Preface ______________________________________________________ This collection of essays is the result of many pleasurable years of learning about the martial arts. When I first began over 40 years ago, I discovered only

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Date: 2010-07-21 03:41:16 Sports Gendai budo Sport in Japan Shuri-ryū Shindō jinen-ryū Seiyo Shorin-Ryu Karate and Kobudo Martial arts Karate Japanese martial arts		Preface ______________________________________________________ This collection of essays is the result of many pleasurable years of learning about the martial arts. When I first began over 40 years ago, I discovered only Add to Reading List Source URL: www.minrec.org Download Document from Source Website File Size: 100,48 KB Share Document on Facebook

	Choki MotobuOne of the most unusual figures in the early history of karate, and an important influence in the development of Okinawan Shuri-ryu, was Choki Motobu. He was born in Akahira village, Shuri, on Ap DocID: 1nWGO - View Document
	Preface ______________________________________________________ This collection of essays is the result of many pleasurable years of learning about the martial arts. When I first began over 40 years ago, I discovered only DocID: 111sV - View Document
	Yamanni-Ryu Kata The Shuri-ryu system, strictly speaking, contains only a single required weapons kata: the Tsuesho bo kata. Shuri-ryu founder Robert Trias considered the study of weapons (kobudo) to be a field separate DocID: 10J7t - View Document
	気合 Kime Kime (pronounced “key-may”), or focus, is one of the critical elements in karate, and is conceptually intertwined with almost every other aspect. It is a mental state in which your thinking is concentrate DocID: 10Gf9 - View Document
	Certifications The Martial Arts Center The Martial Arts Center is a member of DocID: 85U9 - View Document