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Defending Against Attack - The Shotokan Way (Signed Book)
With the aid of over 500 photo illustrations, a simple ‘20 Lesson Plan’ teaches real life attack reconstructions gathered from victims, youth offenders, and military branches.
Using the Traditional Style of Shotokan Karate, Frank, with the help of his students introduces; Basics (Kihon), Sparring (Kumite) and Formal Exercise (Kata) teaching a massive variety of punching, kicking and blocking techniques safely.
Heian Kata's and Kumite techniques explained in full. This book is to be used for the serious martial artist who wants to develop techniques from beginner to Purple Belt!

Get an original copy signed by the author (limited edition)

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Craig Rayes Kumite Sparring Tips (DVD)
An essential purchase for those interested in competition karate and similar competition martial arts.

Presented by Craig Raye (5th Dan), individual Kumite Champion, team kata and team kumite winner. Fought for Britain 5 times in Japan and Europe winning 14 out of 16 team kumite finals for his club. Awarded the Enoeda Trophy for Fighting Spirit.

Features basic kumite, semi-free kumite, punching & blocking drills, kicking & blocking drills and combination drills.
Bonus feature includes classic footage from Craigs Championship Fights.
Multi-view angles including wide-shots, close-ups, split-screen and slow motion.
An essential purchase for those interested in competition level karate and similar style martial arts.

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Essential Advanced Katas for Shotokan Karate (DVD)
The essential follow up from the creators of the popular Grading Syllabus for Shotokan Karate.

Features the following kata: Bassai-Sho, Kanku-Dai, Kanku-Sho, Enpi, Jion and Hangetsu.
The above Shotokan kata can be viewed with "multi-view" shot selection from 19 different views including wide-shots, top-shots, close-ups and profiles. Also slow motion, mirror images and split screen views.

Again demonstrated by Craig Raye (5th Dan), Robert Richards (4th Dan) and Matthew Frost (1st Dan).

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Grading Syllabus for Shotokan Karate (DVD)
Over 300 video clips are easily accessed via 37 menu cards.
Menu is broken down into Kyu grades and then into Basics, Kata and Sparring
All the techniques a student will need to demonstrate.

If a student was preparing for his 4th Kyu belt and wished to review a particular stance or a block within a Kata before his grading, he would be able to select the belt grade and then choose the camera angle that was most appropriate.
For example, the student could select a top shot, then the relevant close up, perhaps in profile, then watch it in slow motion to counts, and then run the sequence at normal speed until satisfied. Action can be frozen at any moment if he so wished. Invaluable for really studying moves in detail!

In addition the DVD gives the option of watching any of the Kata as a split screen so that the same action can be reviewed at the same time in both wide shot and close up.

Also the DVD has been designed to allow the front wide shot of any of the Katas filmed, to be viewed as a mirror image, giving the students the option of lining themselves up with the image on the screen and following the actions precisely.

Approx running time 3 hours

As featured in all the major martial arts magazines

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Price: £19.95

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Karate Shotokan (DVD 199)
Stéphane MARI shows his competition katas of the Shotokan style : 7 superior katas, detailed in slow motion, then normal speed, with several view angles.
Each motion is precised and commented with technical details and educational exercises.
The explanations are linked to the applications as a bunkai in order to make the kata performance more realistic.
Beyond the kata kumite, the bunkai leads you further, towards a hidden meaning within the practiced motion.
Stéphane shows here several ways to work on, for every technique shown within the katas.

Region 2 UK/Europe
LANGUAGES: English - French - German - Spanish

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Karate The 5 Heian Shotokan (DVD 80)
Stéphane Mari, member of the French Technical Team, 2nd dan in Karate, French Champion, European vice champion, World team vice champion, shows her the 5 basic katas of shotokan style, detailed with improvement elements so that you immediately progress.
Each kata is accompanied with specific exercises for a better understanding of the technique.

Region 2 UK/Europe
LANGUAGES: English - French - German - Spanish

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Karate - Belt Advancement 1 (Polny 002) - DVD
Alexandre Biamonti world champion and Yves Bardreau, World vice-champion , present you a comprehensive gradual program for white, yellow, orange and green belts. You will learn every defense and attack technique, with fist and foot, as well as the mistakes not to make in order to master the basic techniques of Traditional and Competition Karate.

White, yellow, orange and green belts.

Interactive Menus
Region 2 UK/Europe
Languages: English & French

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Karate - Black belt Passport Vol 2 (Polny 003) - DVD
Alexandre Biamonti world champion and Yves Bardreau, World vice-champion , present you a comprehensive gradual program for blue, brown, and black belts. You will learn every defense and attack technique, with fist and foot, as well as the combinations in order to master the basic techniques of Traditional and Competition Karate.

Blue, brown and black belts

Interactive Menus
Languages: English & French
Region 2 UK/Europe

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Karate - Dynamic Kata 1 (DVD 01)
In this first volume Michael Milon, 4th degree Black Belt in Karate, 3 times World Champion, 3 times winner of the Kata World Cup and Hassan Fekkak, 5th degree Black Belt in Karate, winner of the JKA World Cup, show you in every detail the 4 basic kata of Shotokan Karate as well as Bassai-Dai (advanced Kata).
You will see every kata broken down into slow motion and at full speed with their technical parts and their main fight applications.
There are also a few tricks to improving your positions and speed.

The ideal martial arts DVD for every Karate practitioner, beginer or advanced to strengthen their basic knowledge and improve confidence.

