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This volume teaches a integrated training of the body, mind and spirit, emphasizing the true essence of karate-do. With over 70 dojos and 20,000 students throughout the world, Seido karate has grown increasingly popular in the West under its founder Tadashi Nakamura.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Kaicho Nakamura's book is one that stands out from many other 'Karate' books. From the presentation of the cover to the use of Kanji throughout the book, Nakamura hooks the reader into wanting more.
Aside from the usual Kata descriptions, Nakamura takes great care in explaining how important Kata are to modern day martial artists, presenting not only the meanings and origins of the Kata within his system but also their names in Kanji.
Photographs are used throughout the book and are not just of two men in pyjamas but of real-life students at work, play and in training. The colour photographs used capture the imagination and show their Honbu off to great effect, one can almost smell the polish of the floor, hear the echo of the Kiai when students practice their Kata, the stamp of feet and the sound of heavy breathing.
The chapter on Kumite is also enlightening with Kaicho Nakamura taking time to explain distancing, demonstrating the angles that are used in Seido Kumite. Seeing photographs of students sparring indicated just how far Seido might have moved from its Kyokushinkai origins in that the fighters are wearing sparring gear.
Throughout the book you are not only given the strong impression that Kaicho Nakamura loves and respects his students, but that his students love and respect Kaicho Nakamura.
This is one book that I am very happy I bought and I recommend that others do so as well.
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The Golden Hand - River Rock
16 Oct 2003
Format:Paperback
I found Nakamura's devotion to karate admirable. I liked his work ethic. The ideas of love (discovering why men suffer), obedience, and zen were made in a very clean presentation. The most impressive feat in the book was the portion where Nakamura demonstration his power by breaking river rocks. This is no cheap trick. The breaking represented, the complete symbolism of: giving a 100 percent, seeking mental clarity, releasing extreme power through joining as one with the material. The verbal discussion of zen being manifest as action. One can reason, breaking the rock is simply the principle of the fulcrum and leverage being applied to a material through a mechanical forces. However, one must experience the physical and mental pain associated with failure to perform such a feat to understand the simplicity and perfection illustrated by Nakamura.
My teacher talked about breaking river rocks in the mountain. He told me it was a matter of timing and speed. Apparently, the his first attempts at breaking the rocks were unsuccessful and he wanted to quit. After receiving encouragement and demonstrations that it was possible, he proceeded to break many rocks. Also, my first attempt to breaking a 6 inch piece of ice using a full circle chop failed. I thought about power only and failed. I turned inward focusing internally and broke the ice with a one inch slap. People want to know what was the difference in technique. Zen was the difference, and it produced the power needed to break the ice. The difference in breaking quality was noticeable. Nakamura inspired me to encourage my students to give a 100 percent at every practice. He demonstrated katas as a means to strengthen the mind of the body. I hope for significant improvements in concentration and desire. Nakamura karate is very good, no wonder he became a karate legend.
The photos in the book create a strong connection to natural beauty of the sunsets, waterfalls, rock textures, and the whiteness of snow. His tradition links philosophy and spirituality links back to feudal Japan.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Living Legend Bearing Gifts
31 Jan 2001
Format:Hardcover
Nakamura is a living legend. He brought Mas Oyama's Kyokushinkai from Japan to the United States,and later formed his own style, Seido, which is now nearly 25 years old. This book is virtually a textbook for Seido students, and since Seido is a traditional style, it would be of use to students of any Japanese style. The book includes all "natural" weapons (body parts), stances, striking and blocking techniques, with detailed photographs and diagrams, and also includes discussions on the history of martial arts, its relevance to modern life, proper breathing and stretching, the meanings of the names of various traditional kata and why kata is important to a karete-ka's training regimen, karate's relation to Zen, and several of Nakamura's own meditation lectures he gives to his own students on a weekly basis. Anyone can write a book about karate technique, but Nakamura not only has expert knowledge of the techniques shown in this book, he is among a handful of true exponents of the spirit of Karate-Do: The ---Way--- of Karate, and he has made it his life's work to instill that spirit in his students. Seido has dojos all over the world.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A Gem
25 July 2000
Format:Hardcover
This book, may at first glance, seem a bit "pricey", however, it is a great primer book, printed on high quality paper. The techniques are standard karate type fare: Blocks, punches, and kicks. What makes this book such a collectable is that the author and publisher, write a beautiful introduction as to what the spirit of karate is really all about. They arrange the photos, bioagraphies of students, demonstrations, and martial arts tenets in a masterful way. This book will probably not add much to the black belts (assuming he is well studied) knowledge of the subject of karate, but, it will add much to his vision on a masterful way to write and publish a karate primer book. He or she will further just enjoy the book for what it is: a great work of art.
To the beginning or intermediate student, this book will engage his or her imagination. The section on ethical and moral values of karate is short, sweet, and to the point. The last chapter on "Karate Meditation Lectures" is outstanding and not pretentious. If you are a karateka - purchase this book for the beauty of it.
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