25 Shoto-Kan Kata
25 Shoto-Kan Kata
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Shojiro Sugiyama
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Product Details
  • Author: Shojiro Sugiyama
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  • Binding: Paperback
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  • Dewey Decimal Number: 796
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  • EAN: 9780966904802
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  • ISBN: 096690480X
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  • Label: Shojiro Sugiyama
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  • Language: English
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  • Manufacturer: Shojiro Sugiyama
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  • Number of Pages: 350
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  • Product Group: Book
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  • Publication Date: 1984-01-01
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  • Publisher: Shojiro Sugiyama
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  • Studio: Shojiro Sugiyama
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  • Title: 25 Shoto-Kan Kata
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Avg Customer Rating: 5 stars

Product Description: What is Kata?

A kata is a series of defensive and offensive moves against imaginary attacks from different directions. Also, a kata includes many moves for physical exercise and for connection to subsequent moves rather than for actual application.

Why practice Kata?

Because of the tension of fighting, it is difficult to maintain tranquility in order to examine and understand the details of techniques during sparring. Therefore, Kata are made for studying the details of the external movements.

Why this Kata book?

1. All movements are illustrated by drawing insted of photographs. Therefore, you can understand the movements more clearly.

2. The drawings employ a three dimensional perspective and use compass points for easy orientation.

3. To complete the learning of each Kata, the rhythm and timing of movements are clearly described.

4. For clear understanding, step by step explanations accompany each diagram.

Note: Instructions provided in English, Spanish and Japanese.
Customer Reviews

5 stars This is a all you needed.
one word "WOW", I got this book as per my Sensei suggested. I really like it. Very well make with detail illustraions. My book is the 7th edition 2007. Highly recommanded for everyone.


4 stars Really nice book!
The book shows step-by-step instructions on how to do the katas. If you've learned the katas before, you will love it. If you've never learned them before, you may find a little difficult to do the more advanced ones. A video will help you more in those cases because of the details that even well described are hard to do without watching someone doing it in front of you. I can't think of a better way to teach katas using a book, though and because of that, I think it's still worth buying the book and if you feel that you need, buy a video to help with the harder katas. Good luck!


5 stars Necessary to keep tradition
If nothing else, the kata should be the common factor between schools of the same type. The 25 Shotokan Kata book by Shojiro Sugiyama serves as the guideline for Shotokan karate-ka. Nishiyama sensei gives approval to the forms and explains a few nuances that articulate his concepts of body mechanics. The book is a treasure.


5 stars Kata Clearly Explained
This is an excellent resource to support lessons taught in class. The presentation of the kata in clear and easily understood drawings with supporting text is the best I have found in various books on kata from the Shotokan school. I recommend it to anyone looking for a text to support their study of kata or simply as an addition to your martial arts library.


5 stars This is a must-have for serious Shotokan students
Master Sugiyama illustrations are easy to follow. I especially like that the transitional hand/foot preparation into each move are shown. The use of compass direction also makes clear which direction you are supposed to be facing at any given point. I often use this book for self-teaching or reviewing upper level black belt katas such as gojushiho sho & dai, unsu etcetera.
It's almost time for me to get a fresh copy of this book. I've taped my current copy one too many times!!

Denise W.
3rd Dan - Instructor
Women's Center Karate Club NYC
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