Ancient Okinawan Martial Arts Volume 2

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Tuttle Publishing, 1999 - Sports & Recreation - 144 pages
Featuring original writings by the founders of some of the world's most popular karate styles, this volume includes McCarthy's Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: The Mabuni Kenwa Story, the Dai Nippon Butokukai and Karatedo: Development, Essence, Aims.

About the author (1999)

Patrick McCarthy is, at 7th dan, hanshi, the highest ranking Westerner in the Dai Nippon Butokukai, Japan's elite traditional martial arts organization. A well-known historical researcher, instructor, and former tournament champion, McCarthy has written several books, including Tuttle's best-selling (10,423 copies) Bible of Karate: Bubishi. His writing has appeared in The Journal of Asian Martial Arts, Inside Kung Fu, Black Belt, Karate International, Australasian Martial Arts, Fighting Arts International, and Budo Dojo.

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