"Best" kyokushin book?

[tmd]

Power Karate (there's 1 & 2, I have 2) by DC Cook is my favourite but it's long out of print A great great book if you can find it.

[Dent]

Osu!

Originally Posted by ksan

Only half .....

Top or bottom? (Visions of either a massive upper body with knuckles dragging behind, or really long legs with Olrac perched on top. )

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[MilkManX]

I really love the way Kancho Ninomiya laid out his Sabaki Method book.

Here is the link from the K4L shop.

Amazon.com: Sabaki Method: Karate in the Inner Circle: Kancho Ninomiya, Ed Zorensky: Books

[tmd]

Originally Posted by MilkManX

I really love the way Kancho Ninomiya laid out his Sabaki Method book.

Here is the link from the K4L shop.

Amazon.com: Sabaki Method: Karate in the Inner Circle: Kancho Ninomiya, Ed Zorensky: Books

Looks interesting, thanks for posting MilkManX - gonna see if I can pick up a copy

[Dent]

Osu!

Originally Posted by tmd

Looks interesting, thanks for posting MilkManX - gonna see if I can pick up a copy

I have it, TMD, and I think it's a worthwhile purchase, particularly the info on Hiki Kuzushi and Hiki Mawashi.

Osu!

[ANTSAN]

In terms of Kihon, Grading Sylabus, Kata, Tournament Rules etc these have served me well thus far:

[martelo]

OSU!
Sabaki Method is a really great book, I own it. I have also the DVDs from Kancho Ninomiya.
Another great book (and DVDs) that I own it too is the “Fighting Karate” of Hideyuki Ashihara.
Regardless our karate style, we find important a lot of concepts there that are very useful to improve in Kumite.
Anyway we hare all Oyama children!
Regards and Osu!

[Martin H]

Originally Posted by MilkManX

I really love the way Kancho Ninomiya laid out his Sabaki Method book.

Here is the link from the K4L shop.

Amazon.com: Sabaki Method: Karate in the Inner Circle: Kancho Ninomiya, Ed Zorensky: Books

Another book in the same spirit is "perfect karate" by Shigeru Oyama of world Oyama karate. Very good knockdown flavour fighting guide (even if it like Sabaki method dont focus strictly on competition fighting).

Amazon.com: Perfect Karate: Shigeru Oyama: Books
Someone said the new world Oyama karate technical serie in 4 parts is basically a expanded version. (no link. WOK are updating their homepage, and I dont know where to find them elsewhere at the moment).

Also very similar is Hideyukui Ashiharas "fighting karate" and "more fighting karate" (and presumably the untranslated 3rd one) books. but they are old, out of print and hard to get copies of.

[martelo]

Thanks Martin,
I didn’t know about Master Shigeru Oyama Book…but I have his 3 tapes.
Osu!

[MilkManX]

Originally Posted by martelo

Thanks Martin,
I didn’t know about Master Shigeru Oyama Book…but I have his 3 tapes.
Osu!

Yes thanks Martin I will have to look into that!

[tmd]

Link through to the thread on Power Karate - it is now fully available on line - if you are Kyokusihin you'll want to read this!

http://www.kyokushin4life.com/forums...-new-post.html