“Kensei, Kyan Chōtoku; The Man and his Art," is a work by, the IRKRS. It is a compilation of various Kyan Chōtoku-related material; His youth, education and impact upon the fighting arts, along with a look at the highly controversial 1898 Ryukyu Shimpo articles, the 1920s Taiwan incident, his 1929 interview and the 1936 round table gathering through to his 1942 article, “Karate no Omoide.” A smattering of rare photos, various individual testimonials from personal students, and, for the first time ever, his recently discovered,1932 unpublished work, “Okinawa Kenpo Karate-do Kihon Zukai Kumite.” There's more, too; Recently discovered hand brushed calligraphy by his father, Chōfu; his personal bo, gi and actual burial tomb, along with the support of, and additional contributions by, Irei Hiroshi, Shimabukuro Zenpo, Hokama Tetsuhiro, Konno Bin, Tokumura Kensho, Dan Smith, Miguel Da Luz, Brian Arthur, James Pankiewicz, Joe Swift, Scot Mertz, Graham Noble, James Hatch, Andy Sloane, Charles Goodin, Neal Simpson and many more! This work should be on the bookshelves of any and all serious traditional Karate enthusiast regardless of style…
✔ Author(s): Patrick McCarthy,Joseph Charles Swift
✔ Title: Kensei ~ Kyan Chōtoku: The Man and his Art
✔ Rating : 4.5 out of 5 base on (13 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 1980443319
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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