Shotokan Karate A Precise History by Harry Cook (signed)

Karate Book
by Harry Cook
Hardback book
Signed Copy
Great read

Shotokan Karate Description

SHOTOKAN KARATE A PRECISE HISTORY The Revised Second Edition New Expanded Edition by Harry Cook CLASSICAL FIGHTING ARTS

'On the Back' of Shotokan Karate

"This book should be included in the library of every serious martial artist, not only Shotokan practitioners, for understanding the whole picture is the best way to gain insight into your own style, hence furthering your own develop-ment."
—Morio Higaonna,
Goju Ryu 10th Dan Hanshi
"Truly a wonderful piece of research!
My hat goes of to Mr. Cook for the quality of the research... Well done!
—Mario McKenna MSc, Junshin University, Nagasaki, Japan.
"...a must read for karate researchers
and students"
—Charles Goodin, Hawaii Karate Museum
"In addition to being a fine history of Sho-tokan karate, [SKAPH] provides one of the clearest pictures available of Shotokan's Okinawan ancestry and the spirit of the times that gave birth to modern karatedo.
Shotokan Karate is a valuable addition to my personal library and a great resource for anyone who wants an accurate and documented account of traditional karat-edo, from hitherto mysterious beginnings up to the here and now. The historical photographs, most of which l'd never seen here else, are alone worth the price volume.
George Donahue, Executive Editor, Tuttle Publishing, Boston MA
"...This is not merely a dry organizational history. Numerous stories concerning the more famous karate-ka and extensive quotations illustrate and give vibrant life to the historical narrative."
—Robert Dohrenwend, Ph.D.
Journal of Asian Martial Arts

Born in 1949 in the North-East of England, Harry Cook began studying the martial arts in 1966. Beginning with Wado Ryu karate and Aikido, he changed to Shotokan in 1968, becoming a student of Ken Smith.
From 1970 to 1974 he attended the University of Durham, U.K., earning a B.A. in Chinese and a Post-Graduate Certificate of Education. At this time he served as President of the British Universities Karate Federation (1972) and was captain of the winning Durham team in the university championships in 1973 and 1974. While at Durham he also studied Chinese internal systems under Rose Li, a leading instructor of T'ai Chi Chuan, Pa Kua, and Hsing I.
In 1977 he left for Tokyo, where he became a student of Okinawan Goju Ryu under Morio Higaonna. While in Japan he also managed to gain some experience in Okinawan weapons and the Japanese sword, naginata and jo.
In addition to studying and teaching martial arts, Harry has written numerous articles on the subject for leading martial arts magazines, and currently serves as a contributing editor to Classical Fighting Arts magazine.

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