Are there any web pages that illustrate shotokan katas?

Paul

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Sep 6, 2000, 1:12:42 PM9/6/00

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Hello,

Does anyone know if there are any web pages that illustrate shotokan
katas (below black belt)?

Failing that, anyone recommend a book or video?

Thank you.
--Paul

Shawn Jefferson

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Sep 6, 2000, 1:37:33 PM9/6/00

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On 06 Sep 2000 18:12:42 +0100, Paul <ratT...@openmind.org> wrote:

>Does anyone know if there are any web pages that illustrate shotokan
>katas (below black belt)?

http://psiserver.insa-rouen.fr/shotokan/

This site has video of all the kata of Shotokan karate. Old and new
video for most kata. It's a bandwidth nightware though. I hope you
are on cable or ADSL.

>Failing that, anyone recommend a book or video?

You need the Best Karate series of books (5-11 anyway) and I really
like Suguiyama's 25 Shotokan Kata for the diagrams. I've never seen
Kanazawa's kata books but I've heard they are good.

Check out this site for some book reviews and links:

http://www.24fightingchickens.com/shotokan/

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Shawn Jefferson
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Paul

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Sep 7, 2000, 4:33:58 AM9/7/00

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Thank you Shawn.

--Paul.

Robert Stepien

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Sep 7, 2000, 5:30:45 AM9/7/00

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Thanks a lot, thats what I've been looking for!

By the way, I'm on a cable (2Mb/s) but the transfer is reeeaally slow.
Maybe this is the way I learn patience...

Robert

Stephen Marriott

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Sep 7, 2000, 7:51:20 AM9/7/00

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Paul wrote:

> Does anyone know if there are any web pages that illustrate shotokan
> katas (below black belt)?
>
> Failing that, anyone recommend a book or video?
>

Recommended books:
Shotokan Karate International Kata Hirokazu Kanazawa Vol I/II
Beginners Guide to Shotokan Karate John Van Weenen

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Start off with "Best Karate" by M.Nakayama. it has the basic Heian and Tekki
kata.......Barnes and Nobles is usually a good source....Jim 4th Kyu
Coppen's United House of Karate in Callahan, Florida 904-879-3715

Joe Steve Swick III

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Sep 14, 2000, 3:00:00 AM9/14/00

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___"Shawn Jefferson"___

Does anyone know if there are any web pages that illustrate shotokan katas
(below black belt)?

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Or, try: http://ctr.usf.edu/shotokan/

Vidclips demonstrating all 26 JKA katas, in current and classical forms.
Watching is so much nicer than reading "move here, punch there." Of course
Shotokan Planet (already recommended to you) is fantastic.

Cheers,
JSW