Gichin Funakoshi
For Shotokan people?
Are these good books:
Karate-Do: My Way of Life – Gichin Funakoshi
The Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate: The Spiritual Legacy of the Master – Gichin Funakoshi
Are they similar at all, and are there other books as good or better that you guys can recomend on Shotokan and karate in general I guess
Master Funakoshi IS Shotokan., I’d recommend you read his books. Any other author is merely interpreting Funkoshi. ‘My Way of Life” is an autobiography, karate is mentioned, but it is not a karate text. The Master text (Karate do Kyohan, by Funakoshi ) is a must… it’s the bible of Shotokan!!
I’m retired from teaching now, but looking back, I find traditional Shotokan to be near perfect, with one exception…
The long stances are just… well, too long. While they may test the exponents endurance, it’s impractical, and I favor the adoption of slightly shorter stances.
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Funakoshi Gichin Karate – d $29.95 This features the founder of Shotokan karate actually performing ippon Kumite techniques with Isao Obata. This classic footage has never before been seen by the public. Reportedly it was originally in the archives of the JKA and it was filmed before the JKA was even formed. Pre JKA Masters such as Nakayama, Kanazawa, Okuzaki, and Nishiyama performing when they were in their teens and early 20’s… |
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Karate Gichin Funakoshi – 2 DVD Set $49.95 He is the father of Japanese karate of this there is no doubt he is the one who brought karate from okinawa to Japan in 1922. He is undoubtedly a man of committment and his determination to teachg the world is now manifested in that the word kaarate is now part ofd the websters dictionary. Funaksohi can be seen performing kata and also doing ippoon kumite later in his life in post war Japan. Th… |
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Gichin Funakoshi World Karate Cup V 2 [VHS] $29.95 … |
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Gichin Funakoshi World Karate Cup V 1 [VHS] $29.95 … |
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Collectors Edition Gichin Funakoshi The Original Shotokan [VHS] This features the founder of Shotokan karate actually performing ippon kumite techniques with Isao Obata. This classic footage has never before been seen by the public. Reportedly it was originally in the archives of the JKA and it was filmed before the JKA was even formed. Pre JKA Masters such as Nakayama, Kanazawa, Okuzaki, and Nishiyama performing when they were in their teens and early 20’s… |