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The Essence of Karate
Gichin Funakoshi
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Description for The Essence of Karate
Hardcover. Translator(s): Berger, Richard. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: WST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 242.
Gichin Funakoshi is a legendary figure and the founder of Shotokan karate, the most popular style of Japanese karate, with millions of practitioners worldwide. In The Essence of Karate, Funakoshi creates, in his own words, a narrative of modern karate. He explains the philosophical and spiritual underpinnings and includes memories of his own training, as well as recollections of other karate masters and the history of the martial art. He also discusses the importance of winning without fighting, and the reason why many great martial artists improve with age. The
Gichin Funakoshi is a legendary figure and the founder of Shotokan karate, the most popular style of Japanese karate, with millions of practitioners worldwide. In The Essence of Karate, Funakoshi creates, in his own words, a narrative of modern karate. He explains the philosophical and spiritual underpinnings and includes memories of his own training, as well as recollections of other karate masters and the history of the martial art. He also discusses the importance of winning without fighting, and the reason why many great martial artists improve with age. The
Product Details
Publisher
Kodansha USA
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
238g
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781568365244
SKU
V9781568365244
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About Gichin Funakoshi
GICHIN FUNAKOSHI (1868-1957) was one of karate’s great masters. Born in Okinawa, the birthplace of karate, he began training in secret Okinawan martial arts as a child. In 1922, at the request of the Japanese government, he demonstrated the still-secret Okinawan arts of self-defense on the Japanese mainland, which led to karate's introduction to the rest of Japan and subsequently ... Read more
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