Februari 1994, buku Teknik Oyama Karate seri Kata akhirnya diterbitkan oleh Elex Media Komputindo, grup Gramedia .
Awalnya hanya bertujuan untuk bacaan para pelatih yang sudah tersebar dmana-mana . Setelah selesai disusun berikut dengan foto-foto , terbit keinginan untuk disebarkan kepada siapa saja melalui penerbit supaya seluruh penggemar Kyokushin Karate dapat mendalaminya . Seluruh Kata Kyokushin yang berhasil dipelajari oleh Sujoto semenjak diangkat selaku Branch Chief terdapat didalam buku ini.

Dynamic Stretching & Kicking

THE WEAPONLESS WARRIOR

BEBAS CEDERA KARATE

POWER TRAINING IN KUNGFU AND KARATE

KARATE'S HISTORY AND TRADITIONS

THE ULTIMATE KICK

 

• Paperback: 136 pages
• Publisher: Unique Publications (Subs. of CFW Enterprises, Inc; First Edition edition (Dec 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0865680884
• ISBN-13: 978-0865680883
• Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 1 x 25.5 cm

OKINAWAN GOJU RYU

classical kata of okinawan karate

Karate-Do My Way of Life

Linking the time when karate was a strictly Okinawan art of self-defense shrouded in the deepest secrecy and the present day, when it has become a martial art practiced throughout the world, is Gichin Funakoshi, the "Father of Karate-do."
Out of modesty, he was reluctant to write this autobiography and did not do so until he was nearly ninety years of age. Trained in the Confucian classics, he was a schoolteacher early in life, but after decades of study under the foremost masters, he gave up his livelihood to devote the rest of his life to the propagation of the Way of Karate. Under his guidance, techniques and nomenclature were refined and modernized, the spiritual essence was brought to the fore, and karate evolved into a true martial art.
Various forms of empty-hand techniques have been practiced in Okinawa for centuries, but due to the lack of historical records, fancy often masquerades as fact. In telling of his own famous teachers-and not only of their mastery of technique but of the way they acted in critical situations-the author reveals what true karate is. The stories he tells about himself are no less instructive: his determination to continue the art, after having started it to improve his health; his perseverance in the face of difficulties, even of poverty; his strict observance of the way of life of the samurai; and the spirit of self-reliance that he carried into an old age kept healthy by his practice of Karate-do.

OYAMA KARATE (SERI KIHON)

Mas Oyama: Dalam seni bela diri , penghayatan pada latihan-latihan dasar membimbing ke arah penyempurnaan latihan-latihan selanjutnya. Mengikuti jalan seni bela diri bagaikan mendaki sebuah jurang, terus-menerus naik ke atas tanpa berhenti. Untuk menyelsaikan tugas ini di butuhkan pengabdian yang penuh dan tak tergoyahkan. Jalan seni bela diri di mulai di mulai dengan 1.000 hari latihan. Inti sesungguhnya dari jalan seni bela diri hanya dapat diperoleh melalui pengalaman. Dengan mengetahui hal ini, kita dapat belajar tanpa takut menghadapi tantangan.

Best Karate Volume 11

Best Karate M. Nakayama
Kata: Gojushiho Dai, Gojushiho Sho, Meikyo

Best Karate Volume 9

The entire BEST KARATE series is very educational once you struggle through how to learn the forms from the descriptions and pictures. The book does an excellent job, but learning and teaching forms from a book is inherently difficult. These forms come from a reliable source and are considered one of the authortative sources for these shotokan kata. Also includes great information (in the glossary) on japanese martial arts vocabulary. I enjoyed this entire series and found it overall very educational.

Best Karate Volume 10

The kata in this volume are at the advanced level and may be selected for examination above the grade of shodan.

In Unsu, there are constant transformations, signified by the name meaning "Cloud Hands." All parts of the body are used as weapons, with feints and provocations leading to unique combination techniques and multi-directional kicks.

Sochin is characterized by a certain solemnity and imperturbability. Using a very stable stance, muscular power is built up slowly in many movements, instantaneously in others, leading to a keen sense of timing for continuous attacks.

Nijushiho offers training in the unique back-hand block (haishu uke). It requires integration of varying strengths and speed, and mastery can be seen in a smooth and unbroken flow of movements.

Best Karate Volume 8

This book, and the entire "Best Karate" series, have the typical JKA (former JKA that is), high production values and painstaking attention to detail. With the exception of the first few kata books of this series, novice rank students may find it difficult to understand many of the nuances of the techniques presented, but in fact, the entire series is a virtual warehouse of infomation for the more advanced student, and is perfect as a reference source. The late Mr. Nakayama has always produced publications of high quality, and this series is no exception, even for students not aligned with the JKA or even Shotokan, for that matter.

Best Karate Volume 7

This book presents the Katas Jitte, Hangetsu, Empi, which are usually learnt around shodan (first black belt) to sandan (third black belt) level.
Again, each move is documented with pictures front and top view as well as text. As this Katas are becoming technically more advanced you will find more pictures of bunkai (application) too.

Best Karate Volume 6

In the Vol. 6 Kata 2. book we are moving into more black belt level stage.
Bassai-Dai and Kanku-Dai are essential for black belt gradings.
Like in Vol. 5. both are documented with pictures to each move / technique, front and top view including text.
Now Nakayama – Sensei is adding examples of bunkai ( application).

Best Karate Volume 4

This book complements volume 3 of this series and, like the earlier volume, includes writings of masters of the martial arts to guide the student toward spiritual awareness and mental maturity. It places kumite in perspective, relating it to training as a whole.

Best Karate Volume 5

In this book we find the 5 Heian Katas ( forms ) plus Tekki Shodan, Nidan und Sandan.
Every Kata is documented step by step with text and pictures to each technique, front and top view. The most important techniques are pointed out separately at the end of the Kata.
The 5 Heian Katas plus Tekki-Shodan are normally used for colour belt gradings. Tekki-Nidan and Tekki-Sandan are more black belt Katas.

Best Karate Volume 3

In kumite (sparring) basic techniques are sharpened and body movement and distancing acquired through practical application. This volume explains the types and meaning of kumite and the relation between jiyu kumite and basic training in fundamentals.

Demonstrated by instructors of the Japan Karate Association. As well as setting forth the basic rules that must be put into practice when performing kata or applying techniques in kumite, this volume pinpoints the underlying physical and physiological principles of karate: source and concentration of power; stance, form, stability and technique; movement in all directions; basic and comprehensive aspects of training.