CRACKING THE KATA CODE
The Foundation of Advanced Kata Study
3 videos, 6 hours
 Cracking the KATA Code 1: Igata & Kata
You know how to perform your kata but do you fully understand them? From the ground-breaking book of the same name (see book section), Shihan Tony Annesi reveals how kata is misunderstood by most practitioners, both modern eclecticists and traditionalists. There are two ideographs for kata. One implies a rigid mold, the other suggests a general shape — "the mold filled with gelatin." As a beginner you were instructed to follow the rigid mold, but did you learn how that rigidity becomes softened by interpretation and personal sensibilities in more senior practice? Annesi offers the details of a 3-tier approach to kata study. Chojun Miyagi said, "Kata are not simply an exhibition of form; they are concrete manifestations of techniques that can be transformed at any time to any form at will and in which the essence of karate has assumed a definite form."
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1 DVD (2 hrs)
K-29, $69.00
 Cracking the KATA Code 2: Types & Modes of Bunkai
Are you the unusual student who can see beyond the surface? Bunkai means sample, example, or analysis. A method of analysis that reveals unexpected techniques and principles is the subject of this and the next video. Sometimes bunkai reveals overt oyo (applications) but, in other cases, these oyo are intentionally indistinct, even barely suggested. Kata are like great books -- what they offer is obvious but there are multiple layers of meaning that only a talented teacher or student can reveal.
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1 DVD (2 hrs)
K-30, $69.00
 Cracking the KATA Code 3: 10 Tips of Analyzing Kata
Test your interpretive talents. Shihan Annesi suggests 10 simple guidelines that can help martial artists get the most from their kata study. He uses an unusual kata, Aragaki Unsu, to demonstrate the ideas previously taught. Both students and Shihan Annesi contribute to the possible interpretation of the material covered, exemplifying an approach both very traditional and simultaneously ground-breaking.
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1 DVD (2 hrs)
K-31, $69.00
CRACKING the KATA CODE DVD Set!
6 hours of traditional karate with an inconoclastic approach!
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(These videos are NOT style-specific. Any practitioner can learn how to benefit more from their studies by viewing CRACKING THE KATA CODE, The Foundation of Advanced Kata Study. See next entry for videos detailing the Takeshin method of kata performance & analysis.)
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 CKC 3 DVD set and CKC book, velobound, acetate cover (see Book section) together at a reduced price.
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Unlimited Insights in KARATE for the TAKESHIN Student
and for others, as well.
 TAKESHIN Karate-do HEIAN SHODAN:
Form, Structure & Application
Hidden Throws & Locks and more details than the eye can see. There is a reason why Funakoshi said that the Heian series is all one needs to know for self-defense. Conceptual and physical training following the ideas shown in CRACKING THE KATA CODE.
1 DVD (2.5 hrs)
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KH-1, $79.00
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  TAKESHIN Karate-do HEIAN NIDAN: Form, Structure & Application
Second of the Heian Series (first of the Pinan series.)
How to test each movement statically, dynamically and "bioelectrically." Unexpected applications. Heian 1 and 2 set the format for the rest of the Heians.
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2 DVDs (3 hrs)
KH-2, $79.00
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 TAKESHIN Karate-do HEIAN SANDAN:
Form, Structure & Application
The shortest of the Heians but full of joint locking and throwing. This video is crammed with insights into advanced kata training.
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1 DVD (2 hrs)
KH-3, $69.00
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 TAKESHIN Karate-do HEIAN YONDAN:
Form, Structure & Application
Fourth of the Heian Series and among the richest in variety of application. Includes structure and power tests.
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1 DVD (2.5 hrs)
KH-4, $79.00
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 TAKESHIN Karate-do HEIAN GODAN:
Form, Structure & Application
The culmination and, in many ways, the summary of the Heian series. Heian godan links its companions together and prepares the student for the study of Kanku and Bassai.
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1 DVD (2.5 hrs)
KH-5, $79.00
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THE LOWER KYU KATA Set
All 5 "lower kyu" levels of Takeshin Karate Kata: Heian Shodan through Godan.
9 videos on 6 DVDs , 13 HOURS at one unbelievably low price!
KH-LK, ONLY $289
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MORE KARATE KATA AT AN EVEN HIGHER LEVEL!
  TAKESHIN Karate-do KANKU-DAI
Among the longest forms in the Shotokan, Shito, Shorin and Tang Soo Do systems, Kanku-dai is surpassed in length only by the kata Gojushiho and Goju's Suparinpe. Kanku-dai is the essence of the Heian Kata put together; indeed, some say that it was the prime source of all the Heian kata. In this fascinating form, there are many hidden throws, takedowns, locks, escapes and subtle, effortlessly executed techniques.
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2 DVDs (3 hrs)
KKD, $79.00
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 TAKESHIN Karate-do BASSAI-DAI
There are actually 11 traditional versions of Bassai. Like Kanku-dai, it uses (or is the source of) many of the techniques shown in the Heian kata. We show four versions of Bassai but, more importantly, we spend the lion's share of the video on oyo (application): hidden throws, takedowns and especially arm locks.
