Sanshinkan is a tradition within Shito-ryu, one of the four traditional karate styles from Japan. In the book you will find historical information about karate, Masters of Shito-ryu and the life of the founder, Sensei Tamas Weber. Today, Shito-ryu Sanshinkan is trained by practitioners spread across five continents. The book is filled with pictures and explanations of both basic and more advanced techniques from Shito-ryu. Detailed pictures of seven kata. (Pinan shodan, Pinan nidan, Pinan sandan, Pinan yondan, Pinan godan, Ananko and Bassai dai). Explanations of the building blocks of traditional karate (Kihon, Kata and Kumite). A book for anyone interested in karate.

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Ken Bokelius made his first contact with Japanese martial arts (budo) in the late 70's and has been practicing karate since the early 80's. He is still an active student of Tamas Weber, the founder of Sanshin Kan Karate. Together with his wife and their adult children, Ken runs one of the largest karate clubs in Stockholm. Although Ken has over the years, both in Sweden and internationally, instructed in clubs, trained competitors, participated in tournaments and organized camps, he sees himself primarily as a student in karate and has never stopped learning and developing.