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Tables of Contents for Ancient Okinawan Martial Arts
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
ix
Part 1 STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS: THE MABUNI KENWA STORY
1
38
Patrick McCarthy
Introduction
1
2
Mabuni the Man
3
3
Ochayagoten Celebration
6
1
The Martial Arts Program
6
6
Qinna
12
2
Toudi-jutsu on Mainland Japan
14
1
Itosu's Ten Lessons
15
3
Mabuni Goes to the Mainland
18
1
Understanding the Name ``Shito''
19
2
Kobudo
21
3
Opposition
24
1
The Dai Nippon Butoku-kai
25
3
Mabuni the Author
28
5
Transcending the Boundaries of Physical Training
33
1
Conclusion
34
1
Mabuni Kenwa's Karate-do Genealogy
35
1
Shitoryo Karate-do Kata
36
1
Note of Appreciation
37
2
Part 2 KARATE-DO GAISETSU: AN OUTLINE OF KARATE-DO
39
18
Miyagi Chojun
Dedication
39
1
Acknowledgments
39
1
Preface
40
1
Miyagi Ken
Foreword
41
1
Konishi Takehiro
Introduction
42
1
Profile of Konishi Yasuhiro
42
1
Profile of Miyagi Chojun
43
1
The Kara of Karate-do
44
1
The Outline of Ryukyu Karate-do
45
1
The Origin of Karate-do
45
1
The Three Hypotheses
46
1
Karate-do in the Past
47
1
Translator's Note
48
1
Karate-do in the School System
48
2
The Current State of Karate-do Instruction
50
1
About the Styles of Karate-do
51
1
The Special Merits of Karate-do
51
1
The Future of Karate-do
51
1
The Methods of Teaching Karate-do
52
2
Summary
54
1
Postscript
54
3
Part 3 THE 1936 MEETING OF OKINAWAN KARATE MASTERS
57
14
Patrick McCarthy
Introduction
57
2
Minutes of the Meeting
59
12
Part 4 THE DAI NIPPON BUTOKU-KAI
71
14
Patrick McCarthy
Introduction
71
1
Bugei and Bushido
72
3
Titles and Ranks
75
3
Modern History
78
2
Cultural Forces
80
1
Why?
81
1
Butoku-kai Influence
81
1
The Criteria
82
1
Still a Vibrant Force
83
1
The Butoku-kai Insignia
84
1
References
84
1
Part 5 KARATE-DO: DEVELOPMENT, ESSENCE, AND AIMS
85
38
Patrick McCarthy
Introduction
85
3
The IRKRS
88
2
Background
90
2
A Capsule History of Karate-do
92
1
Kata
93
1
The Hsing of Chinese Quanfa
94
1
Prehistoric Hypothesis
94
2
The Effect of Spirituality on Self-Defense
96
1
Grappling
97
1
Qinna
97
3
Physical Aims of Kata
100
2
Nonphysical Aims of Kata
102
1
Shuhari (Obedience, Separation, Divergence)
102
2
More on Kata
104
3
Karate-do's Roots
107
1
The Magnitude of Kata
108
1
The Value of Karate-do in Modern Times
109
2
Japanese Culture and Ritual
111
3
Exercising the Mind
114
3
The Technique
117
2
Conclusion
119
4
Notes and References
123