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Author: Gichin Funakoshi

Book Title: Karate-Do Kyohan : the Master Text

Brand: Three Hills Books

Language: English

ISBN: 9780870111907

Item Length: 7.3in

Publisher: Kodansha America, Incorporated

Publication Year: 1973

Format: Hardcover

Item Height: 1.1in

Features: New Edition

Genre: Sports & Recreation

Topic: Martial Arts & Self-Defense

Item Width: 10.2in

Item Weight: 20 oz

Number of Pages: 268 Pages

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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.

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Kodansha America, Incorporated

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0870111906

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9780870111907

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Book Title

Karate-Do Kyohan : the Master Text

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Gichin Funakoshi

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Hardcover

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English

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New Edition

Topic

Martial Arts & Self-Defense

Publication Year

1973

Genre

Sports & Recreation

Number of Pages

268 Pages

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7.3in

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1.1in

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10.2in

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20 oz

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1 Vol.

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1973

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72-090228

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796.8/153

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by bakennedy1226
Mar 24, 2020Top favourable review
Kyohan
Excellent book on Karate with history and technique. Should be studied by all true students of Karate.
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by topvendor1
Feb 12, 2009
A Beautiful Book on Okinawan Karate
This fine book represents the life work of Gichin Funakoshi, founder of Shotokan Karate and often called the "Father of Modern-Day Karate". If you are a student of any of the Okinawan styles, and particularly Shotokan or Wado Ryu, this important book is essential to your martial arts library. Nicely illustrated with black and white photos, it demonstrates all of the basic techniques and stances, and also provides detailed descriptions and explanations of the major kata groups. This is a masterful instructional textbook. Beyond that, it provides us with a background including Funakoshi's understanding of Okinawan martial arts history, and various advice from Sensei Funakoshi on the martial arts, as well as the general living of life itself. After you read this, you will undoubtedly want ... This fine book represents the life work of Gichin Funakoshi, founder of Shotokan Karate and often called the "Father of Modern-Day Karate". If you are a student of any of the Okinawan styles, and particularly Shotokan or Wado Ryu, this important book is essential to your martial arts library. Nicely illustrated with black and white photos, it demonstrates all of the basic techniques and stances, and also provides detailed descriptions and explanations of the major kata groups. This is a masterful instructional textbook. Beyond that, it provides us with a background including Funakoshi's understanding of Okinawan martial arts history, and various advice from Sensei Funakoshi on the martial arts, as well as the general living of life itself. After you read this, you will undoubtedly want to find a much smaller book, "Karate, My Way of Life" also by Funakoshi, to read a fascinating narrative autobiography, the story of his life in his own, humble words. You will not go wrong buying this beautiful book. It really is "The Master Text" as the subtitle says.
by mustang19661958
Mar 24, 2008
Karate-Do Kyohan
There are not many martial Arts "Karate" books that truly stand out but this one does. When I first gathered a interest in Karate back in ninteen seventy- three this book was the one that I couldn't put down. In fact; I would run to our local library weekly just to read it. Karate-Do Kyohan was one of the rare books that you could only sit and read with-in the library. As time passed I eventually purchased my own copy of Karare-Do Kyohan and used it along side my study of Shotokan. Well a lifetime later I realized how much that book ment to me and how I enjoyed reading it, if one looks enough, all of Karate is with-in this book, by the one and only Gichin Funakoshi.There are not many martial Arts "Karate" books that truly stand out but this one does. When I first gathered a interest in Karate back in ninteen seventy- three this book was the one that I couldn't put down. In fact; I would run to our local library weekly just to read it. Karate-Do Kyohan was one of the rare books that you could only sit and read with-in the library. As time passed I eventually purchased my own copy of Karare-Do Kyohan and used it along side my study of Shotokan. Well a lifetime later I realized how much that book ment to me and how I enjoyed reading it, if one looks enough, all of Karate is with-in this book, by the one and only Gichin Funakoshi.
by tlbailoryondan
Sep 14, 2016
A must for Shotokan students
This is the book to have if you are a serious Shotokan student. The katas are here so there are no self-expression moves added by various Senseis. A great treasure.
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by hector834
Jul 29, 2022
Karate Do kyohan
Iam 60 and started again to practice Shotokan karate and I recommend this book because got all you need to practice the katas from beginning.
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