Shotokan Karate by Joachim Grupp
Shotokan Karate (Illustrated Second Revised Edition, 2009)
A Fully Illustrated Training Guide to Shotokan Kihon, Kumite and Kata by a German 4th Dan Instructor
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Shotokan Karate: Kihon, Kumite, Kata
- Author: Joachim Grupp
- Publisher: Meyer & Meyer Sport, Maidenhead
- Publication Date: 2009
- ISBN-13: 9781841262819
- Edition Details: 2nd, Revised Edition.
- Binding: Publisher's illustrated glossy card wrappers, perfect bound.
- Physical Format: Large softcover (trade paperback). Profusely illustrated with colour photographs throughout.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Exterior / Wraps: Glossy illustrated grey paper wrappers with the yellow Meyer & Meyer Sport logo panel. The spine is clean, straight and fully legible. Corners and edges are generally sound, with no tears to the covers. The page block edges are lightly toned.
- Interior: The text pages are clean and bright, with colour photographs throughout. The binding is tight. There is a slight curl and wave to the page block, but no foxing, markings or stains.
- The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)
Synopsis & Historical Value
Shotokan Karate: Kihon, Kumite, Kata is a practical training guide to one of the most widely practised styles of karate, written for beginners and advanced students alike. This is the second, revised edition, published by Meyer & Meyer Sport in 2009.
The book opens with a short history of the style, tracing it from Funakoshi to modern Shotokan, and explains what karate-do is. It offers advice on preparing for grading, then moves through the basic kihon techniques and the various forms of kumite, including free-fighting.
The kata section covers the Heian 1 to 5, Tekki 1 and Bassai-Dai forms. Colour photographs illustrate the techniques throughout. A clean, usable copy for martial arts students, instructors and collectors of karate literature.
Author Profile: Joachim Grupp
Joachim Grupp was born in Stuttgart in 1959 and has practised karate since 1976. He holds the rank of 4th Dan and leads a karate club in Berlin. He has also acted as a grading judge for the DKV, the German Karate Association.
He is the author of several Shotokan titles for Meyer & Meyer Sport, including Shotokan Karate Kata Vol. 1 (2002), Kumite: Shotokan Karate (2004) and Shotokan Karate Kata Vol. 2.
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