Fundamentals Of Freestyle Goju-ryu

By C.L. Sajnog

"Fundamentals of Freestyle Goju Ryu" is the first karate book to take the classroom to the student. You not only get the benefits of a complete karate book but when you buy the book you also get... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589396006
• ISBN13: 9781589396005
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Virtual Bookworm.Com Pub Inc
• Length: 165 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.5" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

A glimpse into a modern view of the art of goju-ryu karate.

This book describes to the reader an idea of goju-ryu that focuses on the traditions that the author C.L. Sajnog follows. The Japanese in the bow sequences and the commentary about progress are all unique to its author. The basics are well outlined as well as highly detailed kata descriptions. As a martial arts researcher, I have read books about over 20 different Japanese karate ryu-has. This book gives a beginner as well as a highly trained black-belt ideas to ponder. The concept of ki as well as body internalization is very useful for the highly advanced student, such as a sandan (3rd degree black belt) or above. The basics and advanced technique descriptions are always intriguing to the beginner who arrives to this point of discovery with a enthusiastic fresh mind. Many of the concepts such as the history as well as the Japanese karate vocabulary are seen in some other books, but all of this is quite useful to a wide audience, whether they are just discovering karate or are martial artists who have been practicing for over 30 years. The descriptions as well as the thorough scope of the terms/traditions are very useful to any serious martial artist. Elizabeth Sher, MLS Martial Artist/Martial Arts Researcher/Indexer

AWESOME

This was one of the better new books written on karate in a long time. Keep the REAL material coming. Oss.