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Foreword

I am pleased to be able to write this Foreword to Robin Rielly's book. Mr. Rielly received his early training in the martial arts in Japan and then became my student upon his return to the United States. His experiences in Japan gave him an interest in Japanese culture that has persisted to the present day. He belongs to a highly select group of American karate-ka who have been training for over twenty years in the martial arts. It is upon men such as him that we depend for passing on true karate to the Western world.

Since my arrival in America, I have actively tried to transmit to Americans the true spirit of karate-do and a real understanding of Japanese martial arts culture. Unfortunately, some of the concepts of the Japanese martial arts are difficult to transmit across cultural boundaries. Thus it is with great pleasure that I welcome the publication of this book, since it is the first such work to attempt to explain concepts that are not easily expressed in English. I wholeheartedly recommend it as essential reading for those who wish to understand not only Japanese karate, but the traditions and culture that have fostered it.