Download or read book The History of Shoshin Ryu written by Bryan Stanley and published by . This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The History of Shoshin Ryu Mike Chubb loved to teach jujitsu. He attracted a few dedicated students who matched his passion and, together, they turned two small dojos into a 300-member organization. The History of Shoshin Ryu is about growth, death, celebrations, a plane crash, Mr. Sake, and more. The History of Shoshin Ryu is about people and what they did off the mat as well as on it. Bryan Stanley began practicing jujitsu in 1984. He earned his black belt in 1990 and started his first dojo shortly thereafter. He has written about Shoshin Ryu since 2002 when he became editor of the Shoshin Ryu Yudanshakai Newsletter. He lives in Huntington Beach, California, with Allison, his wife.
Download or read book Shoshin Ryu written by and published by . This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Essence of Okinawan Karate Do written by Shoshin Nagamine and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-20 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do presents the teachings of legendary martial arts master Shoshin Nagamine, founder of the Matsubayashi school of Shorin-ryu karate-do. Used for generations as a practical and pictorial guide, it contains over 1,000 photographs to document eighteen classic karate kata (preset forms) and seven yakusoku kumite (prearranged partner exercises), as well as basic techniques. This book is a precise and easily accessible pictorial guide to performance and perfection of traditional karate. The only book in English with photos of one of the great prewar masters demonstrating the proper execution of Okinawan karate, The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do is a bridge between karate's legendary past and the practitioners of today. This ingenious and imaginative text explains the historical landmarks in the development of style, vividly outlines its leading forms and techniques, and recalls noted Okinawan karate men of the past, including the author's teachers Ankichi Arakaki, Choki Motobu, and Chotoku Kyan.
Download or read book Okinawan Karate written by Mark Bishop and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 1989 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique volume records each of the major Okinawan techniques--Shorin, kobudo, ti, and styles derived form Chinese boxing--using lineage charts to trace their descent from ancient Chinese roots. Also includes exercises for breathing, relaxation, and energy circulation. Photographs and drawings.
Download or read book Tales of Okinawa s Great Masters written by Shosh Nagamine and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2015-12-08 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available for the first time in English, Tales of Okinawa's Great Masters, the late Shoshin Nagamine's groundbreaking work, recounts the legacy and life histories of Okinawa's greatest martial artists. In addition to profiles of the legendary tegumi wrestlers, Nagamine-sensei features many of the world's great karate masters, including the founder of the core styles from which modern karate sprang. Tales of Okinawa's Great Masters corrects historical inaccuracies surrounding Okinawan martial arts and brings alive the greatest of the great masters. In this seminal martial arts history and biography, Nagamine-sensei presents the martial legacy of the Okinawan people and, to complement and emphasize what is of greatest importance in these tales and life histories, concludes with detailed instructions for the practice of zazen (sitting meditation). Already a classic in the Japanese edition, Tales of Okinawa's Great Masters is a must-read for all karate and tegumi enthusiasts, practitioners and researchers alike.
