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Karate-do: My Way Of Life by Gichin Funakoshi (Paperback, 2013)
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Author: Gichin Funakoshi. Out of modesty, he was reluctant to write this autobiography and did not do so until he was nearly ninety years of age. Country/Region of Manufacture: US. Title: Karate-Do: My Way of Life.
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Linking the time when karate was a strictly Okinawan art of self-defense shrouded in the deepest secrecy and the present day, when it has become a martial art practiced throughout the world, is Gichin Funakoshi, the Father of Karate-do. Out of modesty, he was reluctant to write this autobiography and did not do so until he was nearly ninety years of age. Trained in the Confucian classics, he was a schoolteacher early in life, but after decades of study under the foremost masters, he gave up his livelihood to devote the rest of his life to the propagation of the Way of Karate. Under his guidance, techniques and nomenclature were refined and modernized, the spiritual essence was brought to the fore, and karate evolved into a true martial art. Various forms of empty-hand techniques have been practiced in Okinawa for centuries, but due to the lack of historical records, fancy often masquerades as fact. In telling of his own famous teachers--and not only of their mastery of technique but of the way they acted in critical situations--the author reveals what true karate is. The stories he tells about himself are no less instructive- his determination to continue the art, after having started it to improve his health; his perseverance in the face of difficulties, even of poverty; his strict observance of the way of life of the samurai; and the spirit of self-reliance that he carried into an old age kept healthy by his practice of Karate-do.Product Identifiers
PublisherKodansha America, INC International Concepts
ISBN-139781568364988
eBay Product ID (ePID)141481619
Product Key Features
Book TitleKarate-Do: My Way of Life
AuthorGichin Funakoshi
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2013
GenreSports
Number of Pages144 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height182mm
Item Width110mm
Item Weight135g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorGichin Funakoshi
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
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- 07 Dec, 2017
Amazing snapshot in to a lost way of life. Emotional and comical at times. Lessons that can be learned by all. Osss
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 22 Jul, 2020
A nice insight into the mind of a karate icon👌
A good read that will interest any karatéka.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
