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Karate-Do Kyohan The Master Text by Gichin Funakoshi HCDJ Martial Arts 1st 1973
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A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Type
- Hardcover
- Publication Name
- Kodansha International (Japan)
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- ISBN-10
- 4770003706
- ISBN
- 9780870111907
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Kodansha America, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0870111906
ISBN-13
9780870111907
eBay Product ID (ePID)
265295
Product Key Features
Book Title
Karate-Do Kyohan : the Master Text
Number of Pages
268 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1973
Topic
Martial Arts & Self-Defense
Features
New Edition
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Sports & Recreation
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
20 oz
Item Length
7.3 in
Item Width
10.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
72-090228
Dewey Edition
19
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Dewey Decimal
796.8/153
Edition Description
New Edition
Synopsis
Nineteen kata ("forms") of karate-the art of self-defense without weapons-are presented here in complete detail. They are the ones selected by the great master and teacher, Gichin Funakoshi, to give comprehensive training in Karate-do, the way of karate. Fully illustrated demonstrations by the translator cover not only every technique of the kata but also the fundamentals and applications: how to make a fist; the correct form of the open hand; preliminary training in blocking, striking and kicking; the seven stances; and sparring. The author presents, besides kata that he himself originated, beginning and advanced kata from both the Shorei school and the Shorin school, the former remarkable for their forcefulness and development of strength, the latter characterized by their gracefulness and lightning swiftness. This book, the most comprehensive and authoritative ever published, was being revised by the author shortly before his death in 1957, at the age of eighty-eight, and is translated for the first time. Through his advice on both practical and spiritual aspects of training, the master guides the student from techniques to the Way of karate. Complementing the English edition are illustrations of National Treasures from Kofuku-ji and Todai-ji temples in Nara and Master Funakoshi's calligraphy. Karate, whose value for the well-rounded development of strength, coordination and agility is scientifically validated, can be practiced at any time and in any place, for any length of time, by men and women of all ages, and requires no special equipment. It also fosters the development of spiritual qualities: courage, courtesy, integrity, humility and self-control. Gichin Funakoshi's karate books, the first published in 1922, are landmarks, for the development of this martial art in Okinawa was shrouded in secrecy, and almost no records of its early history, dating back more than a thousand years to the Shao-lin Temple in Hunan Province, China, exist. Karate-do Kyohan is a book that lives up to its title: it is in truth the master text for karate instruction at all levels and in all aspects of technique and character development., In the tradition of oral instruction of karate technique and character development, the "father of modern karate" explains formal kata exercises in complete detail., In the tradition of oral instruction of karate technique and character development, this text explains formal kata exercises in detail. Nineteen kata' ('forms') of karate - the art of self-defense without weapons - are presented here in complete detail. They are the ones selected by the great master and teacher, Gichin Funakoshi, to give comprehensive training in Karate-do, the way of karate.'
LC Classification Number
GV476.F8413
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