Shotokan's Secret The Hidden Truth Behind Karate's Fighting Origins,9780897501446

Shotokan's Secret The Hidden Truth Behind Karate's Fighting Origins

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ISBN13: 9780897501446
ISBN10: 0897501446
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-07-01
Publisher(s): Black Belt Communications
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Summary

The first book to dissect the lore and reveal the origins and purpose of the art of shotokan. It describes how karate was invented by the world's only unarmed bodyguards to protect the world's only unarmed king against Americans. In 1853, before the American Civil War, the king of Okinawa was caught in a confrontation between the shogun's implacable samurai and the an invading force of U.S. Marines. Trapped between katana and bayonets, the king's unarmed guards faced impossible odds and narrowly avoided a costly bloodbath.

Author Biography

Bruce D. Clayton, PhD, is an internationally known survival expert and martial artist, and he has written several books on the subjects. He has appeared on The CBS Evening News, The Tomorrow Show, and 60 Minutes.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments iii
About the Author iv
The San Ten Sensei v
Introduction xii
The Place and the Time
1(28)
Island of Conflict
2(2)
Shuri, Naha, and Tomari
4(2)
Second Sho Dynasty
6(1)
Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa
7(4)
Satsuma Invasion
11(2)
Peasants, Lords and Overlords
13(1)
Kobudo
14(2)
Shuri Castle
16(3)
Inside the Seiden
19(2)
Western Barbarians
21(3)
Meiji Restoration
24(1)
Early 20th Century
25(1)
The Shuri Crucible
25(4)
The Lords of Karate
29(44)
Japanese Language
30(1)
What is Truth?
31(2)
Is Karate Ancient?
33(1)
Chi-Niang Fang
34(2)
Satunushi ``Tode'' Sakugawa
36(1)
Sakugawa's Training
36(4)
``Tode''
38(1)
Pirates in the Dark
38(1)
Kusanku Kata
39(1)
Sakugawa's Legacy
40(1)
Sokon ``Bushi'' Matsumura
40(12)
``Matsumura''
41(1)
Matsumura's Skills
42(2)
Matsumura's Career
44(1)
Matsumura's Fights
44(4)
Patsai (Bassai) Kata
48(1)
King vs. Karma
49(2)
Matsumura's Legacy
51(1)
Yasutsune Itosu
52(11)
``Itosu''
53(2)
Itosu's Skills
55(1)
Itosu's Fights
56(1)
``Saint'' Itosu
57(1)
Itosu's Career
58(1)
Itosu's Kata
59(1)
Itosu's Legacy
60(1)
``Shorin-ryu''
61(2)
Yasutsune Azato
63(2)
Chofu Kyan
65(1)
Seisho Arakaki
66(1)
The Seeds of Shotokan
66(2)
Shuri Spear Carriers
68(5)
Kokan Oyadomari
68(1)
Kosaku Matsumora
69(2)
Peichin Yara
71(1)
Sanda Kinjo
71(1)
Peichin Kiyuna
71(1)
Additional Bodyguards
71(2)
The Japan Expedition
73(12)
Commodore Matthew Perry
74(1)
Perry Arrives in Naha
75(2)
Perry Invades Shuri Castle
77(3)
Perry at the Regent's House
80(3)
Perry's Report
83(2)
Dispossessed and Abandoned
85(28)
Chotoku Kyan
86(6)
Kyan's Health
87(1)
Kyan's Attitude
88(1)
Kyan's Fights
89(2)
Kyan's Kata
91(1)
Kyan's Legacy
92(1)
Kanryo Higaonna
92(3)
Naha-te vs. Shuri-te
95(3)
Tatsuo Shimabuku
98(1)
Gichin ``Shoto'' Funakoshi
98(11)
Funakoshi's Career
100(1)
Karate Missionary
100(2)
Karate in Tokyo
102(2)
``Karate''
104(2)
``Shoto''
106(1)
More Hidden Language
107(1)
Shotokan and Kobudo
107(2)
Typhoon of Steel
109(3)
Conclusion
