Bundle: Genuine Karate 2-book - Learn the History, Techniques, and Secrets of Okinawan Karate - Hermann Bayer, Ph.D and Bruce Costa

by Bruce Costa

Sale! 2 books. Less than half price. Genuine Karate book is an Okinawan martial art for self-defense; its principle of “never changing kata” is critical to its effectiveness. The changes made to karate in Japan and America have altered karate so intrinsically that it can no longer claim to be genuine karate. Dr. Hermann Bayer, Ph.D., examines how Japan re-interpreted Okinawan karate to create its own unique style of karate-do, and how Japanese and American changes resulted in a modern karate-sport business. Contents
Okinawan karate’s “principle of never changing kata”.
Karate as an Okinawan cultural heritage.
Socio-cultural arguments to preserve Okinawa karate—as is.
Japan—the karate reproducing country.
Karate or Karate-do?
The business of karate, karate-do, and karate-sport.
Scientific study of a peaceful karate mind.
The laws of physics reveal weaknesses when kata are changed.
This substantially researched work makes a compelling case for the socio-cultural and historic arguments to conserve genuine Okinawan karate. Supported by historical facts, scientific analysis, and public records, Dr. Bayer reveals the complex evolution of karate and the unsettled claims made upon it by various stakeholders. Welcome To Karate book offers what you need to begin successful martial arts training This is a curricular guide and sourcebook for new karate students.
We will introduce you to dojo principles, traditions, etiquette, and involvement along with technical support for the variety of materials that you will encounter during your first months in a traditional karate dojo.
Stances
Kicks
Blocks
Body Shifting
Strikes
Sparring
All of the techniques relevant to your rank are clearly explained and accompanied by anecdotes, history, humor, and encouragement.

200 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2022

About the author

Bruce Costa is the author of Welcome To Karate: Unlocking the Wisdom of the Beginners Mind, published by YMAA. This book for beginning karate students is meant to make the challenging practice inviting to newcomers. It has received written praise from dozens of the author’s mentors, and includes a foreword by Grand Master Teruyuki Okazaki himself, under whom Costa has trained since 1980.

Costa is also a passionate teacher, successful entrepreneur, professional speaker, and student of mindfulness meditation in the tradition of Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh, under whom he has studied since 2007. Costa has worked in, presented to, and consulted for various manufacturing, publishing, distribution, and retail industries throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. He has authored over 250 magazine column installments, feature articles, interviews, and book reviews for a variety of magazines, newspapers, and other periodicals. You can read his work, and learn more about him, at BruceCosta.com.

He continues to live in the boulder-strewn Pennsylvania forest where his children were raised. All three of them are Shotokan Black Belts, graduates of elite universities, successful professionals, and happy.