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An interesting thing I saw in Wikipedia's Karate page today. I like that spirit is listed before strength: Kumite Priorities * Ichi gan - first, eyes (awareness) * Ni soku - second, footwork (ability and foundation) * San tan - third, spirit (willingness to fight) * Shi riki - fourth, strength (fitness of the body)
The Hawaii Karate Museum has soem titles I'd really like to see: # Okinawa Karate and Kobudo: Over 200 Japanese Monographs from the 20th Century (pdf format), prepared by Andreas Quast, January 2006. # The First Karate Books, by Graham Noble, Fighting Arts International, Issue No. 90, 1995 (pages 19 - 23). # Graham Noble on Karate Books Part Two: The West Learns About The 'Empty Hand', by Graham Noble, Fighting Arts International, Issue No. 93, 1997 (pages 42 - 48). # Mutsu Mizuho's Karate Kenpo, by Charles Joseph Swift. # Wisdom from the Past: Tidbits on Kata Applications from Pre-War Karate Books, by Charles Joseph Swift. * Part One * Part Two: The Writings of Funakoshi Gichin * Part Three: Motobu Choki * Part Four: Mutsu Mizuho's Karate Kenpo # "What Is Self-Defense?" by James Mitose: Is There A Link To Choki Motobu? by Charles C. Goodin. Classical Fighting Arts, Issue #3, 2004. See Classical Fighting Arts Online.
Beautifully produced traditional Japanese calendar, in time for the new year
This excellent article about the history of Sai deserves a read. It is well researched, and even talks about the types of sai, including the manji or ying/yang sai.
History of Karate at Wikipedia continues to get better and better. More style have been added, excellent historical photos - which must be in the public domain - and much more!
This article about how to use different strategies against different types of fighters is excellent! It will change how you spar opponents in the future, especially those you've had trouble against in the past.
Site contains old videos of masters performing kata
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