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1 DVD (2.5 hrs)
KBD, $79.00
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 TAKESHIN Karate-do TEKKI Shodan, Nidan, Sandan
Also called Naihanchi, this series of horse-riding kata have had many interesting and sometime fanciful interpretations. Were they designed to fight against a wall? In rice patties? On the ground? We cover stance changes that most studies ignore as well as in-fighting interpretations.
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1 DVD (2.5 hrs)
KT123, $79.00
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THE UPPER KYU KATA Set
All 3 "upper kyu" levels of Takeshin Karate Kata, Kanku through Tekki Sandan.
4 DVDs, 8 HOURS at one low, low price!
KH-UK, ONLY $189.00
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Get All the Takeshin Kata through Shodan!
All 8 kyu levels of Takeshin Karate Kata, Heian Shodan through Tekki Sandan (10 kata).
15 Videos on 12 DVDs, 21 HOURS at one reduced price!
KRR>SHO, ONLY $449.00
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2 Complementary KARATE DVDs
 Kumite- and Keri-waza.
Takeshin KERI & KUMITE Kyu Requirements: One-step sparring and basic kicking as done in Takeshin Karatedo. (See Video 9 in above photo.) 1 DVD (1 hr)
K-KKW, $49.00
 FUNAKOSHI'S 9 THROWS
There were actually more than nine.... Gichin Funakoshi and his senior student Shigeru Egami both advocated throwing in karate. In fact it was Funakoshi, when first settled in Japan, who taught Jigoro Kano, the founder of Judo, throws that Funakoshi had learned in Okinawan Karate. In Funakoshi's Karate-do Kyohan, he outlined nine throws which have become the basis of Takeshin Karate-do's shodan requirements.
In this unique video, Shihan Tony Annesi demonstrates the harder, more direct "karate" versions of the waza and then shows Takeshin's modified "aiki" versions as applied in a one-step sparring format. A video that will be enjoyed by both Karate and Aiki students. (See Video 10 in above photo.)
1 DVD (1.5 hours)
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download the notes to this seminar
K-NW, $59.00
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Takeshin Karate COMPLETE SET!
Lower kyu, Upper kyu, Keri, -Kumite-, and Nage-waza!
All Shodan rank requirements of Takeshin Karate: All 10 Kata,
as well as Kicking and Throwing Requirements:
14 DVDs, 23.5 HOURS at one reduced price!
KRR-C, ONLY $509.00
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INNOVATIVE TRADITIONALISM!
You've never seen one-step sparring like this! Not fancy, not complex. Just functional!
SUDDEN ATTACK DEFENSE DVD Set
Standard Traditional Ippon Kumite (Embu Kumite) prepares one for a face-to-face street attack. What if the opponent does not attack face-to-face? What if he does not use a head-high lunge punch?
And, what does one-step sparring lead to if not freestyle sparring? The Okinawan masters knew that one-step sparring was a way to apply basics learned in kata.
A variety of sparring drills help you react to unexpected attacks. By learning a logical, incremental set of one-step drills, you prepare for real sudden attack.
Few students or teachers realize the depth to which the one-step exercises can go. This 3-part video series starts with traditional practices, troubleshoots them, and gradually adds variations until unexpected but nonetheless realistic drills emerge:
Touch-Pass, SAD (Sudden Attack Defense), and CAD (Combat Attack Defense.) This video series allows you to bridge the gap between the master's teachings and self-defense in today's world.
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BUSHIDO-KAI'S KATA COMPARISON SERIES
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 Empi / Wanshu
Offered at the Nidan level of Takeshin Karate-do, Shotokan-style Empi (Flying Swallow) is compared to two versions of its antecedent, Wanshu. Sensei Tobey Reed performs Shuri-ryu Wanshu and Shihan Annesi shows a version of Itosu-kai (Shito-ryu) Wanshu. The kata are shown individually, then side-by-side-by-side. Shihan Annesi devotes the dominant amount of time to Empi applications while Tobey Reed inserts similar applications from a different part of Wanshu. These are compared and contrasted with Itosu-kai Wanshu to make for an action-packed hour-and-a-half of advanced karate analysis and application.
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1 DVD (1.5 hrs)
KCS-1, $59.00
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 Wankan / Matsukaze
Offered at the Nidan level of Takeshin Karate-do, Shotokan-style Wankan (King's Crown) is compared to Shito-ryu's Matsukaze (Pine Wind) which is also known as Wankan. The kata are shown individually, then side-by-side.Ê Shihan Annesi then illustrates numerous applications from both kata. A non-stop hour-and-a-half of advanced karate analysis and application.
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1 DVD (1.5 hrs)
KCS-2, $59.00
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 Ji'in / Jutte / Jion
Shotokan-style versions of "The J-series," probably descended from Tomari-te. All 3 kata are demonstrated, taught, and analyzed, comparing, contrasting, and discovering new connections for deeper understanding.
