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PART ONE: BIOGRAPHIES OF OKINAWAN KARATE EXPERTS
1. Makabe Choken Okina: A Man of Great Strength
The Divine Jumping Techniques of Tobitori
A Heroic Episode
Law and Order in the Castle Town of Old Shuri
2. To-Te Sakugawa Kanga: The General of Great Learning, Wisdom, and Courage
Travel to China, Detention in Beijing
The Progenitor of Shuri-Te
3. Bushi Matsumura Sokon Okina: Shuri’s Bujin
A Master of Jigen-Ryu Kenjutsu
The Pen and the Sword
Yielding to the Winds of Adversity
4. Matsumora Kosaku Okina: The Bujin Who Emphasized Morality
Knocking Down a Stalwart With Only a Wet Towel
Becoming an Expert in Bojutsu in Spite of Losing a Finger
Protector of the Neewagumuchi
5. Itosu Anko Okina: A Prominent Model of Chivalry
The Model of Chivalry
Revealing the Truth of Karate-Do
The Ten Lessons of To-Te
6. Higaonna Kanryo Okina: The Iron-Fist Warrior
A Determined Decade in China
Naha’s Well-Known “Secret Bushi”
The Restorer of Naha-Te
Higaonna’s Advice for Using Supplementary Equipment in Karate-Do
7. Funakoshi Gichin Sensei: First Propagator of Karate-Do
Refusing to Remove His Topknot
Tokyo: The Foundation Upon Which Japanese Karate-Do was Built
Spending His Life Propagating Karate-Do
Funakoshi Sensei’s Twenty Principles of Karate-Do
8. Kyan Chotoku Sensei: A Tiny Man With a Self-Trained Fighting Spirit
The Lesson of a Strict Father
Karate Enlightenment
The Taiwan Incident
The Motto of Karate-Do
Highlights of Three Classical Kata
9. Motobu Choki Sensei: The Master Fighter
Motobu “The Monkey”
The Bout Against a Foreigner
The Enormous Power of the Keikoken
10. Ankichi: The Young and Multi-Talented Bushi
Toe-Kicker Extraordinaire
A Profound Knowledge of Music, Folk Dance, and Classical Drama
Powerful Enough to Seize the First Bolt of Lightning
PART TWO: MY PHILOSOPHY OF KARATE-DO
11. The Power of Myth
12. Ken Zen Ichinyo (Karate and Zen are One)
Through True Karate Only, Can Inner Peace Be Found
Musashi and Teshu Both Taught the Significance of Zen
Awakening One’s Inner Self Through Zen
Dedicated to Seeking Ken Zen Ichinyo
13. Basic Instruction for Zazen
Placement of Cushions
Positions of the Hands
The Lotus Positions
Stabilizing the Body
Adjusting the Vision
Initial Deep Breathing
Breathing in Meditation
PART THREE: TEGUMI AND MASTER GRAPPLERS OF OKINAWA
14. Okinawan Tegumi
Introduction
Tegumi and the Origins of Okinawan Sumo
Gatherings, Venues, and the Sumo Ring
Differences Between Okinawan and Japanese Sumo
Master Directors, Referees, and Announcers of Okinawan Sumo
Principal Techniques of Okinawan Sumo
15. Biographies of Okinawan Tegumi Meijin
Akarie Matsuzo
Hawaii’s Kawasaki vs Okinawa’s Kinjo: The Confrontation
Kawasaki Kitatsu
Kinjo Masayuki
The Kawasaki and Kinjo Match
Uezu and Ishikawa: A Confrontation of Small Wrestlers
Uezu Jiryo
Ishikawa Seijin
The Match
Okinawan Sumo in Postwar Japan (c. 1946-1956)
Kushi Jokei: Sumo Critic
Makishiugan: The Big Venue
The Future of Okinawan Sumo
