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Shoshin Nagamine was the last of the legendary pre-war karate masters and a well-known disciple of peaceful non-violence. His classic work, The Essence of Okinawan Karate-do, documents eighteen of the Okinawan karate kata and seven partner exercises (kumite), as well as a number of basic techniques, transmitting the secrets of Okinawan karate from its greatest masters to the modern reader. Used for generations as a practical and pictorial guide, it contains over rare 1,000 photographs of pre-war masters demonstrating their martial arts. But it is an unusual reference in another way as well: Shoshin Nagamine's wisdom integrates stunning martial arts capability with non-violence and spiritual peace.

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Format:	Softcover
Languages:	English
Length:	280 pages
List price:	$ 24.95 USD
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Author: Stephen Nuchols
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Great and very informative.

Author: Joseph Burtner
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Though I don't come from a Shorin-Ryu background, I found this text useful for comparison. The main downside of this book is that there is often not a reference point for which direction one is facing while performing the kata. Still, a very good book overall, includes such topics as history, stance, kumite, breaking, and weapons.