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The Secrets of Okinawan Karate: Essence and Techniques
 
 

The Secrets of Okinawan Karate: Essence and Techniques [Illustrated] (Hardcover)

by Kiyoshi Arakaki (Author) "Tsuki (punching) is the core of traditional Okinawan karate ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Kodansha International Ltd; illustrated edition edition (1 Jan 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 4770027591
  • ISBN-13: 978-4770027597
  • Product Dimensions: 26.2 x 19.6 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 876,988 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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A full exposition of the original form of karate, as developed by the Okinawan masters, is contained in this text. The fundamental and advanced moves are explained and illustrated and a guide to the undiluted and uncompromised character of this unique form is presented.

About the Author
Kiyoshi Arakaki was born in 1954 in Okinawa, Japan, the "birthplace of karate." Surrounded by highly skilled martial artists, including his father and uncle, he began his training very early. By the age of 13, he was a serious pupil of karate. He studied under a number of great masters, including Shoshin Nagamine, a 10th-degree black belt and founder of Matsubayashi Shorin-ryu. While learning his art, Arakaki visited a number of old masters in Okinawa to learn their karate secrets. He is now a 7th-degree black belt and a member of the World Karate Hall of Fame.

He came to the United States in 1977 and opened his own dojo in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1982. He combined bare-knuckle full-contact fighting methods with Koshiki fighting techniques to create his own style, Muso-Kai Karate. He has also trained and competed in Muay-Thai kickboxing in Thailand.

He is currently Founder and President of Okinawa Karate-Do Muso-Kai and American Koshiki Karate Organization. He has written a history of karate for a Japanese monthly karate magazine and has also authored numerous best-selling books on the subject. This is his first book on karate in English.

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5.0 out of 5 stars the Secrets of Okinawan Karate: Essence and Techniques, 21 April 2004
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Summary: A book that will show you how to take the static movements of karate and change them into a dynamic self-defence art.

I've been studying karate for some years now and this book has opened up my eyes regarding the theories of generating power and movement in the martial arts.

This book goes right to the very heart of any self-defence system, the ability to move quickly and efficiently whilst allowing the practitioner to generate massive amounts of power.
Through the seven chapters contained in the book, the author takes you through the original concepts, which under pinned Okinawan karate and shows you step by step how to apply these principals to your own karate. I've started using these principals and have found my karate has 'come alive'. I can now move at will into any position I desire, whilst putting myself into the most advantageous position relative to my opponent.

This is an excellent book, which is well illustrated and documented throughout and is a must have for any martial artist serious about using their art for self-defense. I can't recommend it highly enough.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Well arranged Book, Compilation of Okinawa Karate Info..., 18 Feb 2007
By Terry Tozer "TJSKA.com" (Reading & Bracknell, UK) - See all my reviews
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I found most of the information here has already published in other books on Okinawa Karate. While there isn't a whole lot here that an experienced Karateka will find new, the information has been arranged well, and ascends in an ordered fashion so that the reader can understand one theory in the light of others mentioned previously.

Arakaki discusses principles common to most Okinawa styles, and offers advice on basic techniques. There is decent historical information, and photos of some of the old Okinawan masters which appear to have been "borrowed" from unaccredited sources (many of the pictures show cross-grain which means they were taken from other printed sources).

As with most Kodansha books, this volume is a work of top quality. The printing, photos, quality of the paper and binding is top-notch!

This is a great book for beginners starting out in Shorin-ryu Okinawa Karate, especially those who practice the style of the author, Muso-kai Karate.

For those with more experience, you're probably not going to see anything new here, and might be better served to consider Nagamine's "The Essence of Okinawan Karate-do" for technical aspects, or Bishop's "Okinawan Karate: Teachers, Styles and Secret Techniques (Martial Arts)" for history of various styles and the lineages of the various master teachers from karate's origins.
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