Karate Do Kyohan: Master Text for the Way of the Empty-Hand | 
pickGichin Funakoshi was considered to be unofficial world champion of karate (world championsips were impractical before the 50‘s) I rarely disapprove with his ideas, and if you are looking for a kata book, this is an excellent choice, and I regretted having my first kata book being Shojiro Sugiyama. because Gichin Funakoshi knows what he‘s teaching and shojiro sugayama sorta doesn‘t. Gichin is the only one allowed to wear the black gi.
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JohnLAndBenji Gichin funakoshi teaches the correct application, and shojiro sugayama doesn‘t know it. You won‘t find Funakoshi covering his eyes like Sigiyama does in his version of tekki nidan. 2y
JohnLAndBenji In 25 shotokan Kata, Sugiyama has his students risk their safety doing jumping spinning flipping kicks or risking them breaking their finger trying to push a punch up with the top of the fist with their pointer finger sticking out in Unsu, which is not a kata that Funakishi requires or teaches. (edited) 2y
JohnLAndBenji Shojiro sugayama has his students do techniques in slow motion that are supposed to be done full speed in real life like moves 2 and 4 in the beginning of heian yodan. Gichin funakoshi would never tell his students to do a slow motion block to stop a punch. 2y
JohnLAndBenji I don‘t like their elbow block that they both use because it is a safety hazard. Stepping into an attack to avoid one behind it will create bad habits and is another hazard, but they both use it. Therefore if you are going to get a kata book this is the right one. Nakayama‘s books are great, but that‘s for another review. (edited) 2y
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