Enfield Town Karate Club

Karate Training for all

P.S Personal Library

Books

"Karate Fighting Techniques" :Hirokazu Kanazawa
Comments: Highly Recommended for all students. Includes some of the ETSKC kumite syllabus.

"S.K.I Kata Vol. 1": Hirokazu Kanazawa
Comments: Recommended for all students.

S.K.I Kata Vol.2: Hirokazu Kanazawa
Comments: Recommended for students 3rd kyu and above.

S.K.I Kumite Kyohan: Hirokazu Kanazawa
Comments: Recommended for all students

"Basic Karate Kata's": Hirokazu Kanazawa
Comments: Don't bother!

"Dynamic Karate": Masatoshi Nakayama
Comments: Should be in every Karate-ka's collection.

"Karate-do: My way of Life": Gichin Funakoshi
Comments: Recommended.

"Injury Free Karate": Paul Perry
Comments: Highly Recommended.

"The Bubishi (Bible of Karate)": Patrick McCarthy

"Winning Karate": Ticky Donovan

"75 Down Blocks": Rick Clark

"5 Years One Kata": Bill Burgar

"Heian 4": Masatoshi Nakayama

"Heian 5": Masatoshi Nakayama
(Features a very young Kanazawa sensei)

"The Warriors Path"
Wisdom from Contemporary Martial Arts Masters : James Sidney
Comments:
Edited by the brother of former Club member Savana Radley, it features masters of many MA's, including karate masters:Hidetaka Nishiyama, Tatsuo Suzuki, Mitsusuke Harada, and Masami Tsuruoka (The Authors Teacher).
A thought provoking and interesting read

Video's/ DVD's

Please note that I do not lend out any of my DVD's or Video's. Get your own copy!

"Jin Sei Kai Training and Techniques Vol 2": Paul Perry and other JSK Instructors.
Comments: The JSK grading syllabus up to 3rd kyu. A must have for all JSK students and instructors.
(Available through the Club £12.00)

"Jin Sei Kai Training and Techniques Vol 1": Paul Perry and other JSK Instructors.
Comments: The JSK grading syllabus up to 6th kyu. A must have for all JSK students and instructors.
(Available through the Club £12.00)

"One on One: Round Kick Clinic" Steve Morris
Recommended. Steve's famous (and effective!) round kick expained in detail.

"Morris Method Introduction": Steve Morris
Recommended. A film of one of Steves courses. Bad sound quality, but he does provide a second disc on which he explains what was going on.

"Sensei Shearer Botswana Seminar " Barry Shearer
Comments: Highly Recommended for all JSK students.Includes most of the Enfield Town SKC kumite syllabus.
. (Available only from sensei Shearer)

"26 Shotokan Kata" Hirokazu Kanazawa
Comments: Recommended for all students.

"S.K.I.F Yudansha Kai: Gankaku-sho, Seipai, Seienchin" Hirokazu Kanazawa
Comments: Recommended for dan grade students.

"Koryu Uchinadi Vol.1 Tegumi " Patrick McCarthy

"Koryu Uchinadi Vol.2 Aragaki Seisan" Patrick McCarthy
Comments: Recommended. Kata and applications.

"Koryu Uchinadi Vol.3 Yamane Ryu Bo Jutsu" Patrick McCarthy
Comments: An ideal introduction to training with the bo.

"Koryu Uchinadi Vol.8 Kata" Patrick McCarthy

"Koryu Uchinadi Vol 9- Nyumon (Entering the Gate)" Patrick McCarthy

"JKA Kumite Techniques" Various
Comments: Features most of the well known JKA Instructors.
Recommended only as a historical record.

"Shotokan Oyo Vol.3" Simon Oliver

"Shotokan Oyo Vol.5" Simon Oliver

Any Club members who would like to submit a review of a book or video/dvd that could be of use to other Club members, are most welcome to do so.