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Martial
Arts Book Review: Karate Kata Heian #2 and Heian #3 by Masatoshi
Nakayama
The primary purpose for this outstanding series of books is to
focus on the katas needed for advancement through the colored belt
ranks to first degree black belt. As with every book in this series,
the author starts out with the customary introduction and follows
that up with a section on the proper execution of a kata and the
seven performance points to focus on. At the end of this section,
the author takes the time to explain the five do’s and don’ts of
kata. This is followed by the primary focus of the book which is
on katas Heian #2 and Heian #3. Both of which are required forms
for the middle/higher rank karate students...
Author: Shawn Kovacich
Date Posted: June 23, 2007
Martial
Arts Book Review- Karate Kata Heian 1-Tekki 1 by Masatoshi Nakayama
This is an outstanding series of books focusing on the katas needed
for advancement from the colored belt ranks to first degree black
belt. The author starts out with the customary introduction and
follows that up with a section on the proper execution of a kata
and the performance points to focus on, of which there are seven
of them. The author also explains the five do’s and don’ts of kata.
This is followed by the focus of the book which is on katas Heian
#1 and Tekki #1. Both of which are required forms for the lower
rank karate students...
Author: Shawn Kovacich
Date Posted: June 20, 2007
Martial
Arts Book Review - Surviving Armed Assault by Lawrence A Kane
Lawrence does a terrific job of organizing the information presented
in this book in a very easy to read and follow format that takes
you through each step in the survival process. This is not a book
on techniques; rather it is a book on the more important aspect
of the principles behind surviving against an armed assault. Which,
in my opinion, is far more important than the techniques themselves.
That’s not to imply that self-defense techniques are not important
or valid, it simply means that the technique that may work for one
person, may not work so well for another. However, the principle
behind the use of the technique will generally work for everyone...
Author: Shawn Kovacich
Date Posted: June 18, 2007
Martial
Arts Book Review: Palgue 1-2-3 by Kim Pyung Soo
I just finished rereading “Palgue 1-2-3” by Kim Pyung Soo for the
first time in quite a few years and was reminded of the firs time
I had purchased this and the other two books in the series when
I was first starting out upon my martial arts journey whose primary
focus in those early days was Karate and Tae Kwon Do. These books
were some of the first ones I owned concerning the martial arts
and kata or forms in particular...
Author: Shawn Kovacich
Date Posted: June 17, 2007
Martial
Arts Book Review- Fighters Fact Book 2 by Loren Christensen
This book covers a broad range of topics from the justified use
of force to defend yourself, to various methods of training to improve
your self-defense skills. There are also several sections devoted
to various techniques such as; punching, kicking, elbowing, clawing,
etc., as well as, grappling and weapons...
Author: Shawn Kovacich
Date Posted: June 15, 2007
Martial
Arts Book Review - Taking It to the Street - Making Your Martial
- by Marc Animal MacYoung
I just finished reading Marc “Animal” Mac Young’s, “Taking It to
the Street: Making Your Martial Art Street Effective,” and found
it to be the best book that Marc has written. This book focuses
primarily on the principles behind the techniques in order to take
that which you have already learned and either adapting it to practical
use as a legitimate street effective self-defense technique, or
discarding it altogether...
Author: Shawn Kovacich
Date Posted: May 26, 2007
Martial
Arts Book Review - The Way of Kata by Lawrence A. Kane
This book should be required reading for any, and I do mean any,
and all individuals who practice a martial art that incorporates
kata as a requirement for advancement. Although I knew a quite a
bit of information that Lawrence had provided in this book, there
was just as much if not more that I didn’t know, or had a slightly
different outlook on. Needless to say I was very impressed with
the information contained in this book...
Author: Shawn Kovacich
Date Posted: May 24, 2007
Martial
Arts Book Review - Martial Arts Instruction by Lawrence A. Kane
The approach Lawrence takes in this book is simple, yet loaded
with an abundance of information that shows you various methods
that you can easily incorporate into your own particular style of
teaching regardless of what the particular subject is. I can almost
guarantee you that if you purchase this book and study it for a
few weeks, and then start applying the information that you have
learned, that you will see a notable improvement in your own...
Author: Shawn Kovacich
Date Posted: May 24, 2007
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