Shotokan Karate: Its History and Evolution
Shotokan Karate: Its History and Evolution
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Randall G. Hassell
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  • Author: Randall G. Hassell
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  • Binding: Paperback
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  • Dewey Decimal Number: 796
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  • EAN: 9781933901282
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  • ISBN: 1933901284
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  • Label: Empire Books
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  • Language: English
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  • Manufacturer: Empire Books
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  • Number of Items: 1
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  • Number of Pages: 196
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  • Product Group: Book
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  • Publication Date: 2007-08-31
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  • Publisher: Empire Books
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  • Studio: Empire Books
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  • Title: Shotokan Karate: Its History and Evolution
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Avg Customer Rating: 4 stars

Product Description: The first comprehensive written history of Shotokan karate in any language! In this completely revised edition of the classic bestseller, Randall G. Hassell covers recent developments in the art of Shotokan Karate-do. Rare and never-before-published photos complement everything from the Okinawan roots of karate to the JKA in Japan and the United States, American karate organizations, and the current state of karate. Also in this edition: A chronology of Shotokan Karate, the origins of all Shotokan kata, a genealogy of traditional karate, and much more.
Customer Reviews

4 stars This is an excellent resource for Shotokan karate-ka.
I really enjoyed this book alot. I've studied Shotokan Karate since 1974, and ever since Mr. Hassell wrote his article for Kick Magazine in 1981, I have been looking for a more detailed account to be published in a book. I am planning on using this book as a study guide for my students. I highly recommend it!


5 stars A truly captivating work, a vortex of information!
Randall G. Hassell is again shown here, to be in "top form"! This captivating work, is a compilation of tangibly "intense research". This book is living snapshot into the martial arts, and scrutiny of one particular "family" of Martial Artists. It's focus is the passionate discussion of the evolution and development of the proverbial "family" known as Shotokan Karate. Agree or disagree with its author, but the presentation is compelling, EXTREMELY articulate, a very balanced and interesting read!