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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.81530924
EAN: 9780870114632
ISBN: 0870114638
Label: Kodansha International
Manufacturer: Kodansha International
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: September 15, 1981
Publisher: Kodansha International
Studio: Kodansha International
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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.
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A great book on his life. He sets alot of things straight on the real facts and philosophy of Karate-do.
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This is a great memoir of the life of one of Karate's most significant Masters of the Art.
Funakoshi Sensi tells his story from his early school days and what circumstances led to his embrace of bushido. He describes in detail his early relationship with two seminal figures in the development of martial arts in Okinawa. This history begins with the Meiji Restoration in Japan in 1868, when Japan began to embrace Western standards by outlawing the ways of the ancient warrior code of Japan. ... Read More
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This is THE definative guide to how the study of Karate was first legalized and then popularized and how it can help improve one's life.
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I found this book extremly interesting and insightful. I practise Shotokan Karate and it is very interesting to get a glimpse into Master Funakoshi's life.
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Few know what it is like to be a martial artist to the core like Funakoshi. Whatever your discipline, passion or focus, you can find something valuable here. This text is, without a doubt, as significant as "The Book of 5 Rings" or "The Art of War." You don't have to be a martial artist to appreciate it's brillance.
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