September 16, 200718 yr Can anyone recommend any good books on the history of karate, specifically shotokan?Thanks, friends! Why did I have the bowl, Bart? WHY DID I HAVE THE BOWL???
September 17, 200718 yr The Harry Cook book "shotokan Karate a precise history" gets a very good review. Could be what you are looking for.https://www.dragon-tsunami.org/Dtimes/Pages/ShotokanJNE.htm "The difference between the possible and impossible is one's will""saya no uchi de katsu" - Victory in the scabbbard of the sword. (One must obtain victory while the sword is undrawn).https://www.art-of-budo.com
September 19, 200718 yr I recommend getting a copy of John Sells's Unante. It is the most thoroughly researched and comprehensive text on karate history to date. Do you know who Chosin Chibana is...?The Chibana Project:http://chibanaproject.blogspot.com
September 19, 200718 yr I found Karate-do My Way of Life by the one and only Gichin Funakoshi to be a interesting and fun read, I really felt I better understood him as a person and what drove him to do so much for Karate through this book.
September 19, 200718 yr The Complete Idiot's Guide to Karate has a lot of good, although general information on Karate.Funakoshi's book is a good read as well. It tends to deal more with his philosophy towards Karate in general, though. https://www.haysgym.com http://www.sunyis.com/ https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com
October 4, 200718 yr I found Karate-do My Way of Life by the one and only Gichin Funakoshi to be a interesting and fun read, I really felt I better understood him as a person and what drove him to do so much for Karate through this book.I'm currently reading this book for the second time. I love it. I'm just getting to the chapter "Chinese Hand to Empty Hand"
October 4, 200718 yr I found Karate-do My Way of Life by the one and only Gichin Funakoshi to be a interesting and fun read, I really felt I better understood him as a person and what drove him to do so much for Karate through this book.I'm currently reading this book for the second time. I love it. I'm just getting to the chapter "Chinese Hand to Empty Hand"I'd like to read it again sometime
October 9, 200718 yr Mushashi's Book of Five RingsTseSun's Art of WarHakumane - Book of the SamuraiAll good books and 'work' you mindOsu "Challenge is a Dragon with a Gift in its mouth....Tame the Dragon and the Gift is Yours....." Noela Evans (author)
October 25, 200718 yr Any book by Gichin Funakoshi is worth a read.Keep at it, Shodan is just the beginning...Budokin
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