Region 2 UK/Europe

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Karate - Dynamic Kata 2 (DVD 02)
The long awaited second volume with Michael Milon, 4th degree Black Belt in Karate, 3 times World Champion, 3 times winner of the Kata World Cup and Hassan Fekkak, 5th degree Black Belt in Karate, winner of the JKA World Cup, shows in every detail the Shotokan Karate kata Tekki 1 & 2, Kanku-Daï, Jion, En-Pi and Hangetsu.
You will see each kata broken down into slow motion and full speed with their technical parts and their main fight applications.
There are also more tricks to improving your positions and speed.

Region 2 UK/Europe

Price: £18.99

Karate - Dynamic Kata DVD Set - NEW
Save money and get Dynamic Kata Volumes 1 and 2 together
Shows in every detail the Shotokan Karate kata, each kata broken down into slow motion and full speed with their technical parts and their main fight applications.
There are also many tricks to improving your technique, positions and speed.

Region 2 UK/Europe

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Karate - Competition Winning Techniques (DVD 09)
As featured in Combat Magazine etc.
This martial arts instructional DVD presents the best Karate techniques used in competition.
Alexandre Biamonti, individual and team World Champion 1998, European Champion 1998, Winner of the Paris Open 1998, the Wasqual Cup 98, the english Championship 98, the Finnish Championship 98, the World Cup 1997, 7 times European Champion and 6 times French Champion.
Famous for his leg techniques and sequences which surprise his opponents. Alex reveals his secrets, kick and punch techniques, punch-kick chaining, sweeping, feints.
Followed by the most beautiful fights of his career and the best karateka in the World.

Region 2 UK/Europe
Languages: English, French & Spanish

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Uechi-Ryu Karate-Do from Okinawa Vol 1 (DVD 79)
In this DVD, master Takémi Takayasu presents the 4 fundamental kata of the Uéchi-Ryu Karaté Do from Okinawa (Sanchin, Kanshiwa, Kanshu, Seichi) and all their applications as well as Kyu-Yakusoku-Kumité, defense and attack against an enemy with a knife. This is the first time in the History of Uéchi-Ryu that "Sanchin-Gitaé" will be performed with the first kata Sanchin and with all the applications of the three other kata, which is very meaningful.

Running Time approx 50 mins
Region 2 UK/Europe
Languages: English, French, German, Spanish & Japanese

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Uechi-Ryu Karate-Do from Okinawa Vol 2 (DVD 101)
Following the 4 fundamental kata presented in volume 1, this DVD shows in detail the 4 other kata, the superior ones (Séisan, Séiryu, Kanchin, Sanséiryu), with all their comprehensive applications, one traditional Yakusoku-Kumité and defense/attack methods agains an attacker with a gun. It’s probably the first time in the world that the application of "Séiryu", "Kanchin", "Sanséiryu" is presented in such a detailed and comprehensive manner.
Region 2 UK/Europe
Languages: English, French, German, Spanish & Japanese
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Uechi-Ryu Karate-Do from Okinawa Vol 3 (DVD 119)
Hojoundô is one of the fundamental training methods of Uéchi Ryu. Its defense and attack techniques performed in the Sanchin Dachi posture are varied. This method helps to gain more speed and resistance. This dvd reveals all the applications of hojoundo, self defense techniques, as well as a demonstration of extreme strengthening of the body.

Languages: English, French, German, Spanish & Japanese
Region 2 UK/Europe
DVD extras include goofy footage!

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Okinawan Makiwara (DVD 10) - New
With Master Takemi Takayasu 7th Dan (Uechi-Ryu karate) revealing his training methods with the Makiwara.

The makiwara is an essential tool for karate training, with regular training you can improve your efficiency and power

Running Time approx 45 mins
Region 2 UK/Europe
Languages: English, French, German, Spanish & Japanese

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Okinawa Strengthening (DVD 25) - New
With Master Takemi Takayasu 7th Dan (Uechi-Ryu karate) demonstrating the strengthening techniques as practised on Okinawa (Japan). This work must be part of any budoka who looks for maximum efficiency.

Strengthening of the body with baseball bats, amazing breaking on 9 points. Vhishis, Nigiri-Games, Dumbbells

Running Time approx 50 mins
Region 2 UK/Europe
Languages: English, French, German, Spanish & Japanese

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Karate Striking Points poster
Poster illustrating the most effective striking points.

Price: £2.49 Including VAT at 17.5%

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Wado-Ryu Karate: The Complete Art Uncovered
Frank Johnson
Wado-Ryu Karate the complete Art Uncovered, is the most comprehensive book ever published on the Art of Wado-Ryu, in English.The book includes over 1,100 photographs and text,17 Katas in full,1-10 Kihon Gumite, advanced fighting techniques,speed,reflex and power training, basic moves, history, vital spots,exercises, knife, kneeling and sword defence. Also many other aspects of this fascinating Art.
Its author Frank Johnson trained in Japan with the Wado-Ryu founder Hironori Ohtsuka. And was editor of Wado-world magazine. Frank has a unique insight into the Art of Wado ryu Karate.
Hardback - 240 pages

Shotokan Karate Kata Vol. 1
Joachim Grupp
The book aims to assist in understanding kata better, to get to know the situations when they can be applied, and how to improve them in the daily training routine as well as in grading tests and competitions. 17 Kata are presented in detail using the Bunkai method.
Paperback 224 pages

Karate Kata Applications
Vince Morris, Aidan Trimble
The one constant feature of karate training, at all levels, is the Kata. These are formal, technical sequences which are the basis of all proper practice. This volume covers the first 13 Shotokan Kata, with each move fully illustrated and accompanied by an investigation of the Kata's application.
Paperback 224 pages

Dynamic Karate
Masatoshi Nakayama, John Teramoto (Translator)
A complete guide to Shotokan karate covering everything from basics to advanced techniques.
An essential buy for all Karate Martial Artists.
Paperback 308 pages

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