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  Kata no Michi #2 - Concepts

  Kata no Michi #2 - Concepts

  This second DVD accompanies the Kata no Michi textbook and goes deeper into the concepts and theories within the text. Hanshi Juchnik explains mind, wind, and direction in detail, where mind represents the part of the anatomy free from bondage and able to initiate motion, wind represents inertia ...

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  Kata no Michi #3 - Honored Forms of K...

  Kata no Michi #3 - Honored Forms of K...

  This DVD presents forms from many of the related Kempo systems that evolved from James Mitose's teaching in Hawaii from 1942 to 1946. Hanshi Juchnik introduces the project of unifying these arts through respect and the search for similarities, with forms performed by senior practitioners represen...

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  Kata The Why of Kata

  Kata The Why of Kata

  This tape addresses the deeper purpose behind kata practice and why each movement should be examined as part of a longer discussion rather than treated as a sequence to memorize. Hanshi Juchnik explains the meaning of bunkai as discussion, introduces the concept of the warrior scholar as someone ...