The History of Karate and the Masters Who Made It

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Development, Lineages, and Philosophies of Traditional Okinawan and Japanese Karate-do

Mark I. Cramer(Autor*in)

Blue Snake Books (Verlag)

Erschienen am 24. Juli 2018

240 Seiten

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Intro
Title Page
Copyright
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Fact and Fiction
Martial Arts Myths Busted
Impediments to Research
Part One: The History
1: The Early Development of Karate: China, Japan, and Okinawa
China and Okinawa
Japan and Okinawa
Okinawa, China, and the Development of Karate
Karate: A Synthesis of Chinese and Okinawan Martial Traditions
2: Karate's Core Values and Confucian Virtues
Who Was Confucius and What Is Confucianism?
Confucianism: An Education in Virtue
Confucianism and Karate
3: From Shoguns to the Enlightened Emperor
The Meiji Era: Enlightened Rule
The Prefecture of Okinawa
4: Karate's Period of Secrecy
5: Kokutai:The Period of National Essence
Kokutai
Karate Becomes Public
Karate is Substantially Altered
6: From Chinese Hand to Empty Hand
7: The Postwar Period
A New Direction for Karate in Japan
Karate in Okinawa
The Future of Traditional Karate-do
8: Styles versus Lineages in the Development of Karate
Part Two: Biographies of Karate's Greatest Masters
9: Lineage 1: Kanga "Tode" Sakugawa
10: Sokon "Bushi" Matsumura
Matsumura and the Bull
Matsumura and Uehara
11: Yasutsune Azato
Azato and Shotokan
Azato Teaches a Lesson
12: Yasutsune "Ankoh" Itosu
The End of Secrecy
Two Types of Karate
13: Choki Motobu
Motobu's Formal Education
Motobu's Fighting Skills
Friction between Motobu and Funakoshi
Motobu in Perspective
14: Chotoku Kyan
A Change in Status
Kyan's Fighting Skills
The Kata of Chotoku Kyan
15: Gichin Funakoshi
Perfection of Character: The Quintessence of Karate-do
Embodiment of Humaneness
An Education of Being
Essence of Karate-do
16: Lineage 2: Kanryo Higaonna
17: Wu Xiangui (Go Ken Ki)
From China to Okinawa
Wu Xiangui and Goju Ryu
The Mystery of the Bubishi
18: Juhatsu Kyoda and To'on Ryu
Karate's Obscure Master and Karate's Overlooked Style: Student of Kanryo Higaonna
Karate in Schools
To'on Ryu
19: Chojun Miyagi
The Father of Goju Ryu
The Evolution of Two Names
Miyagi's Original Syllabus and Methodology
The Evolution of Goju Ryu
Goju Ryu after the War
Character Development
20: Gogen Yamaguchi
An Enigmatic Master
Who Was Gogen Yamaguchi?
What Was the Nature of His Relationship with Chojun Miyagi?
Was There Any Substance to the Claim of Yamaguchi's Superhuman Powers?
Was Yamaguchi Responsible for the Worldwide Spread of Goju?
The Enigma Unraveled
21: Kenwa Mabuni
Shito Ryu: One Style from Two Lineages
Mabuni on Kata
Mabuni on Bunkai
Mabuni on Kumite
Part Three: Philosophical Issues of Traditional Karate-do
22: The Issues of Traditional Karate-do
Original Okinawan or Japanese Karate
Learn in the Tradition of the Founder
Improving One's Character While Learning Lethal Techniques
The Issues
23: Kata, Self-Defense, and Bunkai
Bunkai
Concealed Techniques
24: Karate Ni Sente Nashi: There Is No First Attack in Karate
Chojun Miyagi
Richard Kim
Gichin Funakoshi
Kenwa Mabuni
Karate Ni Sente Nashi
25: Traditional Karate-do and the Modern Olympic Movement
Kano, the Olympic Movement, and Karate-do
Gichin Funakoshi and Sport Karate-do
Budo and Olympism
Traditional Karate and the Olympic Movement
26: The Illusion of Styles in Karate-do
Myth 1: Styles Are Old Traditions
Myth 2: Karate-ka of One Style Should Not Practice Elements from Another Style or Teacher
Myth 3: The Masters of the Various Styles Developed a Curriculum Which Was Intended to Be Unalterable
Beyond Style
27: The Complete Student of Traditional Karate-do
28: What Is Karate-do: Sport, Self-Defense, or More?
Sport with Virtue
Defense by Virtue
Karate Instruction and Morality Today
Karate-do Today
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
About the North Atlantic Books

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