Karate Kata: Heian 1 Tekki 1; Heian 2 Heian 3; Heian 4; and Heian 5 [Four volume set!] by Nakayama, M - 1973

Kodansha America, Incorporated, 1990. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Kodansha International, 1974. Softcover. Like New/No Dust Jacket. This is one of the great books in the Karate Kata series "The formal exercises of Karate". This is a softcover book with illustrated glossy covers. This book is Clean, Unmarked, and in Excellent Condition. This is a 1974 7th printing (so stated). We always ship in a sturdy box.

Kodansha, 1971. Second Printing. Paperback. Very Good. b/w Illustration. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾

Kodansha America, Incorporated, 1970. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Tokyo, Japan: Kodansha International, 1971. Soft cover. Good. Good condition. Moderate wear. Binding fairly tight, pages clean. Ex-libary with usual stamps and marks. Title page has been ripped out. Pictures available upon request.

Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1974. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo. Soft cover. 140 pp. B&W illustrations + fold-out at rear. SPine sunned, light rubbing and scuffing to covers. Near fine overall.

Tokyo and Palo Alto, California: Kodansha International Ltd., 1971. Third Printing . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5 3/4" x 8. 140 Pages Indexed. This is the first book (orange) in the Karate Kata series, the Official Manual of the Japan Karate Association. The cover has a dust-jacket like flap with unclipped price $3.50. Each book in the series has a pictorial wrap-a-round cover with the top half having a unique identifiying color. Heian 1 Tekki 1 is orange, Tekki 2 Tekki 3 is yellow, Heian 2 Heian 3 is red, Heian 4 is green, Heian 5 is blue. The bottom half is black with black-and-white photographs of the author demonstrating six different martial arts stances. Each of these books has a pull-out with a top view of the numbered stances for that particular book. Kata are the formal exercises of karate, and they are the essence of this marital art. It is through the practice of these basic movements that the karateka (user) learns rhythm, coordination, balance, the principles of the application of… Read More

Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd, 1971. Softcover. Near Fine. Third edition. Octavo. 140pp. Illustrated. Illustrated self-wrappers. Near fine.

Kodansha International Ltd.. 1970. Softcover. UsedVeryGood. Softcover, with wrap-around cover flaps; stated first edition; light fading , light edge wear to exterior; fold-out chart offers a top view of Kata Hei an 1; very good condition with clean text, firm binding. This is the offici al manual of the Japan Karate Association. .