Uechi-ryu Karate Do

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Summary: A superb example of a karate text
Review: Mr. Mattson has created a well organized, very complete karate book for the Uechi-ryu style. I am not a Uechi-ryu practitioner, but I recognize quality when I see it.

If others spent half the time organizing and thinking about the material that they should include in their texts and how they should display it, the quality of karate texts out there would improve ten fold.

One thing that I've always admired about all of Mr. Mattson's material is his temperance. In the 60's, when everyone was talking about the amazing feats performed by karate masters, George Mattson was describing real karate, as it really is, no embellishment and no unnecessary flamboyance.

The writing style is clear and concise and all of the information is relevant to developing solid karate form and basics.

If there is a failing to the book, it's the exclusion of the Sanseiru kata, which I thought should be included for completeness if nothing else. I find that the photo seqences are good, but not intuitive and it takes some effort on the part of the reader to understand how the sequences are layed out.

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Summary: Very G00000d book for all kind of karateka's !!!!
Review: This is a great book for those who wish to learn more about Okinawan karate do. Takes you through alot of things step by step and the pictures make it alot easier to learn?

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Summary: A Must-Have for all Uechi-Ryu practitioners!
Review: This is the definitive book on Uechi-Ryu Karate-do. Sensei Mattson has combined history, exercise, kata, techniques and more into a thorough guide to training in this style. Clear photos assist both the beginnerand advanced student in understanding the techniques. If you're serious about training, this book will prove to be extremely valuable.