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Title: FUNAKOSHI, FATHER OF MODERN KARATE
Author: Willy J. Ortiz (Chief Instructor of Finland). Introduction & co-editor - Rod Butler.
Language: English
Published: 2006
ISBN: 952-92-0852-9
Size: 21 x 27 cm.
Pages: 220
Price: £40 (including postage & packaging in the United Kingdom & PayPal Only)
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Description:
A book about the life & accomplishments of Gichin Funakoshi Sensei, the father of modern day karate. Its content details the history of one of the strongest & most fascinating fighting styles in the history of martial arts KARATE, since its creation by the Shuri masters to the evolution it went through with its coming to Japan.
Is the karate that we are practicing the one used by the Masters of Shuri Castle? Who designed the Shotokan tiger as the emblem of our style, and why? Was Funakoshi Sensei a ferocious fighter or a humble mannered gentleman? What did Nakayama Sensei learn from his many travels? Who were the first masters created in the famous ‘Hornets nest’?
This book has many pictures, some in full colour, which make this a large & very interesting book for all who study Shotokan Karate, its history & formation.
From the early beginnings in Asia and Okinawa, the life of Funakoshi is studied and followed. There are many upsets & disappointments along the way, but Funakoshi keeps his resolve & introduces Karate to mainland Japan. From Japan, Karate has travelled to just about every corner of the world. Read about & see some of the early karate practitioners including the teachers who taught Funakoshi from an early age. Contents;- Chapter 1: Bun - Bu Ryodo Part One Chapter 2: Okinawa, the birthplace of Karate Chapter 3: The creators of Master Funakoshi, Other Okinawan Masters of Tote Chapter 4: The era of Gichin Funakoshi in Okinawa, The visit of Prince Hirohito to Okinawa Part Two Chapter 5: The Dai Nippon Butokukai Chapter 6: Funakoshi Sensei & his karate in mainland Japan, Funakoshi Sensei's Shorin & Shorei Kata, Funakoshi Sensei introduces kata to Japan Chapter 7: Funakoshi Sensei - a kind human being, Funakoshi Sensei & his relations with other karate masters. Chapter 8: Kata - the basis for teaching karate, Funakoshi Sensei's first book, Pictorial of the books of Funakoshi Sensei Chapter 9: Yoshitaka 'Giko' Funakoshi Chapter 10: The creation of karate-do Chapter 11: The formation of the Japan Karate Association, the Exporting of karate to the world Chapter 12: The growing years & the era of Masatoshi Nakayama Sensei, Masatoshi Nakayama Sensei's pictorial, Calendar of events, Index
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