Shihan Te: The Bunkai of Kata

by Darrell Max Craig and Paul Anderson

In the martial arts, kata are the prearranged and choreographed dance-like forms used to convey the intricacies of a particular style to the practitioner. In a sense they are the physical form of an oral tradition, (a form of knowledge transference that many believe extends back several thousand years), training not only the body, but the mind and spirit. Kata are the basis for which modern day karate techniques have developed and hence kata are considered...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1886969884
• ISBN13: 9781886969889
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: YMAA Publication Center
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.2" x 9.3"