Seisan Kata of Isshinryu Karate

by Steve Armstrong

Book, 1973

Library's review

This is the first substantial work to introduce the Isshinryu karate system-one of the most popular Okinawan styles. Steve Armstrong, a leading Isshinryu authority in the United States, has presented a detailed standardization of the Seisan kata, the first of three forms needed for advancement to
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green belt. Nearly 100 artistic illustrations, emphasized by in-depth foot patterns, are graphically used to highlight easy comprehension by the beginning student. Incuded in this text is a stimulating history of the founder of the Isshinryu system, Tatsuo Shimabuku, along with an interesting background of the style's symbolic emblem.

Contents

About the author
Preface
Tatsuo Shimabuku founder of Isshinryu
The Isshinryu karate emblem
A brief history of the seisan kata
Seisan kata
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Publication

Ohara Publications, Incorporated Los Angeles, California
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