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FROM
THE BEGINNING
A
history lesson
A
dear friend of mine gave me a gift in the truest sense of
the word.
The
book is entitled, "The History of Karate" and
it was written by Sensei Morio Higaonna, 9th Dan, Chief
Instructor of the Traditional Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate Do
Federation.
In
the simplest of terms this historical work gives a
detailed account of the origins of Okinawan karate. It
contains a literal "Who's Who" of martial
artists from China and Okinawa as well as an account of
their contribution to the evolution of karate.
As
a Goju-Ryu stylist, Sensei Higaonna far and away devotes
the majority of this monumental work to the Founder of
Goju-Ryu karate, Sensei Chojun Miyagi. The many years of
research are evident are clearly in the pages of this
book and even if you are not a Goju stylist you will
still find the historical information well worth the
price of admission even though the book is fairly
expensive if you can find it.
From
China to Okinawa, from Okinawa to Japan, and from Japan
to the rest of the world, karate all starts here between
these pages, so buy it, read it, and enjoy a journey that
was hundreds of years in the making.
A reference book
for the ages.
Remember
The
answer to any question can always be found,
the
hard part is finding the answer you wanted.
- Part
the clouds - see the way.
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- "The
objective of karate-do is to contribute to the evolution
- of
the human spirit through physical and mental training."
- Sensei
Peter Lindsay
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