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Author: Jeffrey Brooks Publisher: Pinnacle Mountain Press ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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The title of this book, True Karate D?, was the title given by Sakiyama Sogen, Roshi, of Shuri, Okinawa, to an essay written by author Jeffrey Brooks, describing his ideal of what karate practice could be. Sakiyama was a great karate practitioner and Zen abbot of Kozen-ji. In his enthusiasm for Brooks' fresh and expansive vision of karate he translated Brooks' essay into Japanese and shared it with the karate community on Okinawa, and with his students overseas. In his book, True Karate D?, Brooks describes his effort to realize this ideal. There are three strands of discovery woven together in True Karate D?. One was to discover the underlying technical function and combative applications of kata. The second was the investigation of the soteriological claim, axiomatic throughout Japanese Zen-influenced budo, of the potential for ultimate liberation through martial arts practice. The third was how to live a coherent, healthy, virtuous and worthy life through practice.True Karate D? contains new insights into technique, body mechanics, mind training, and tactics, showing dimensions of karate which have been overlooked. True Karate D? reveals a new approach to deep transformation through practice - long a staple of the mystique of east Asian martial arts - long obscured and inaccessible. Relying on a careful reading of classic texts from Zen budo and other traditions, dojo and real world experience, history, and unforgettable stories, Brooks shows how we can live out the full potential of our martial arts. The approach presented in True Karate D? makes it possible to use martial arts practice as a complete training path. For vibrant health, practical defense, and ascent to the peak of human experience. Any martial artist can apply this approach. It is urgently needed, right now.
Author: Jeffrey Brooks Publisher: Pinnacle Mountain Press ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
The title of this book, True Karate D?, was the title given by Sakiyama Sogen, Roshi, of Shuri, Okinawa, to an essay written by author Jeffrey Brooks, describing his ideal of what karate practice could be. Sakiyama was a great karate practitioner and Zen abbot of Kozen-ji. In his enthusiasm for Brooks' fresh and expansive vision of karate he translated Brooks' essay into Japanese and shared it with the karate community on Okinawa, and with his students overseas. In his book, True Karate D?, Brooks describes his effort to realize this ideal. There are three strands of discovery woven together in True Karate D?. One was to discover the underlying technical function and combative applications of kata. The second was the investigation of the soteriological claim, axiomatic throughout Japanese Zen-influenced budo, of the potential for ultimate liberation through martial arts practice. The third was how to live a coherent, healthy, virtuous and worthy life through practice.True Karate D? contains new insights into technique, body mechanics, mind training, and tactics, showing dimensions of karate which have been overlooked. True Karate D? reveals a new approach to deep transformation through practice - long a staple of the mystique of east Asian martial arts - long obscured and inaccessible. Relying on a careful reading of classic texts from Zen budo and other traditions, dojo and real world experience, history, and unforgettable stories, Brooks shows how we can live out the full potential of our martial arts. The approach presented in True Karate D? makes it possible to use martial arts practice as a complete training path. For vibrant health, practical defense, and ascent to the peak of human experience. Any martial artist can apply this approach. It is urgently needed, right now.
Author: Gichin Funakoshi Publisher: Kodansha International ISBN: 9784770018915 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 134
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This introduction to karate teaches both the physical training and the mentalhilosophy necessary for karate mastery. The book also provides the completeistory of karate.
Author: Tadashi Nakamura Publisher: Tuttle Publishing ISBN: 1462917097 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 170
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Master the techniques and warrior spirit of karate with this illustrated martial arts guide. The true essence of karate-do is integrated training of the body, mind, and spirit to achieve human potential fully. Karate: Technique and Spirit describes in detail all the steps necessary to attain this goal. It is a book of Karate technique, a guideline for training, and a patient exposition of moral philosophy. Kaicho (grandmaster) Nakamura takes us from the basics--warmups, punches, blocks, and kicks--to the advanced practice of traditional weapons and kumite (sparring), all the while grounding the physical expression of this martial art in its rich history and philosophy. With over 700 photos, Karate: Technique and Spirit vividly conveys the essence of karate-do and how it can bring deeper meaning to our daily lives. Chapters include: Foundations of Karate; Basics of Karate-Do; Postures and Stances; Natural Weapons; Kata (Formal Exercises); Kumite (Fighting) and more!
Author: Hermann Bayer Publisher: ISBN: 9781594398438 Category : Languages : en Pages : 336
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Socio-cultural arguments to preserve Okinawan karate versus the Japanization, Americanization, and Commercialization of the art. Supported and illustrated by an analysis of the training variances between self-protection, self-perfection, and the never changing kata principle's role in Okinawan karate. This work provides a clear picture of the art, void of distortions put in place by people and institutions with their own agendas.
