| LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 11 |
| FOREWORD by Teruyuki Okazaki | 13 |
| PREFACE | 15 |
| INTRODUCTION | 17 |
| PART ONE: KARATE AND TRADITION |
| 1: The History of Karate | 23 |
| The Origins of Karate | 24 |
| From India to China | 28 |
| Okinawan Karate | 32 |
| Japanese Karate | 35 |
| Karate: The Name Changes | 39 |
| The Transmission of Karate to the United States | 40 |
| 2: The Samurai and His Ethos | 49 |
| The Origins of the Samurai | 49 |
| The Consolidation of Military Power | 51 |
| The Samurai Class | 55 |
| Bushido: The Way of the Warrior | 59 |
| The Zen Tradition | 64 |
| 3: Samurai Customs and Traditions | 68 |
| Seppuku | 68 |
| Vendettas | 70 |
| The Changing of Tradition | 72 |
| The Samurai in Transition | 74 |
| 4: Karate and Japanese Martial Arts Traditions | 80 |
| Japanese Adaptations of Chinese Philosophy | 80 |
| Jutsu and Do | 82 |
| The "Dojo Kim" | 85 |
| Martial Arts Sayings | 87 |
| PART TWO: KARATE TRAINING |
| 5: Preparation and Etiquette | 99 |
| The Standing Bow | 100 |
| The Kneeling Bow | 101 |
| 6: Kumite: Sparring Techniques | 105 |
| Elements of Fighting | 105 |
| Types of Drills | 106 |
| Prearranged Drills | 108 |
| Single-Assailant Multiple-Step | 108 |
| Three-Attack Sparring Drill | 108 |
| Single-Assailant Single-Step | 112 |
| One-Attack Sparring Drill | 112 |
| One-Attack Drill with Multiple Counters | 117 |
| One-Step Two-Attack Sparring Drill | 120 |
| Direction-Reversing Drill | 123 |
| Multiple Assailant | 125 |
| Three-Man Drill | 125 |
| Circle Drill | 129 |
| Double-Line Drill | 132 |
| Single-Line Drill | 137 |
| Semi-Free Sparring | 140 |
| Free-Style Fighting | 143 |
| 7: Karate Kata | 145 |
| Background and Applications | 145 |
| Kata Names and Origins | 150 |
| Shorin Kata | 150 |
| ShoreiKata | 152 |
| Modern Practice of Kata | 152 |
| Selected Kata | 153 |
| Heian Shodan | 156 |
| Heian Nidan | 161 |
| Heian Sandan | 168 |
| Heian Yodan | 174 |
| Heian Godan | 180 |
| TekkiShodan | 185 |
| Bassai Dai | 191 |
| Nijushiho | 200 |
| Sochin | 207 |
| APPENDIX: Karate Ranks | 215 |
| What Judges Look For | 215 |
| Belt System | 216 |
| Note on the Higher Ranks | 218 |
| Note on Junior Ranks | 219 |
| NOTES | 221 |
| SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | 225 |
| INDEX | 231 |
