Norimi Gosei Yamaguchi

Aimed at the advanced beginner, this second volume in the goju-ryu series delivers a step-by-step preparation and execution of the taikyoku kata group. Over 1100 illustrations aid in the instruction of these preliminary steps to the intermediate level. Gosei Yamaguchi is chief instructor of Goju-Kai Karate-Do U.S.A. and the foremost authority on goju-ryu in the United States. His father, the famed Gogen 'Cat' Yamaguchi, is founder of the International Goju-Kai. Musical scale diagrams. Contents Acknowledgement Dedication Preface Introduction I Kihon ido Kihon ido at a glance Form 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8 Conclusion of kihon ido II Kata ido Turning in the kata ido Defensive conversions Offensive conversions III Kata Kata taikyoku Kata taikyoku jodan Kata taikyoku chudan Kata taikyoku gedan Kata taikyoku kake-uke Kata taikyoku mawashi-uke… (meer)