Tales of Okinawa's Great Masters - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Tales of Okinawa's Great Masters write by Shosh Nagamine. This book was released on 2015-12-08. Tales of Okinawa's Great Masters available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Now available for the first time in English, Tales of Okinawa's Great Masters, the late Shoshin Nagamine's groundbreaking work, recounts the legacy and life histories of Okinawa's greatest martial artists. In addition to profiles of the legendary tegumi wrestlers, Nagamine-sensei features many of the world's great karate masters, including the founder of the core styles from which modern karate sprang. Tales of Okinawa's Great Masters corrects historical inaccuracies surrounding Okinawan martial arts and brings alive the greatest of the great masters. In this seminal martial arts history and biography, Nagamine-sensei presents the martial legacy of the Okinawan people and, to complement and emphasize what is of greatest importance in these tales and life histories, concludes with detailed instructions for the practice of zazen (sitting meditation). Already a classic in the Japanese edition, Tales of Okinawa's Great Masters is a must-read for all karate and tegumi enthusiasts, practitioners and researchers alike.
Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do
Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do write by Shoshin Nagamine. This book was released on 2011-12-20. Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do presents the teachings of legendary martial arts master Shoshin Nagamine, founder of the Matsubayashi school of Shorin-ryu karate-do. Used for generations as a practical and pictorial guide, it contains over 1,000 photographs to document eighteen classic karate kata (preset forms) and seven yakusoku kumite (prearranged partner exercises), as well as basic techniques. This book is a precise and easily accessible pictorial guide to performance and perfection of traditional karate. The only book in English with photos of one of the great prewar masters demonstrating the proper execution of Okinawan karate, The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do is a bridge between karate's legendary past and the practitioners of today. This ingenious and imaginative text explains the historical landmarks in the development of style, vividly outlines its leading forms and techniques, and recalls noted Okinawan karate men of the past, including the author's teachers Ankichi Arakaki, Choki Motobu, and Chotoku Kyan.
Shotokan's Secret
Shotokan's Secret - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Shotokan's Secret write by Bruce D. Clayton. This book was released on 2004. Shotokan's Secret available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Reveals the origins and purpose of the art of shotokan. This book describes how karate was invented by the world's only unarmed bodyguards to protect the world's only unarmed king, the king of Okinawa, against Americans.
Classical Kata of Okinawan Karate
Classical Kata of Okinawan Karate - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Classical Kata of Okinawan Karate write by Pat McCarthy. This book was released on 1987. Classical Kata of Okinawan Karate available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Pat McCarthy, a shorinji-ryu stylist and triple-crown winner of the North American Karate Championships in 1974, demonstrates 11 karate kata. A detailed history of Okinawan karate and biographies of 37 of its greatest patriarchs are also included.
Bubishi
Bubishi - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Bubishi write by . This book was released on 2016-05-31. Bubishi available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Treasured for centuries by karate's top masters, the Bubishi is a classic Chinese work on philosophy, strategy, medicine, and technique as they relate to the martial arts. Referred to as the "bible of karate" by famous master Chojun Miyagi, for hundreds of years the Bubishiwas a secret text passed from master to student in China and later in Okinawa. All of karate's legendary masters have studied it, applied its teachings, or copied passages from it. No other classic work has had as dramatic an impact on the shaping and development of karate as the Bubishi. Karate historian and authority Patrick McCarthy spent over ten years researching and studying the Bubishi and the arts associated with it. The first English translation of this remarkable martial arts manual includes numerous explanations and notes. McCarthy's work also includes groundbreaking research on Okinawan and Chinese history, as well as the fighting and healing traditions that developed in those countries, making it a gold mine for researchers and practitioners alike. For the final word on the true origins and spirit of classic Okinawan martial arts, one need look no further. This karate book is one of the best karate training supplements available.
