Shotokan Karate the Art of Empty Hand Fighting 2 Disc Set Review

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(More customer reviews)'Karate the Art of Empty Hand Fighting' was the first karate book I ever purchased, when I began my training back in 1975. It is one of the best. However, I'd never (yet) had the pleasure of meeting Sensie Nishiyama, so I purchased the DVD set to hear what he had to say.
I only wish I could hear what he had to say, but the sound quality is so poor that the traffic outside Sensie's LA dojo was more audible than him. Shame on you Rising Sun, as the picture quality was excellent. I can only assume that they never monitored the sound during the shoot. If they did, the sound director needs firing. A diamond fell into their lap, and they dropped it.
I wouldn't purchase another Rising Sun product based on this.

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KARATE THE ART OF EMPTY HAND FIGHTING is a 2 DVD SET Starring Hidetaka Nishiyama,Masatoshi Nakayama plus the other JKA greats . Shot in 1955 the first 30 minutes is a two part documentary film called KARATE The ART OF EMPTY HAND FIGHTING with outstanding narration and sound effects. This rare footage has been seen before but not in its entirety with all the sound effects narration and film footage put together. Then there is a personal interview done in 2001 with Hidetaka Nishiyama in his office in Los Angeles in which he tells of the evolution of the JKA describing the Instructor s training program that trained some of the very best ever of the Japanese karate sensei s that went on to propagate the JKA world wide plus his own personal training in the early years.He also talks in length about Funakoshi Sensei and his role in the development of Shotokan. He was there and he knows the true story like no one before or after him. You will learn so much and so many unanswered questions will finally be answered for you. It is amazing and totally enlightening. This is the defining work of Hidetaka Nishiyama and the evolution of the JKA.As a bonus you will see more rare footage of Sensei Nishiyama teraching in his Los Angeles and one of the earliest demonstrations ever for a camera of traditional JKA shotokan Karate by Takayuki Mikami shot inn 1955.

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