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The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do
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The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do Paperback - 1998

by Shoshin Nagamine

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A definitive resource on the technique and philosophy of pure Okinawan karate, this book presents the teachings of Shoshin Nagamine, the last of the legendary pre-war karate masters. 1,000+ photos.

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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 intelligent 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.

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Movements in karate are divided into the basics, which make up the kata (forms), and the intermediate techniques, which are woven into the kata for use in kumite (sparring).

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  • Title The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do
  • Author Shoshin Nagamine
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 11th
  • Pages 280
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Tuttle Publishing, North Clarendon, Vermont, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 1998-09-15
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780804821100 / 0804821100
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 1.52 cm)
  • Category Sports & Recreation
  • Library of Congress subjects Karate
  • Dewey Decimal Code 796.815

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Shoshin Nagamine was a practitioner and master of Okinawan karate-do for more than sixty years. At the time of his death in 1997, he held a tenth dan black belt, the highest rank of any active karate instructor in the world. He was also awarded the title of Hanshi, the most senior title in the art of karate, by the All Okinawan Karate-do Association.

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