I REALLY like Lawrence's insights into the nature of kata. It's not just jumping around waving your arms and legs. His understanding of karate is something that has sadly been lost from a majority of the hardstyle martial arts. Many styles have become like a car without the engine and transmission. They have the form, but not what it takes to make it go. Your book helps put the engine and transmission back in. It becomes a drivable vehicle instead of a shell that someone sits in and goes "Vroom! Vroom!"
Marc Animal MacYoung

The authors of The Way of Kata are teachers, purchasing this book will help you find the most in your kata because these teachers have provided an excellent example of how they find the most in their kata.

These are different times we live in as compared to the originators of kata. Some arguably better, some worse. Mr. Kane and Mr. Wilder have put forth this piece, in my opinion, by not outdoing the Masters of the past with some hyperbunkai, but rather, understand the past Master's history, probable thoughts, knowledge and skill sets and work forwards to give their interpretation of the probable principles, rules and reasonings behind the kata.

They have alot of experience and have given those experiences freely to the reader. I look forward to more books from them.

There is a small community of martial artists that are forming good opions as to the intentions of kata. Some of them have written reviews of this book. Get their books and read them as well.

If your thinking that you could write a better book. Do it!