

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Customer Reviews

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good instruction, and good value for your money., July 30, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: JKA Shotokan Karate the Kawasoe Way Part 3 Tekki Shodan - Bassai Dai (Tsunami) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I purchased all four videos in this series three years ago. I continue to use these videos and I have learned a lot from them! They contain a lot more than just kata, but the kata are the best part. Also contained on the tapes are warmup exercises, basic technique, bag work and some sparing. When combined with the use of the "Best Karate" books (volumes 5,6,7,8), the learning of new Kata is relatively easy. The kata are demonstrated once from the front view, in half speed, then a second time at full speed from the front view and then full speed from the side view.

The best "selling point" of these videos, is the value.
Volume 1 contains two kata (and a lot of basic technique.)
Volume 2 contains four kata.
Volume 3 contains two kata.
Volume 4 contains four kata.

I wish Instructor Kawasoe would produce videos of some of the black belt katas like Sochin, Unsu, Gojushiho Sho & Kanku Sho.

In summary, if you are looking for help to learn Shotokan kata, I recommend you buy these videos.