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Written by Gichin Funakoshi this master text is a one of a kind translated from Japanese to English by an award winning translator this is a book anyone doing Shotokan or JKA karate must have in their library as it shows basics, kata and so much more you will be blown away and further understand why he was selected over several other Okinawan masters to represent Okinawan karate to the Japanese as his literary skills were equal to his technical skills.
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Format:Paperback
This is a reprint of Master Funakoshi's first book on Karate. It is the exact same book with "Karate Jutsu", which is out of print though. The content in both is identical. The history and value of Karate are covered in the early chapters. It gives brief description and photos of basic techniques and 10 of Shotokan's kata featuring the Grandmaster himself. However only the first 3 kata are detailed step-by-step in photos. The book has a nice cover.
Master Funakoshi considered this book "an amateur work" and authored "Karate Do Kyohan: The Master Text" in his last years. The truth is that in To-Te-Jitsu the photos are kind of blur and the book is not very analytic, whereas "Karate Do Kyohan: The Master Text" features all katas and techniques in great detail using more photos (featuring a student of Master Funakoshi and thus are of higher quality concerning the viewable details) and its writing reveals the greater experience Master Funakoshi gained (since the time he introduced karate to Japan for the first time).
The book is a bit expensive too for a paperback and so I give it 3 stars for historic value, a must have for collectors. But if someone already owns Karate Do Kyohan, simply don't bother with this book.
Master Funakoshi considered this book "an amateur work" and authored "Karate Do Kyohan: The Master Text" in his last years. The truth is that in To-Te-Jitsu the photos are kind of blur and the book is not very analytic, whereas "Karate Do Kyohan: The Master Text" features all katas and techniques in great detail using more photos (featuring a student of Master Funakoshi and thus are of higher quality concerning the viewable details) and its writing reveals the greater experience Master Funakoshi gained (since the time he introduced karate to Japan for the first time).
The book is a bit expensive too for a paperback and so I give it 3 stars for historic value, a must have for collectors. But if someone already owns Karate Do Kyohan, simply don't bother with this book.
Format:Paperback
Perfect book for karate students, only learning with funakoshin is that you can back in time to understand a little bit of this perfect martial art!
Format:Paperback
Originally an edition book now published in paperback. Funakoshi, the father of modern karate, wrote this classic in the 1920's. It was translated from Japanese by Shingo Ishida an award winning translator. The book has hundreds of rare photos of Funakoshi performing techniques in his original form. 320 pa ges of knowledge and information by the founder of karate do.
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