Description
“I decided to travel to Okinawa to meet with the foremost exponent of Okinawa Shorin-ryu Karate-do because I wanted to see firsthand the roots of Shotokan.” (Masao Kagawa)
B6(128m/m 182m/m) size 103 pages.
In English.
Author: Masao Kagawa
- Contents
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- Chapter 1 – Shotokan and Okinawa (Part 1)
- # How are Shotokan and Okinawa Connected?
- # Mr. Morinobu Maeshiro, Okinawa Prefecture Designated Intangible Cultural Property Holder
- # Makiwara is Kind
- # The “standard” for all standing
- Chapter 2 – Shotokan and Okinawa (Part 2)
- # Interview with Kiyoshi Tsuha, Vice President, Okinawa Shorin-ryu Karatedo Association
- # Diversified Okinawan Karate
- # Karate Goes Outward and Outward
- Chapter 3 – Shotokan and Okinawa (Part 3)
- # Interview with Kiyoshi Tsuha, Vice President, Okinawa Shorin-ryu Karatedo Association-Part 2
- # Shotokan, not Shotokan-ryu
- # Scenic Hometown Scenery
- # ‘Column’ How to stand the Shotokan
- # Shurite Genealogy
- Chapter 4 – Shoto 20 lessons, all explanations
- Chapter 5 – What are the basics of karate-do?
- # ‘Column’ Ho-ltsu-Gan
- Chapter 6 – Three Shotokan kata in which Kiba-dachi appears
- # Heian Sandan
- # Heian Godan
- # Tekki Shodan
- Appendix: Chronological Record of Japanese Karate-do focusing on Shotokan ryu style
- Reference materials
- Chapter 1 – Shotokan and Okinawa (Part 1)
