Karate Technique & Spirit
Karate Technique & Spirit

Author: Tadashi Nakamura

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 2001-11-01

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 1462917097

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Master the techniques and warrior spirit of karate with this illustrated martial arts guide. The true essence of karate-do is integrated training of the body, mind, and spirit to achieve human potential fully. Karate: Technique and Spirit describes in detail all the steps necessary to attain this goal. It is a book of Karate technique, a guideline for training, and a patient exposition of moral philosophy. Kaicho (grandmaster) Nakamura takes us from the basics--warmups, punches, blocks, and kicks--to the advanced practice of traditional weapons and kumite (sparring), all the while grounding the physical expression of this martial art in its rich history and philosophy. With over 700 photos, Karate: Technique and Spirit vividly conveys the essence of karate-do and how it can bring deeper meaning to our daily lives. Chapters include: Foundations of Karate; Basics of Karate-Do; Postures and Stances; Natural Weapons; Kata (Formal Exercises); Kumite (Fighting) and more!

Karate
Karate

Author: Tadashi Nakamura

Publisher: Shufu No Tomo-Sha

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13:

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Karate: Technique and Spirit teaches a unique integrated training of the body, mind, and spirit, emphasizing the true essence of karate-do. With over 70 dojos and 20,000 students throughout the world, Seido karate has grown increasingly popular in the West under its founder Tadashi Nakamura. Now discover the single most comprehensive volume ever published on this unique martial art.Part instruction manual and part history, Karate: Technique and Spirit covers both the techniques of Seido (sincere way) karate -- including warm-ups, basic punches, kicks, and blocks, and weapons (Bo, Jo, Sai), as well as the school's unique history and philosophy. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

The Inner Art of Karate
The Inner Art of Karate

Author: Kenji Tokitsu

Publisher: Shambhala Publications

Published: 2012-02-14

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 1590309499

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Budo, the way of the martial arts, is at heart a path of spiritual cultivation and self-realization whose aim is to develop a strategic mind that makes combat unnecessary. Kenji Tokitsu explains the philosophy of karate as budo and looks deeply at the key concepts that are essential for developing the budo mind in karate practice. These concepts are: • distance and timing, • rhythm, anticipation, and intuition, • and the cultivation of explosive but focused energy. These concepts are difficult to teach, but mastering them is the ultimate goal of any true martial artist. Tokitsu expertly guides the reader through these elusive ideas with clarity and a practical view.

Shin Gi Tai
Shin Gi Tai

Author: Michael Clarke

Publisher: Ymaa Publications

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 9781594392177

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Shin Gi Tai's core message is taking personal responsibility for your own karate progress and your life. Discover how to make real progess as a student of a karate dojo. Shin (Spirit) explains the 'self' in karate; Gi (Technique) examines fighting strategies, applications, and kata of karate; Tai (Body) teaches how to strenghten the body for the rigours of karate training. Learn why people spend a lifetime fighting themselves, so they don't have to fight anyone else.

Ultimate Kempo
Ultimate Kempo

Author: Jeff Driscoll

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 2014-06-06

Total Pages: 626

ISBN-13: 1462914470

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Kempo, also known as Kenpo, is a classic and effective system of self-defense. A Japanese martial art that teaches you how to avoid physical confrontations, the primary focus of Kempo, or "Fist Law" is not to inflict harm, but to manipulate the balance and structure of your opponent for optimal results. It teaches you how to avoid conflict through an understanding of Kosho Ryu's unique mental discipline and philosophy developed by the thirteenth-century Japanese Buddhist priest, Kosho Bosatsu. With hundreds of photographs of kempo techniques and downloadable video, this Kempo book gives you systematic guidance for maximum effectiveness in the striking, throwing, and locking arts. Practical in its application, powerful in its philosophy, Ultimate Kempo is a martial arts foundation that any practitioner can use to hone their skills. Chapters include: What is Kosho Shorei Ryu Kempo? What is the Martial Way? Concepts of Study Escaping Joint Locking Throwing Striking Pressure Points

Karate Fighting Techniques
Karate Fighting Techniques

Author: 金澤弘和

Publisher: Kodansha International

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9784770028723

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This title teaches all the various kumite techniques, and presents a systematic approach to applied kumite that is designed to provide essential information for match-style kumite and tournament kumite. Hirokazu Kanazawa is the renowned karate master in the world today, and a close disciple of Gichin Funakoshi, the father of modern karate and founder of the Shotokan School. Having earned his impressive reputation in Hawaii, the mainland United States, and Europe as an official trainer for the Japan Karate Association, Kanazawa founded Shotokan Karate-do International

Karate as the Art of Killing
Karate as the Art of Killing

Author: Masayuki Shimabukuro

Publisher: Blue Snake Books

Published: 2022-05-24

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 1623176611

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This comprehensive overview of karate connects the dots between its philosophical and spiritual foundations with its original purpose: to kill an attacker swiftly—and brutally. Prior to 1900, karate-dō was exclusively an art of unarmed self-defense. Its practice was designed for life-or-death situations—effectively, an art of killing. Here, authors Leonard Pellman and the late Masayuki Shimabukuro restore karate to its original intent. They move karate away from its popular modern-day sporting applications back to its deadly origins—and to the restraining philosophy of peace, self-sacrifice, compassion, and service to others that necessarily accompanied it. Readers will learn: • The purpose and meaning of karate-dō • The origins and major precepts of bushidō • Training methods, preparation, and etiquette • Fundamentals, spiritual power, training patterns, and analysis and application of kata • How to understand the body as a weapon With chapters on kokoro (heart, mind, and spirit), ki (spirit and energy), and the 7 major precepts of bushidō, The Art of Killing demonstrates how karate is more than a method of bringing an enemy down—it’s a philosophical and spiritual system grounded in essential lessons to guard against abuses of power. Together, the authors showcase how purity of intention matters, and how compassion and respect are the essence of karate training.

The Spirit of Okinawan Karate Extended Throughout the World
The Spirit of Okinawan Karate Extended Throughout the World

Author: Fusei Kise

Publisher: All Okinawa Shorin-Ryu Karate and Kobudo Federation

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 9780974192109

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Grand Master Fusei Kise has devoted his life to teaching traditional Okinawan karate, From the main dojo of the All Okinawa Shorin-Ryu Karate and Kobudo Federation in Okinawa City, he and his students have branched throughout the world, bringing to thousands the tradition of Shorin-Ryu Matsumura karate as passed to him by his teacher, Master Hohan Soken. In this book, Hanshi Kise tells his the story of his life and his karate.