Karate-Do Kkyohan; the Master Text
Tokyo, New York and San Francisco(1984): Kodansha International Ltd. First Edition. Small Quarto. Item #032113
12th printing. 256 pages, index. Profusely illustrated. Nineteen kata ('forms") of karate--the art of self-defense without weapons are presented here in complete detail. Originally, his books were issued in 1922 in Okinawa and his techniques shrouded in secrecy. The martial art had its origins in the Shao-lin Temple in Hunan Province China more than a thousand years ago. The earliest teachers in the Far East did not offer training to those in the West. A near fine copy bound in blue cloth centrally stamped in silver depicting a lion, spine lettering silver, small stain to upper board near fine in a fine pictorial dust jacket.
Price: $110.00