The Way of Kata

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The Way of Kata begins with a non-traditional history of karate, with much of the ancient “truth” debunked. It then explain the principles of karate kata using that more realistic backdrop.

It’s only been fairly recently that I’ve seen this kind of information published for the world at large. The concepts in this book overlap heavily with Abernethy’s, and in the places they don’t the concepts are complementary, not contradictory.

I particularly liked the illustrations used to describe motion. Highly recommended.