Best Karate, Vol.9: Bassai Sho, Kanku, Sho, Chinte (Paperback)

~ Masatoshi Nakayama (Author) "Deciding who is the winner and who is the loser is not the ultimate objective..." (more)
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"Recommended to the competitor and ... colleges supporting karate teams." -Choice

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These advanced kata may be selected for testing above shodan level. The techniques in Bassai Sho, using sword hand, ridge hand and tiger mouth, make good defenses against stick attacks. In Kanko Sho are many counter-attacks to the upper level. Chinte has unique techniques, the rarely seen tateken, and is especially valuable for women's self-defense.

Here is a list of all volumes in this series:
Vol. 1: Comprehensive
Vol. 2: Fundamentals
Vol. 3: Kumite 1
Vol. 4: Kumite 2
Vol. 5: Heian, Tekki
Vol. 6: Bassai, Kanku
Vol. 7: Jutte, Hangetsu, Empi
Vol. 8: Gankaku, Jion
Vol. 9: Bassai Sho, Kanku Sho, Chinte
Vol.10: Unsu, Sochin, Nijushiho
Vol. 11: Gojushiho Dai, Gojushiho Sho, Meikyo

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Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Kodansha International; First Edition edition (January 15, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870116800
• ISBN-13: 978-0870116803
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.9 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #193,840 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Reference Tool, April 20, 2000

By	C. Pellitteri (Upland, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The entire BEST KARATE series is very educational once you struggle through how to learn the forms from the descriptions and pictures. The book does an excellent job, but learning and teaching forms from a book is inherently difficult. These forms come from a reliable source and are considered one of the authortative sources for these shotokan kata. Also includes great information (in the glossary) on japanese martial arts vocabulary. I enjoyed this entire series and found it overall very educational.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This series is the standard, December 18, 1998

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I've been studying Karate (Shotokan) in southern Japan for three years with a 7-dan teacher who is also an international referee. We use this series, combined with separate video tapes, as the standard by which to learn kata. occaisionally our own kata differs from the book in small detail, but the books still provide the basis for study. (Our copies are in Japanese but otherwise identical to the English versions)

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent guide to learning Shotokan Katas., January 18, 2010

By	Joseph J. Truncale "warriorwriter" (Chicago, Il) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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The "Best Karate" series by the late Nakayama is an important contribution to the art of Shotokan Karate. This volume (9), covers the proper sequence of Shotokan Karate Kata Bassai Sho, Kanku Sho, and Chinte. The katas taught in this great book are middle black belt level kata and should not be practiced until one has learned Hein 1,2,3,4,5, Tekki Shodan, Nidan, Sandan, Bassai Dai, Kanku Dai and Jion. The beauty of this book is how it examines in great detail how to properly perform these katas. In conclusion, this book is fantastic when used in conjunction with actual training under a high ranking Shotokan Black Belt instructor. Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Shotokan Karate Self-Defense Techniques: Combat Karate for the street, Wakizashi-Jutsu manual, Tanto-Jutsu manual, PR-24 Police Baton Advanced Techniques, Martial Art Myths, Police Yawara Stick Techniques, Never Trust a Politician).