| #963425 in Books | Gichin Funakoshi | 1997-01-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x.73 x6.00l, | File type: PDF | 320 pages||13 of 14 people found the following review helpful.| Early Karate Work|By Athanasios Stavrousis|This is a reprint of Master Funakoshi's first book on Karate. It is the exact same book with "Karate Jutsu", which is out of print though. The content in both is identical. The history and value of Karate are covered in the early chapters. It gives brief description and photos of basic techniques and 10 of Shotokan's kata featuring t||Absolutly an excellent book that all traditional martial artists will be proud to own. -- Don Warrener
An excellent book with over 200 photos of the master himself performing the kata and basics. -- Shotokan Karate Magazine John Cheetham
This book was written by Gichin Funakoshi just as karate was being introduced to Japan from Okinawa. This is karate in 1922 when it was brand new and the long kept secrets and mysteries surrounding the art were brought into the open. A weaponless martial art called ‘Karate’ was recognized. The educational system further helped to bring karate to the forefront by requesting written information from Gichin Funakoshi who provided them with the first karate te...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.To-te Jitsu | Gichin Funakoshi. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!