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1 DVD (2.5 hours)
KCS-3, $79.00
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 Meikyo / Itosu Rohai 1, 2, 3
Shotokan-style version of Meikyo (Shuri-te influenced) compared and contrasted with its root forms the three versions of Rohai from Ankoh Itosu (these forms share a name with but are not the same as the Matsumora Rohai done by Shorin, Shito and Tang Soo do stylists.)
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1 DVD (2.5 hours)
KCS-4, $79.00
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 Gankaku / Matsumora Rohai
Shotokan-style version of Gankaku (Shuri-te's Chinto) compared and contrasted with Matsumora Rohai, the Tomari-te influenced historical root of Itosu Rohai and Meikyo.
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1 DVD (2 hours)
KCS-5, $69.00
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 Hangetsu / Aragaki Seisan
Shotokan-style version of Hangetsu (Shuri-te influenced) compared and contrasted with Aragaki Seisan (Tomari-te influenced).
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1 DVD (2 hours)
KCS-6, $69.00
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 Uechi Seisan / Goju Seisan
A follow-up to Hangetsu/Aragaki Seisan.
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1 DVD (2.25 hours)
KCS-7, $79.00
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 Kanku-sho
The Shotokan variant compared with its Kanku-Dai counterpart.
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1 DVD (1.5 hours)
KCS-8, $59.00
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 Bassai-sho
The Shotokan variant compared with its Bassai-dai counterpart.
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1 DVD (1hour, 20 min.)
KCS-9, $59.00
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 Hard & Soft Applications of GOJUSHIHO-DAI & -SHO
The two Shotokan-style kata compared and contrasted with emphasis on the softer applications.
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1 DVD (2 hours, 30 min. )
KCS-10, $79.00
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EXCLUSIVE ! Rare KATA now available on video!
The Lost CHANNAN Kata (with Dr. Elmar Schmeisser)
You will witness the hidden roots of the Heian/Pinan Kata taught, analyzed, and compared with the Heian kata using plenty of unusual applications.
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 INSIDE the KUMITE GAP: Karate In-fighting for Self-defense
Real fighting seldom happens at sparring range. Often, it is in-close and personal. Even if you spar well, the referee stops you when you get too close. But that is where the real fight starts. Are you ready to mix it up? Now you can learn how to finish that in-close fight.
Learn closing skills, receiving thrusts, simultaneous block/strike, off-balancing blocks, checking hands, trapping hands, short & small technqiues, contouring, successive leg techniques, heave & earth techniques, clinches, and give-and-take drills that integrate what you have learned.
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1 DVD (2 hours, 30 min.)
K-45, $79.00
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KARATE Engagements SPECIAL
3 DVDs on the ranges of engagement not normally taught by karate systems: ground defense, in-fighting, and throws.
3 DVDs (7 hours)
KEs, $179.00
 SITUATIONAL SELF-DEFENSE
from Traditional Kata
Every karate-ka learns to defend against punches and kicks but karate was originally intended as a holistic self-defense skill. That means traditional training must have included self-defense against lapel grab, front neck choke, rear wrist holds, rear chokes, rear body holds, hammer locks, etc. Shihan Annesi reveals these defenses and more, all from the traditional kata you thought you knew!
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1 DVD (2 hours, 30 min.)
K-47, $79.00
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HIDDEN JOINT JOLTS from Karate Kata 
The blocks and punches are obvious. Sometimes the overt armlocks stick out like a sore elbow; but what about the subtle, quick, debilitating jolts to knees and elbows that are so easy to ignore when analyzing kata? Here they are, clearly instructed and drawn from the kata you thought you knew—amazingly effective and easy to apply!
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1 DVD (2 hours, 30 min.)
K-48, $79.00
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HIDDEN THROWS & TAKEDOWNS from Karate Kata
A follow-up to our HIDDEN JOINT JOLTS video, this triple DVD set revelas the less overt sweeps, takdedowns, and throws implied or hidden in the karate kata that are otherwise familiar to you. MORE about HIDDEN THROWS from KATA
3 DVDs (4 hours, 20 min.) K-HTT-1, $129/set
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HIDDEN OYO (Applications)
A new series!
More on Hidden Joint Jolts More on Situational Self-Defense More on the Hidden Throws Set
5 DVDs (9 hours, 20 min.)
HO, $229.00
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A KARATE Seminar Sampler 1  Contains 120 minutes of excerpts from the following DVD programs: Cracking the KATA Code, Funakoshi's 9 Throws, Sudden Attack Defense, The Lost Channan Kata, Inisde the Kumite Gap, Heian 1-2-3-4-5, Kanku-dai, Bassai-dai, and Tekki 1-2-3.
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 A KARATE Seminar Sampler 2
Contains 120 minutes from the following DVD programs: Funakoshi's 9 Throws, Empi/Wanshu, Matsukaze/Wankan, Ji'in/Jutte/Jion, Meikyo/Itosu Rohai 1-2-3, Gankaku/Matsumora Rohai, Hangetsu/Aragaki Seisan, Kanku-sho, Bassai-sho, goju Seisan/ Uechi Seisan, Gojushiho-dai/-sho, Inside the Kumite Gap, Elevated Elementals, and Cracking the Kata Code.
1 DVD (2 hours)
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