Название: Itosu's Legacy: The Mysteries of the Pinan & Naihanchi Katas Revealed
Автор: Dan Anderson
Издательство: Dan Anderson Martial Media
ASIN: B07L59X66J
Год: 2018
Страниц: 260
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf
Размер: 149.3 MB

Kata has been an integral part of karate training since its inception. After 1900, much of the meaning of the applications has been lost to antiquity...until now. In this volume, Prof. Dan Anderson strips away the mysteries of the Pinan & Naihanchi kata and presents their applications in a way that can be utilized by both beginner and master.

Motion Application of the Pinan & Naihanchi katas contain the template by which one can decipher the movements of any kata for self-defense against any kind of grab or striking attack.

It was the great Anko Itosu (1830 -1915) who developed the Pinan or Heian katas. Itosu was born in Yamagawa village, which was situated in the Shuri Region of Okinawa. Itosu began his study of Karate in 1846 under the legendary Sokon Matsumura (1809 - 1901). In Gichin Funakoshi's book, Karate-do Nyumon, master Itosu is described as being of average height with a huge chest that gave him 'the silhouette of a barrel.'

In 1905, Itosu was appointed as karate teacher to the Prefectural Dai Ichi Collage and the Prefectural teachers' training collage. In 1908 Itosu wrote a letter to the Prefectural education department that outlined his views on karate and asked that karate be introduced onto the curriculum of all Okinawan schools. Itosu was granted his wish and karate became part of the education of all Okinawan children. Itosu died in 1915, aged 85. This book deals with the legacy of Anko Itosu, the Pinan kata and their applications.