Shoto-Kan Karate [antikvár]

Foreword Ralph Moxcey 11 There are many books on karate today, and what they generally contain is a maze of pictures showing dramatic and spectacular techniques. Where the techniques come from is very rarely explained. All techniques in karate are contained in the kata, or forms. This book is, I feel, unique, for there has never been one written on such advanced kata as those contained here and, more important, their proper application. In understanding this book, it is essential for the reader to bear in mind that the kata is on the left-hand page executed by one model. The actual application of the same technique is on the opposite page executed by two models. Thus a person wishing to study this book in earnest will be able to see at a glance the techniques of the kata and their proper application. The purpose of this is to show the effectiveness of karate through the study of the various forms and their application as they were intended. The book specializes primarily on two kata, the presentations of which, it is hoped, will enable the average person to see and understand what actually takes place in an attack. The kata, Bassai No. 1 and Tekki No. 1, contain advanced movements which, with enough practice, anyone can learn and properly apply. I wish to show that the study of karate can be a very satisfying and rewarding experience without fear of injury to one's self or his partner, by the control of every physical movement made by either party. I wish to acknowledge my thanks to Frank Cronin for posing for the photographs; to Ralph Moxcey for his skill and patience in taking the pictures, and to Anne Ventresca for the tremendous amount of typing performed to complete this book. Peter Ventresca chief instructor Shoto-Kan Karate Association of Massachusetts Headquarters—Ventresca Studio of Japanese Karate, Boston, Mass.