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The Purpose of Kata: When, Why, and for Whom Kata Forms Have Occurred in Okinawa Cover

The Purpose of Kata: When, Why, and for Whom Kata Forms Have Occurred in Okinawa

By: Edvard Sefer  
Open Access
|Dec 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pcssr-2017-0031 | Journal eISSN: 1899-4849 | Journal ISSN: 2081-2221
Language: English
Page range: 55 - 63
Submitted on: Jun 26, 2017
Accepted on: Jul 15, 2017
Published on: Dec 19, 2017
Published by: Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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