The history of karate and the masters who made it : development, lineages, and philosophies of traditional Okinawan and Japanese karate-do / Mark I. Cramer

Author:: Cramer, Mark I.
Published:: Berkeley, California : Blue Snake Books, [2018]
Physical Description:: viii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE THE HISTORY -- 1.The Early Development Of Karate: China, Japan, And Okinawa -- 2.Karate's Core Values And Confucian Virtues -- 3.From Shoguns To The Enlightened Emperor -- 4.Karate's Period Of Secrecy -- 5.Kokutai: The Period Of National Essence -- 6.From Chinese Hand To Empty Hand -- 7.The Postwar Period -- 8.Styles Versus Lineages In The Development Of Karate -- pt. TWO BIOGRAPHIES OF KARATE'S GREATEST MASTERS -- 9.Lineage I: Kanga "Tode" Sakugawa -- 10.Sokon "Bushi" Matsumura -- 11.Yasutsune Azato -- 12.Yasutsune "Ankoh" Itosu -- 13.Choki Motobu -- 14.Chotoku Kyan -- 15.Gichin Funakoshi -- 16.Lineage 2: Kanryo Higaonna -- 17.Wu Xiangui (Go Ken Ki) -- 18.Juhatsu Kyoda and to on Ryu -- 19.Chojun Miyagi -- 20.Gogen Yamaguchi -- 21.Kenwa Mabuni -- pt. THREE PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES OF TRADITIONAL KARATE-DO -- 22.The Issues Of Traditional Karate-Do -- 23.Kata, Self-Defense, And Bunkai -- 24.Karate Ni Sente Nashi: There Is No First Attack In Karate -- 25.Traditional Karate-Do And The Modern Olympic Movement -- 26.The Illusion Of Styles In Karate-Do -- 27.The Complete Student Of Traditional Karate-Do -- 28.What Is Karate-Do: Sport, Self-Defense, Or More?.

Summary:

"A concise yet comprehensive history of traditional Okinawan and Japanese karate, with biographies of the great karate masters"--
"A concise yet comprehensive history of traditional Okinawan and Japanese karate, with biographies of the great karate masters This first concise yet comprehensive history of traditional Okinawan and Japanese karate includes authoritative biographies of the great karate masters of the past and the philosophical issues they faced as karate changed and evolved. Bringing a fresh understanding to the study of the martial arts, Mark I. Cramer dispels many of the often-repeated martial arts myths as he details the lineages of the modern styles of karate and describes the social, cultural, and political events that influenced them. While most books focus on a single style of karate or the biography of just one of the great teachers, this book offers a well-researched and detailed overview. By bringing all of this knowledge together in one volume, Cramer--who has trained and competed in karate for more than forty years, as well as won numerous awards and been inducted into the USA Karate Federation's Hall of Fame--fills a crucial gap"--

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9781623172398 (paperback)
162317239X

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-222) and index.

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