Author: Publisher: Tuttle Publishing ISBN: 1462918530 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 321
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Treasured for centuries by karate's top masters, the Bubishi is a classic Chinese work on philosophy, strategy, medicine, and technique as they relate to the martial arts. Referred to as the "bible of karate" by famous master Chojun Miyagi, for hundreds of years the Bubishiwas a secret text passed from master to student in China and later in Okinawa. All of karate's legendary masters have studied it, applied its teachings, or copied passages from it. No other classic work has had as dramatic an impact on the shaping and development of karate as the Bubishi. Karate historian and authority Patrick McCarthy spent over ten years researching and studying the Bubishi and the arts associated with it. The first English translation of this remarkable martial arts manual includes numerous explanations and notes. McCarthy's work also includes groundbreaking research on Okinawan and Chinese history, as well as the fighting and healing traditions that developed in those countries, making it a gold mine for researchers and practitioners alike. For the final word on the true origins and spirit of classic Okinawan martial arts, one need look no further. This karate book is one of the best karate training supplements available.
Author: Mark I. Cramer Publisher: Blue Snake Books ISBN: 1623172403 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 241
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A concise yet comprehensive history of traditional Okinawan and Japanese karate, with biographies of the great karate masters This concise-yet-comprehensive history of traditional Okinawan and Japanese karate includes authoritative biographies of the great karate masters of the past and the philosophical issues they faced as karate changed and evolved. Bringing a fresh understanding to the study of the martial arts, Mark I. Cramer dispels many of the often-repeated martial-arts myths as he details the lineages of the modern styles of karate and describes the social, cultural, and political events that influenced them. While most books focus on a single style of karate or the biography of just one of the great teachers, this book offers a well-researched and detailed overview. By bringing all of this knowledge together in one volume, Cramer—an award-winning inductee into the USA Karate Federation’s Hall of Fame—fills a crucial gap.
Author: GICHIN. FUNAKOSHI Publisher: ISBN: 9781715628048 Category : Languages : en Pages : 148
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Linking the time when karate was a strictly Okinawan art of self-defense shrouded in the deepest secrecy and the present day, when it has become a martial art practiced throughout the world, is Gichin Funakoshi, the "Father of Karate-do." Out of modesty, he was reluctant to write this autobiography and did not do so until he was nearly ninety years of age. Trained in the Confucian classics, he was a schoolteacher early in life, but after decades of study under the foremost masters, he gave up his livelihood to devote the rest of his life to the propagation of the Way of Karate. Under his guidance, techniques and nomenclature were refined and modernized, the spiritual essence was brought to the fore, and karate evolved into a true martial art. Various forms of empty-hand techniques have been practiced in Okinawa for centuries, but due to the lack of historical records, fancy often masquerades as fact. In telling of his own famous teachers--and not only of their mastery of technique but of the way they acted in critical situations--the author reveals what true karate is. The stories he tells about himself are no less instructive: his determination to continue the art, after having started it to improve his health; his perseverance in the face of difficulties, even of poverty; his strict observance of the way of life of the samurai; and the spirit of self-reliance that he carried into an old age kept healthy by his practice of Karate-do.
Author: Shoshin Nagamine Publisher: Tuttle Publishing ISBN: 1462902480 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 284
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The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do presents the teachings of legendary martial arts master Shoshin Nagamine, founder of the Matsubayashi school of Shorin-ryu karate-do. Used for generations as a practical and pictorial guide, it contains over 1,000 photographs to document eighteen classic karate kata (preset forms) and seven yakusoku kumite (prearranged partner exercises), as well as basic techniques. This book is a precise and easily accessible pictorial guide to performance and perfection of traditional karate. The only book in English with photos of one of the great prewar masters demonstrating the proper execution of Okinawan karate, The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do is a bridge between karate's legendary past and the practitioners of today. This ingenious and imaginative text explains the historical landmarks in the development of style, vividly outlines its leading forms and techniques, and recalls noted Okinawan karate men of the past, including the author's teachers Ankichi Arakaki, Choki Motobu, and Chotoku Kyan.
Author: Kevin L. Seiler Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 0979010802 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 198
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Karate-Do evolved as a martial art in Okinawa, where it was nurtured by centuries of Okinawan culture and innovation. What inspired the ancient masters to develop these martial techniques and practices was the human instinct for self-preservation, not a desire for entertainment or sporting competition. Traditional karate-do should be practiced with this in mind. Here you will find a complete personal training handbook to supplement training in any karate-do system or other martial art style. The authors have systematically organized their experiences and research into easily digestible segments and have included numerous photographs throughout the text. This book will inspire you to train even more diligently, and the experiences and research shared here will be useful on the journey of any traditional martial artist.
Author: C. Michial Jones Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1257954873 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 262
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This book draws extensively upon the author's personal experiences, training, research and discussions with some of the world's most prominent masters. This work contains the entire text Entering Through the Gateway of Gojuryu along with 53 additional pages that are directly aimed at the students of the Yushikan dojo to assist them in their journey along the path of Gojuryu, however, it may be used as a guide by other's interested in Okinawan Gojuryu Karate-do. Forewords by Phillip Koeppel, R. Choji Taiani, Col. Roy Hobbs, Dennis May and Len Pellman
Author: Jeffrey Brooks
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Author: Mark I. Cramer
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