Karate: Beneath The Surface: Emotional Content of Kata by Roy Kenneth Kamen

Karate: Beneath The Surface: Emotional Content of Kata by Roy Kenneth Kamen  This book is for Martial Artists, who train their bodies and minds but have yet to find the spirit that lies deep within their art.Martial Arts are brutal and deadly forms of fighting, however, they also contain the potential to go beyond the surface of skin and bones defensive and aggressive physical techniques, by tapping into a well of emotional and spiritual energy that strengthens the physical motion, while elevating character and personal growth.Most traditional Martial Arts schools contain Kata as part of their curriculum. A Kata is a dance-like pattern of fighting techniques containing specific hand and foot positions and movements, specific breathing patterns, vocalizations, and visualization of imaginary opponents. Physical, emotional and spiritual energies are generated, absorbed, redirected and projected. Kata is essentially a combat based energy management syste