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Karate-Do Nyumon: The Master Introductory Text

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By (author): Gichin Funakoshi

Karate-do Nyumon literally means a passage through the gates of the Karate way-in other words, an introduction to the world of Karate. Karate-do Nyumon is the result of Master Funakoshi's wish to clarify Karate thought and practice for those who know nothing about it. It comprises unpublished writings from the years before his death in 1957, together with simplified kata-sequences of movements-synthesized by Funakoshi from the traditional Okinawa Karate-do kata, for beginners. Master Funakoshi begins by exploding some of the myths of Karate: Karate-do is a noble' See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 353g
  • Dimensions: 186 x 256mm
  • Publication Date: 22 Feb 2013
  • Publisher: Kodansha America Inc
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781568365008

About Gichin Funakoshi

GICHIN FUNAKOSHI is world famous as one of Karate's great masters. Born in Shuri Okinawa Prefecture in 1868 he studied Karate-do from childhood and organized the first public demonstrations.He was trained in the Confucian classics and was a schoolteacher early in life. After training for decades under the foremost masters in Okinawa he was elected president of the Okinawa Association for the Spirit of Martial Arts.He was chosen to demonstrate Karate at the First National Athletic Exhibition in Tokyo in 1922 which led to the introduction of the ancient martial art to the rest of Japan and subsequently to the rest of the world. Among his writings are Karate-do: My Way of Life Karate-do Kyohan: The Master Text and Karate Jutsu: The Original Teachings of Gichin Funakoshi.Master Gichin Funakoshi died in April 1957.

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