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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Karate Do My Way Of Life [VHS] $29.95 Gichin Funakoshi is considered by the Karate World as the one person who popularized Karate and was the individual responsible for turning it from a small Island (Okinawa) art to something the world could enjoy and benefit from. In this tape you will learn from George W. Alexander Phd. his perceptions on Funakoshi’s book – Karate Do My Way Of Life”. The video is mixed with footage and photo… |
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Gichin Funakoshi World Karate Cup V 2 [VHS] $29.95 … |
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Gichin Funakoshi-1924 Vintage [VHS] $29.95 … |
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Karate-Do: My Way of Life $4.58 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… |
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