KOBUDO OKINAWA TRADITIONAL OLD MARTIAL ARTS
Product Information Book KOBUDO OKINAWA TRADITIONAL OLD MARTIAL ARTS, by Nakamoto Masahiro, The first Hanshi 10th Dan Okinawa Kobudo, English, translated by Miguel Da Luz, Size: 15 x 21 cm. 230 pages. Nakamoto Masahiro is the president of the Okinawa Prefecture Kobudo Federation and the chairman of the Okinawa Traditional Kobudo Preservation Society – Bunbukan, he teaches in Shuri, Naha City, Okinawa while giving many seminars worldwide. The first ever book in English on Okinawa traditional kobudo and its masters, result of more than 30 years of research. With the precept "Martial arts forbid violence" dating back to the time of the Ryukyuan kingdom in the background, bo, nunchaku and other weapons are introduced in details while the lives of 39 Shurite karate and kobudo masters are presented, result of many interviews with their families. "I hope that reading this book will give the reader an insight on karate and kobudo history and that it will contribute to the diffusion of kobudo".
Price: £59.95