Download or read book My Promise to the Master written by Hanshi Frank Grant and published by . This book was released on 2014-02-21 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the Secrets Between the Pictures! High-speed, ultra-high resolution, stop-action photography, combined with Hanshi Frank Grant's detailed instructions and insights gives you the level of detail you need to get the most from each technique. "One of the early pioneers of Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu in America, Hanshi Frank Grant, has given us this valuable book containing the lessons passed down from Grandmaster Shoshin Nagamine. As one of the last old-timers, I highly recommend this book to present and future generations who not only study the technique of Matsubayashi but also its history and traditions." Jerry Figgiani, President, Shorin Ryu Karatedo International “I feel that this book is a great resource, not only to those who know the connection between Matsubayashi Shorin-Ryu and Motobu-ha Shito-Ryu, but to all martial artists who wish to further their insight into the transition moves within kata.” Kevin Gurganus, Carolina Martial Arts Center 6th Dan - Motobu-ha Shito-Ryu, Kunibakai International; 4th Dan - Kobudo, Ryukyu Kobudo Hozon Shinkokai Table of Contents: 1. The Promise 2. Advanced Basics 3. Fukyugata Ichi 4. Fukyugata Ni 5. Pinan Shodan 6. Pinan Nidan 7.Pinan Sandan 8. Pinan Yondan 9. Pinan Godan 10. Naihanchi Shodan 11. Naihanchi Nidan 12. Naihanchi Sandan 13. Ananku 14. Wankan 15. Rohai 16. Wanshu 17. Passai 18. Gojushiho 19. Chinto 20. Kusanku 21. Yakusoku Kumite 22. Supplemental Training There are many levels of karate. During my first six–month training visit I asked the Master, “When do you know it all?” His response was “How long is infinity?” One advances in rank, skills and knowledge; building on the lessons and insights learned previously. The techniques that I teach my Shodans and Nidans would be totally lost on someone of an intermediate rank. At the same time, those black belts are not yet in a position to absorb the techniques I teach my Sandans and above. The Master helped me achieve very high levels of knowledge, but more importantly, he taught me how to continue to gain more from our techniques while remaining true to the kata he assembled and molded for us. The Master personally taught me details to techniques that he purposely did not put in his book because he knew that the majority of the readers may not comprehend. As part of my promise to the Master to take Matsubayashi–Ryu to the Next Step, I am sharing many of those details with you. Those little nuances are directly related to the training I received from the Master.
Download or read book Okinawan Goju Ryu written by Seikichi Toguchi and published by Black Belt Communications. This book was released on 1976 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An instructive text on the etiquette, kata, stances and powerful techniques of the renowned goju-ryu system as practiced in Okinawa. Includes a detailed section on sanchin breathing and step-by-step photos with foot patterns.
Download or read book The History of Karate and the Masters Who Made It written by Mark I. Cramer and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2018-07-24 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise yet comprehensive history of traditional Okinawan and Japanese karate, with biographies of the great karate masters This 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—an award-winning inductee into the USA Karate Federation’s Hall of Fame—fills a crucial gap.
Download or read book Classical Kata of Okinawan Karate written by Pat McCarthy and published by Black Belt Communications. This book was released on 1987 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pat McCarthy, a shorinji-ryu stylist and triple-crown winner of the North American Karate Championships in 1974, demonstrates 11 karate kata. A detailed history of Okinawan karate and biographies of 37 of its greatest patriarchs are also included.
Download or read book Okinawan Goju Ryu II written by Seikichi Toguchi and published by Black Belt Communications. This book was released on 2001 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to goju-ryu fundamentals that narrates the author's personal history of Okinawan goju-ryu karate. It covers advanced kata, its evolution and its importance. It features step-by-step photographs that show the advanced techniques of shorei-kan karate, including stances, strikes, blocks, kicks and two-man training styles.
