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Karate is not just a sport or a hobby—it’s a lifetime study toward perfection of character. Here, Dave Lowry, one of the best-known writers on the Japanese martial arts, illuminates the complete path of karate including practice, philosophy, and culture. He covers myriad subjects of interest to karate practitioners of all ages and levels, including:
• The relationship between students and teachers
• Cultivating the correct attitude during practice
• The differences between karate in the East and West
• Whether a karate student really needs to study in Japan to perfect the art
• The meaning of rank and the black belt
• Detailed descriptions of kicks, punches, evasions, and techniques and the philosophical concepts that they manifest
• What practice means and looks like as one ages
• How the practice of karate aims toward cultivating character and spiritual development
After forty years studying karate and the budo arts, Lowry is an informative and reliable guide, highlighting aspects of the karate path that will surprise, entertain, and enlighten.
• The relationship between students and teachers
• Cultivating the correct attitude during practice
• The differences between karate in the East and West
• Whether a karate student really needs to study in Japan to perfect the art
• The meaning of rank and the black belt
• Detailed descriptions of kicks, punches, evasions, and techniques and the philosophical concepts that they manifest
• What practice means and looks like as one ages
• How the practice of karate aims toward cultivating character and spiritual development
After forty years studying karate and the budo arts, Lowry is an informative and reliable guide, highlighting aspects of the karate path that will surprise, entertain, and enlighten.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Time to reassess your Karate (Budo)?
I haven't finished the book yet but........
Dave Lowry addicts will not be disappointed & in fact will be very pleased with his latest work which takes a "serious" look at some aspects of karate that isn't covered in any other book I have ever read about karate.
I will update this review with more detail shortly when I have finished the book. It may seem strange that I'm writing as review so early, please forgive me, I could not wait to write about the enthusiasm and motivation that the book gave me in only the first few chapters.
This book is designed & more suitable for the karate-ka (budo-ka) that has practiced at their art for a number of years and wants to go a little further, or to climb the next peak as Dave puts it so succinctly. It's also really well suited to those who have reached a plateau in their training & who feel that they can't seem to progress any further.
Dave's long experience with the martial arts & Japan give him plenty of credentials to write such a book & "lead" us on to a better path, as any caring sensei should. If you find that you're practicing the wrong style or the club you are a member of is not a genuine one, Dave reassures us that we don't necessarily have to start all over from the beginning again & that it would be better to look around & shows us what to look for in a teacher who can fulfil our needs & take us further up that proverbial mountain.
As always Dave's style is friendly, comfortable & easy to read & absorb. He gets straight to the point without the need for repetition or padding or constant use of strange technical terms or pages of Japanese terms.
Please be sure to check back here again for a fuller review, if you're not already hooked that is?
I haven't finished the book yet but........
Dave Lowry addicts will not be disappointed & in fact will be very pleased with his latest work which takes a "serious" look at some aspects of karate that isn't covered in any other book I have ever read about karate.
I will update this review with more detail shortly when I have finished the book. It may seem strange that I'm writing as review so early, please forgive me, I could not wait to write about the enthusiasm and motivation that the book gave me in only the first few chapters.
This book is designed & more suitable for the karate-ka (budo-ka) that has practiced at their art for a number of years and wants to go a little further, or to climb the next peak as Dave puts it so succinctly. It's also really well suited to those who have reached a plateau in their training & who feel that they can't seem to progress any further.
Dave's long experience with the martial arts & Japan give him plenty of credentials to write such a book & "lead" us on to a better path, as any caring sensei should. If you find that you're practicing the wrong style or the club you are a member of is not a genuine one, Dave reassures us that we don't necessarily have to start all over from the beginning again & that it would be better to look around & shows us what to look for in a teacher who can fulfil our needs & take us further up that proverbial mountain.
As always Dave's style is friendly, comfortable & easy to read & absorb. He gets straight to the point without the need for repetition or padding or constant use of strange technical terms or pages of Japanese terms.
Please be sure to check back here again for a fuller review, if you're not already hooked that is?
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The alarm bells should have started ringing from the cover alone. Not only is it an image used on much better offerings on the subject of the Martial Arts but the gi is folded over the wrong way! A bit like wearing a kilt with the pleats to the front. I haven't read any of Mr Lowry's other publications and on the strength of this I probably won't. I felt the book was nothing more than a collection of short essays on a variety of unconnected topics. The author attempts to protect himself from any criticism, real or inferred, by suggesting that only 'serious' Martial Artists will actually get it. I would suggest that anyone who has parted with their hard earned cash to purchase this book would not be a serious Martial Artist in the eyes of the author anyway.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Loved this book.
11 Feb 2009
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I have read and reviewed many of this author's previous books and I have never been disappointed. This book is no exception. As a student and instructor of Shotokan Karate for more than forty years, and having reviewed numerous karate books for various publications in the past, I found this book book informative and interesting. The author knows his subject from personal experience, which is the best teacher. When he writes about being "a serious karate student" I found myself nodding my head in agreement. He captures the intense and focused "zen in motion" feeling of karate practice in this volume. This book should be read by all serious karate students because it contains nuggets of wisdom and advice we can all relate to in our training. I highly recommend this book.
Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Shotokan Karate Self-Defense Techniques: Practical Combat Karate for the street)
Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Shotokan Karate Self-Defense Techniques: Practical Combat Karate for the street)
Excellent book!
10 May 2012
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Great reading, it makes us think about concepts we thought already knew. This book shows us a fresh and diferent point of view. Easy to read. You will read it again, for sure.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Different approach to Karate!
4 Jan 2010
Format:Paperback
This book does not cover the technique and application of Karate like most other books do. It covers experiences and ideas many Karateka associate with Karate and tries to give realistic meanings and explanations to them. Some of the interesting topics discussed are the meaning of a black belt, hitting stuff, choosing your sensei, going to Japan to learn, and quitting Karate.
The language is so interesting and simple that it feels like it came out of someone's blog. I think this book is a collection of articles written on Karate by Dave Lowry, however I am not sure if this is entirely true.
The language is so interesting and simple that it feels like it came out of someone's blog. I think this book is a collection of articles written on Karate by Dave Lowry, however I am not sure if this is entirely true.
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