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Hidden Karate 2 Itosu's Ten Precepts and Bunkai for Shotokan Katas
Author: Gennosuke Higaki

Both Hidden Karate 1 and 2 became the most well known and revolutionary books on bunkai in Japan. This 2nd volume rediscovers karate from two directions. The first direction reexamines the true nature of karate as it was intended through an easy to understand explanation of Anko Itosu s 10 Precepts which he wrote 100 years ago when karate was op... more »ened up to the world. The second is the oral instruction necessary to understand bunkai. With a full explanation using over 1,000 photographs of the bunkai for Tekki Nidan and Tekki Sandan, and the 7 katas of Shotokan (Hangetsu, Kanku, Bassai, Enpi, Gankaku, Jitte, and Jion). Together with the 1st volume it allows us to rediscover the complete picture of bunkai. This book is sure to change your way of thinking about kata. It is recommended for everyone who practices karate. It is well known that Itosu s 10 Precepts were written by Anko Itosu (1831 - 1915), the father of modern karate . Itosu was a secretary to the last king of the Ryukyu Kingdom until Okinawa was annexed to Japan in 1879, and after that worked as a public servant for the Okinawan Prefecture. He studied under the likes of Sokon Matsumura and Nagahama at the time when karate was known as Tode, and was renowned for his strong punch. In 1879 Itosu began to take on students. Master Itosu trained a great number of eminent karate men, including Choyu Motobu (1857-1927), Choki Motobu (1870-1944), Kentsu Yabu (1866-1937), Chomo Hanashiro (1869-1945), Gichin Funakoshi (1868-1957), Moden Yabiku (1880-1941), Kanken Toyama (1888-1966), Chotoku Kyan (1870-1945), Shinpan Shiroma (Gusukuma) (1890-1954), Anbun Tokuda (1886-1945), Kenwa Mabuni (1887-1952), and Chosin Chibana (1885-1969). In 1901 karate was introduced into the Okinawa public elementary school curriculum, and in 1905 Itosu created the Pinan Katas and used it for teaching in the junior high schools. He wrote his Itosu s 10 Precepts to explain the true nature of karate, and submitted it to the Okinawan Prefectural office. Itosu s 10 Precepts , written 100 years ago, is an invaluable document for understanding the essential nature of karate. The original text is in old Japanese. This book provides an easy to understand translation into modern Japanese, and gives an interpretation of its meaning. It further analyzes it by making a comparison to judo, which was developed at the same time. (1882) Using over 1000 photographs, it also introduces the bunkai for the 9 katas (Tekki Nidan, Tekki, Sandan, Hangetsu, Kanku, Bassai, Enpi, Gankaku, Jitte, Jion) that have been passed down by Gichin Funakoshi, excluding the Heian Katas and Naihanchi Shodan that were introduced in the previous volume, along with the oral instruction necessary to understand bunkai.

ISBN-13: 9784884695248
ISBN-10: 4884695240
Publication Date: 7/1/2007
Pages: 286
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Publisher: Taiyo Publishing
Book Type: Paperback
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