The Essence of Okinawan Karate-do (Shorin-Ryu) by Shoshin Nagamine - 1998

U S A: Charles E Tuttle. Good. 1998. First Edition. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo 0804821100 Paperback Paperback. First Edition. The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do (Shorin-Ryu). Slight waterstain mark to bottom corner f first couple of pages. A systematic treatment of the technical aspects of karate-do using over 1,000 photographs to document eighteen classic karate kata (present forms) and seven yakusoku kumite (prearranged partner exercises), as well as basic techniques, this book is a precise and easily accessible pictorial guide to performance and perfection of traditional karate. The only book in English with photos pf one of the great prewar masters demonstrating the proper execution of Okinawan karate, this book is a bridge between karate's legenday past and the practitioners of today. This ingenious and imaginative text explains the historic landmarks in the development of the style, vividly outlines its leading forms and techniques, and recalls noted Okinawan karate men of the past, including the author's teachers Ankichi Arakaki, Choki Motobu and Chotoku Kyan. Illustrated. 278 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.) .