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Kata and the Transmission of Knowledge
Michael Rosenbaum
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Description for Kata and the Transmission of Knowledge
Paperback. This book explains how the use of Kata and prearranged training rituals evolved. It examines the relationship and similarities between Kata, dance and poetry. Num Pages: 240 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 347.
Finalist - 2004 Book of the Year Award by ForeWord Magazine All too frequently, martial arts practitioners study their art without truly understanding where it comes from, how it was developed, and why it was created in the first place. Indeed, many don't care - and if you feel this way, you should put this book down. For the rest of us, who have taken our art beyond tournaments, it is reasonable to expect that we want to uncover the past. We want to understand the where, why and how of martial art development. We are intellectually curious about our ... Read more
Finalist - 2004 Book of the Year Award by ForeWord Magazine All too frequently, martial arts practitioners study their art without truly understanding where it comes from, how it was developed, and why it was created in the first place. Indeed, many don't care - and if you feel this way, you should put this book down. For the rest of us, who have taken our art beyond tournaments, it is reasonable to expect that we want to uncover the past. We want to understand the where, why and how of martial art development. We are intellectually curious about our ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
YMAA Publication Center United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
228
Place of Publication
Rochdale, United States
ISBN
9781594390265
SKU
V9781594390265
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About Michael Rosenbaum
Michael J. Rosenbaum was born on May 12, 1961 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He started his martial arts training at the age of five when his father instructed him in both Judo and Boxing. At the age of fifteen, he began studying Isshin Ryu Karate and by the time of his seventeenth birthday he had been introduced to the Burmese fighting ... Read more
Reviews for Kata and the Transmission of Knowledge
"Delving more deeply than the average writer on martial arts... the author achieves a holistic perspective that restores martial arts to the field of military science, and shows how their development was functionally driven by the need to triumph and to survive..."
Richard Lawson, editor armed-combat.com "Kata and the Transmission of Knowledge is especially recommended for martial artists seeking ... Read more
Richard Lawson, editor armed-combat.com "Kata and the Transmission of Knowledge is especially recommended for martial artists seeking ... Read more