Kata Training Video

For hundreds of years, self-defense techniques have been handed down from teacher to student through the practice of kata. Through the "Heian Kata 1-5" DVD you can learn these traditional katas of Shotokan karate...

Kata means structure or shape. Traditionally katas found in most martial arts involve very low stances and movements that build strength and stamina but often are not very realistic for sparring or self defense...

For hundreds of years, self-defense techniques have been handed down from teacher to student through the practice of kata. Through the "Heian Kata 1-5" DVD you can learn these traditional katas of Shotokan karate...

Kata means structure or shape. Traditionally katas found in most martial arts involve very low stances and movements that build strength and stamina but often are not very realistic for sparring or self defense...

Studio: Victor Multimedia-05 Release Date: 09/18/2007 Run time: 65 minutes

Judo, or the Way of Gentleness, an ideal form of physical exercise and a reliable system, of self-defense, was specially created from traditional Japanese martial arts. This book by the creator of Kodokan judo is uniquely comprehensive and the most authoritative guide to this martial art ever published...

Hirokazu Kanazawa is the renowned karate master in the world today, and a close disciple of Gichin Funakoshi, the father of modern karate and founder of the Shotokan School. Having earned his impressive reputation in Hawaii, the mainland United States, and Europe as an official trainer for the Japan Karate Association, Kanazawa founded Shotokan Karate-do International Federation in 1979...

When Karate or Ti was first developed in Okinawa it was about using technique and extraordinary power to end a fight instantly. These old ways of generating remarkable power are still accessible, but they are purposefully hidden in Sanchin Kata for the truly dedicated to find...