Karate Books

Karate Dictionary
This Dictionary focusses on Karate terms and their translation from Japanese into English. It includes Kanjii so that you can recognise the meaning within Japanese Literature. It covers techniques, kata, kihon (basics), stances and more from Beginner (e.g. ‘Heian Shodan’) to Advanced (e.g. ‘Ashikubi Kake Uke’).
It’s compact size makes it an ideal companion [...]

If you are looking for your first book that introduces you into the applications (Bunkai) and meaning behind the techniques in your (Shotokan) Karate Katas then this is it. But the emphasis lies on ‘introduction’.
It is well described and clearly documented with pictures. The introductory nature come with the basic application scenarios and techniques that [...]