Download or read book Karate My Art by Motobu Choki written by Yuriko McCarthy and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-12-17 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At long last we are pleased to announce that the 3rd edition of the 1932 Motobu Choki publication, "Watashi no Karate-jutsu," is finally completed thanks only to the assistance and co-operation of many kind people. The publication is approximately 182 pages in the same size and format as our Funakoshi Gichin publication, Tanpenshu. Here, in this small but provocative publication, lies yet another milestone in the legacy of Karate. "Watashi no Karate-jutsu" ("My Art of Karate"), introduces comprehensive insights into a fighting tradition as known and taught by one of its early Okinawan innovators, Motobu Choki (1870-1944). One of only two books he ever published on the art it is not widely known in modern karate circles or outside the spectrum of those who research its history. Straightforward in its approach, this modest work outlines those unique methods that made Motobu Choki, pound for pound, possibly the greatest technician and karate fighter of his generation. One mistake the modern Karate-ka often makes, when trying to grasp the technical ambiguities surrounding the application of early karate practices, is to depend on contemporary assumption. This small but powerful book provides a window through which the reader is better able to perceive the cultural landscape and social mind-set of those people who shaped its practice. What could possibly improve a reader's overall understanding of the art more than walking in the footsteps of those people most responsible for pioneering it? Great people should never be forgotten, if only to remind us of the potential latent in ourselves. By studying the anthropology of this tradition it becomes evident that many of the early pioneers established a symbiosis with karate so that their lives became as much a product of the art as was the art a product of their lives. Researched and translated by Patrick & Yuriko McCarthy
Download or read book My Life in the Art of Shorin Ryu Matsubayashi Ryu Karate written by Kyoshi Anthony Ferguson and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2018-03-10 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthony Ferguson’s love of martial arts began when he was a little boy growing up in Miami, Florida. There he would go with his brother to see kung fu movies at the theater every Saturday. As a teenager, Ferguson decided he needed to know how to defend himself from an attack after a bad experience, and fate drew him to a school that taught the style of Shorin-Ryu Matsubayashi-Ryu karate. Shortly after graduating from high school, he earned his first-degree black belt, and he has never looked back. Now he recalls his lifelong journey in practicing Shorin-Ryu karate. Using his personal narrative, he hopes to encourage others to learn about this martial art and the benefits it can bring to those who study it: discipline, focus, respect for others, self-control, and awareness. In this memoir, one man shares the story of his path in the martial arts from student to master and recounts how studying karate as a teenager changed his life for the better.
Download or read book Shind Y shin Ry written by Tobin Threadgill and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is a reference work on the history and technical legacy of a samurai era martial arts school called Shindo Yoshin Ryu, founded in 1864"--
Download or read book Building Warrior Spirit written by Robert Scaglione and published by Periplus Editions. This book was released on 1993-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Shorin Ryu Karate Reference Manual written by Mark Shepard and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-10-05 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to Kobayashi Shorin Ryu karate with techniques and katas to help you grow and learn as a martial artist or karate-ka in this Okinawan martial arts. Book contains hundreds of images and drawings that you can use as a reference to supplement your studies.
Download or read book Okinawan Karate Kobudo Te Teachers Styles and Secret Techniques Expanded Third Edition written by Mark D Bishop and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-12-18 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Time moves on, cultures change with the twists of history and secret arts are lost. To understand the essence of karate, kobudo and te is to read and digest this work. To devour the mysteries of the secret principles it records is to dwell in a former time, only then will the reader know the true meanings of what the masters passed on. This book was a classic of the 20th century and, with the passing of time, is now considered to be an historic record for the modern era; both a time capsule and an integrated tool of knowledge transmission. Also featuring contributions from the latest breed of expert researchers, this Expanded Third Edition keeps the original version alive in its entirety, while bringing the Okinawan karate world up to date, as it expands into an ever-increasing international world. Be warned though, it also answers questions that have not been asked until now and topics that could not have been discussed, while expanding on newly debatable issues. This is what the masters were really saying
Download or read book Okinawan Karate Teachers Styles Secret Techniques Revised Expanded Second Edition Master Version written by Mark D Bishop and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-02-20 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Progression is a positive trait, as long as one keeps in touch with the past and has a staple backdrop to focus or fall back on. Although the Revised Expanded Third Edition contains all the wording and photographs that are reproduced in both the first edition, as well as this Revised and Expanded Second Edition, it comparatively represents a step into what was, for these latter two books, the future. The year 2019, in which I am writing this foreword, represents respectively 30 years and 20 years into the future since the publication of these two books, so I think this faithful reproduction of the Master Version by Q&I Publications is well timed. For some readers it might bring about nostalgia, for others it might be an eye-opener into a world that is not always truthfully represented, due to commercial or other reasons. For the teachers who I interviewed and have been embodied herein, I hope this Master Version will remain a testament into how they wished to be represented for time immemorial.
