Author : Jose M. Fraguas
Publisher :
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 24,98 MB
Release : 2006-10-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781933901954
Legendary masters of the teachings of Grandmaster and founder Gichin Funakoshi, like Tsutomu Ohshima, Masatoshi Nakayama, Taiji Kase, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Teruyuki Okazaki, Takayuki Mikami, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Keinosuke Enoeda and others contemporaries, openly talk about their struggles and training in the art of the "empty hand."
Author : Gichin Funakoshi
Publisher : Kodansha International
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 50,13 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9784770018915
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 : Paul Walker
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 37,49 MB
Release : 2007-06-19
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0595862934
A detailed and unique training resource, Lessons with the Master is a meticulous account of the teaching methods and lesson strategies of world-famous karate master Hirokazu Kanazawa, chief instructor and president of the Shotokan Karate International Federation of Japan. Author and karate instructor Paul Walker spent three years studying karate under the direct guidance of Master Kanazawa and his expert instructors and has now compiled his diary entries of those years into this easy-to-understand reference for all students and instructors of Shotokan karate. Lessons with the Master offers ideas, tips, and guidance on the use of authentic Shotokan karate-do to supplement and improve current training and drill-teaching. Using the database of lessons, the additional explanations on lesson components, and the many other instructional tips, students and coaches can design an endless number of coherent and effective workouts and incorporate them seamlessly into their regular karate training. Detailed lesson notes, a glossary, and Walker's engaging anecdotes make Lessons with the Master an indispensable resource for all karate practitioners.
Author : Gichin Funakoshi
Publisher : Kodansha America LLC
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 47,15 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Karate
ISBN : 9784770003706
Author : Mark I. Cramer
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 38,13 MB
Release : 2018-07-24
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 162317239X
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 : Bruce D. Clayton
Publisher : Black Belt Communications
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 37,51 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780897501446
Reveals the origins and purpose of the art of shotokan. This book describes how karate was invented by the world's only unarmed bodyguards to protect the world's only unarmed king, the king of Okinawa, against Americans.
Author : Masatoshi Nakayama
Publisher : Kodansha
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 32,88 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780870117589
This volume is one of a series presenting all karate and "kumite" practicedy the Japan Karate Association. Each chapter contains photographs of annstructor of the Association executing a certain technique.
Author : Masatoshi Nakayama
Publisher :
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 48,98 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Karate
ISBN :
Author : Gichin Funakoshi
Publisher : Kodansha International
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 38,46 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9784770027962
The legendary 20 guiding principles of karate penned by Funakoshi have been circulating for years but have never been published until now. Accompanied by rare photos and original calligraphy, this long-awaited treatise is a provocative and long overdue read for martial arts enthusiasts and followers of karate.
Author : Robin L. Rielly
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 25,58 MB
Release : 2011-12-20
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1462902286
Complete Shotokan Karate is actually two books in one: a thorough history of Japanese karate in Asia and the United States, and an instructional manual for students of the Shotokan method. Part One outlines the history of karate from its probable origins in India (or perhaps Greece), and its transmission from China through Okinawa to Japan. Relevant aspects of Japanese history and culture, such as the samurai ethos and Zen, are emphasized. Part Two, profusely illustrated with over 600 clear black-and-white photographs and 20 line drawings, outlines instruction for kumite (sparring drills). Included are two-person drills such as the double-line drill and the circle drill which give practice in facing multiple opponents. Descriptions of many of these drills are not found in other English-language books. In addition, nine karate kata (forms) are presented, two of which, sochin and nijushiho, are rarely seen in print in English. The two parts of this exhaustive book--the first historical and philosophical, the second practical--combine to form one of the most comprehensive presentations of Shotokan karate available in English. Complete Shotokan Karate is an essential resource for all those interested in Japanese karate.
