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Instructions from the masters details both open-hand techniques as well as with weapons. You’ll find coverage of the actual artifacts-the material culture related to weaponry and training methods. These three volumes dive deep into the history and culture of Okinawan martial arts. The variety of topics shown in the table of contents indicate the depth and breath in the chapters, along with the authors who are well-known for their meticulous research and practical skills in specific arts. Hundreds of pages and photographs present the richness of Okinawan martial traditions, from the original combatives to those influenced by Chinese and mainland Japanese martial art styles. These volumes assemble a wealth of material originally published during the two decades when the Journal of Asian Martial Arts was in print. If you’re interested in both, this three-volume anthology (paperback) is assembled for your convenience to facilitate your endeavors. For a practitioner, it would be to gain expertise in the combative skills. What would you like to obtain from your research and practice of an Okinawan martial art? For an academic, it would be to obtain historical and cultural facts and details.
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Secrets of Uechi ryu karate and the mysteries of Okinawa. Okinawan karate: Teachers, styles and secret techniques. (1975) by Uechi Kanbun and Takamiyagi Shigeru, is a font of information regarding Okinawa history, culture. There is not a more complete presentation of Ryukyu history and martial arts than can be found between these covers. Finally, it contains an informative historical and cultural account of Okinawa and its people. This book is enriched with a complete, Okinawan government authorized presentation of the history and lineage of the major recognized Okinawan Karate and Kobudo styles. His experience of living in Okinawa and returning repeatedly, coupled with his close exposure to the key elements and persons of past and current history take the information included here to a new level. Alan Dollar's experience as a former Marine Corps Sergeant, Master Karate Instructor and Kyoshi eighth degree black belt, make him the best person to write this superlative narrative. It contains translations from more than 600 pages of the Uechi Ryu Karate Do Kihon (Master Text) and presents 1000 photographs and illustrations. Intimate sources include accounts from five people who spent daily time with Kanbun Uechi during the last ten to twenty years of his life. This wealth of historical information was painstakingly gathered by the author from personal experience and Okinawan sources for well over forty years. This second edition is the most complete and factual work ever presented, in English, about the history and techniques of Uechi Ryu Karate as well as the culture and karate of Okinawa. Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform On 7-9-95, he was 6th-Dan, OkiKuKai #82.This second edition is the most complete and factual work ever presented, in English, about the history and techniques of Uechi Ryu Karate as well as the culture and karate of Okinawa. He is listed in ""Who's Who in Martial Arts"" for 1985-1986 and also been featured in Karate Illustrated Magazine with Mark E. On 8-1-89, he was promoted to 5th-Dan, Soke Shubukan # 169, one of the youngest ever. In August 1984, he attended the Uechi-Ryu Summer Camp training on Thompson Island, Massachusetts. On 6-1-81, he was 3rd-Dan, Soke Shubukan # 260. On 4-24-77, Donald Joyner was promoted to 1st-Dan, Soke Shubukan # 1177, by NAUKA through Walter Mattson upon the recommendation of Sensei Bill Keith. Later, training under James Thompson, 9th-Dan, at the Okinawan Karate Academy, in Kalamazoo, MI. (269) 207-2883 Don Joyner began his Karate training in 1972 at the YMCA under Steve Fuller and Bill Keith. On 4-24-77, Donald Joyner was promoted to 1st-Da Art and History of Uechi Ryu Karate-Do: A Study Guide as a Student Handbook at 3320 NE 37th St., Ft. Art and History of Uechi Ryu Karate-Do: A Study Guide as a Student Handbook at 3320 NE 37th St., Ft.