112(1)
Defending Shuri Castle
113(16)
Shuri Threat Analysis
114(3)
Assassination
114(1)
Conquest
115(1)
Battery and Abduction
116(1)
Intelligence
117(2)
Concentric Architecture
119(1)
Bushi Bureaucrats
120(1)
Special Agents
120(2)
Female Servants
122(1)
Matsumura and Itosu
123(1)
Sho Tai Himself
123(1)
Escaping the Room
123(1)
Escaping the Castle
124(1)
Secret Passage
125(2)
Hidden Armory
127(1)
Conclusion
128(1)
Shuri Battle Plan
129(12)
Combat in the Shuri Crucible
130(1)
Standard Tactics
131(2)
React, Extract, Retreat
133(4)
Reserve Force
137(1)
Evaluation
138(3)
Bodyguard Techniques
141(10)
Technique for Extraction
142(2)
Technique for Reaction
144(2)
Technique for Retreat
146(1)
Technique for Abduction
147(1)
Firearm Techniques
148(1)
Inappropriate Techniques
148(2)
Conclusion
150(1)
Analyzing the Shuri Kata
151(22)
Kata Analysis
152(2)
Before-and-After Views
154(10)
Kusanku (Kanku Dai)
155(2)
Naihanchi (Tekki)
157(2)
Chinto (Gankaku)
159(5)
What Itosu Added
164(2)
Motion
164(1)
Power
164(1)
Multiple Opponents
165(1)
Impact Bunkai
165(1)
Standard Enbusen
165(1)
What Itosu Discarded
166(2)
Fewer Pressure Points
166(1)
Fewer Nukite Strikes
167(1)
No Submission Techniques
167(1)
No Night Fighting
167(1)
What Itosu Left Alone
168(2)
Old and New Bunkai
170(1)
Tactical Themes in the Kata
170(3)
Bodyguard Bunkai
173(66)
Sugiyama's 25 Kata
174(1)
Required Bunkai List
175(1)
Dinglehoppers
176(1)
Break Wrist and Arm Grips
176(6)
Break Grips on Clothing
182(3)
Multiple Attackers
185(2)
Break Arm and Wrist Locks
187(2)
Break Hair Grips
189(1)
Break Bear Hugs
190(5)
Break a Choke Hold
195(2)
Stop a Tackle
197(4)
Burst Into the Crowd
201(1)
Rapid Tai Sabaki
202(7)
Stun/Maim/Kill with One Strike
202(1)
Breaking Joints
203(1)
Breaking Bones
204(4)
Maiming Soft Tissue
208(1)
One-Punch Stops
209(1)
Force a Path Through the Crowd
209(5)
Throw an Enemy at His Friends
214(2)
Use a Human Shield
216(2)
Jumps and Dives
218(1)
Leap Past a Blocking Enemy
219(2)
Stealing Weapons
221(9)
Steal One-Handed Weapons
221(3)
Steal Two-Handed Weapons
224(6)
Abduct an Enemy
230(2)
Iron Fan Technique
232(2)
Stairway Fighting
234(1)
Playing the Bunkai Game
235(2)
Conclusion
237(2)
The Bunkai Mystery
239(10)
Did Itosu Know the Bunkai?
241(1)
Are the Bunkai So Obvious?
242(1)
Was the Bunkai Unimportant?
243(1)
Is Self-Discovery Better?
244(1)
Oath of Secrecy
244(2)
Evaluation
246(3)
The Future of Shuri-te
249(32)
Why 99 Percent of Students Quit
250(4)
The Character Development Myth
250(2)
The Self-Defense Myth
252(2)
Shuri II Self-Defense Standard
254(1)
Shuri II Fighters
254(1)
Shuri II Self-Defense Goals
254(25)
Resist Simple Assault
255(1)
Resist Armed Assault
256(2)
Resist Rape
258(1)
Resist Abduction
259(1)
Resist Home Invasion
260(1)
Perform an Arrest
261(2)
Perform a Rescue
263(1)
Fight as a Team
264(1)
Attack Vital Points
265(3)
Use Weapons
268(2)
Use Tactics
270(1)
Night Fighting
271(4)
Karate Ground Fighting
275(2)
Know the Law
277(1)
Live by the Rules
278(1)
Bringing Karate to Life
279(2)
Conclusion
281(8)
Postscript: Familiar Faces
283(6)
Appendix 289(2)
Glossary 291(10)
Bibliography 301(4)
Index 305

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