Training Resources - Websites & You Tube Links

Making the most of your Karate experience

There is a huge amount of information online in the Karate community.

Acknowledgements

We acknowledge the work and resource of many contributing websites, wiki pages and sources in the compilation of this website.

To avoid duplication, and with respect to copyright, we have listed some excellent resources here.

1) Websites

1) The Martial Way - this website contains detailed descriptions of kihon, kata and kumite along with detailed illustrations and videos.

2)The Karate Handbook - a collection of karate-related notes and resources

3) Karate Step by Step - featuring history of karate, the masters and anin-depth collection of kata plans and techniques

4) Applied Methods Substack by Adam Carter @appliedmethods - the study and practice of karate

5) Black Belt Wiki - a wide range of karate information is presented here.

2) Apps

Shotokan Karate Kata - by 7th Dan Fiore Tartaglia who is also a professional designer. An excellent app with all 27 kata in animated form, this is highly recommended as a go-to guide on your phone. The first 3 kata are free, the rest is a one-time payment of 16E. Highly recommended.

3) You Tube

1) Kuro-obi world - Featuring Sensei Tatsuya Naka, born Tokyo 1964, 7th Dan Black Belt. A highly respected Japanese master of Shotokan. He is renowned for his technical prowess and contributions to martial arts both as a practitioner and an instructor.

2) ULTIMATE KARATE - Sensei Jason Leung has an excellent range of instructional You Tube videos, instagram and social media clips.

3) Shotokan Sensei - although a few years old, Sensei Paul Walker trained under Master Kanazawa for 3 years and presents and teaches kata and kihon simply and clearly.

4) Shotokan Karate Academy - contains all 26 Shotokan katas presented by Master Kanazawa in detail.

3) Reading Resources

Some suggestions to help you widen your understanding of karate. we strongly recommend reading the first 3 as a foundation of understanding. All available on Amazon:

1. The Essence of Karate - Gichan Funakoshi

2. The Twenty Guiding Principles - Gichan Funakoshi

3. Karate-Do My Way of Life – Gichan Funakoshi

4. Karate – My Life – Kanazawa Hirokazu

5. The Way of Kata - Lawrence Kane and Kris Wilder

6. The Shotokan Karate Bible 2nd edition: Beginner to Black Belt – Ashley Martin

7. Karate-Do: Dynamic Karate – Masatoshi Nakayama

8. Essential Karate – Mas Oyama

9. Traditional Karate Do Vols 1-4 – Morio Higaonna

10. The Karate Way: Discovering the Spirit of Practice – Dave Lowry

4) Magazines

1) Black Belt Magazine