Karate-do Nyumon Table of Contents |

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OCT 2020

As I mentioned in my earlier post I am in the process of checking, editing and formatting Mabuni Kenwa’s and Nakasone Genwa’s 1938 book, Karate-do Nyumon or An Introduction to Karate-do. A few of you might be interested in the table of contents which I have written out below. Warning, its long.

First Lecture: The Japanese Spirit & Karate-do 57
Chapter 1 The Japanese Spirit & Martial Arts Education 58
Section 1 The Development of the Japanese Miracle 58
Section 2 What is the Japanese Spirit? 58
Section 3 A Free and Strong Japan 59
Section 4 Japanese Spirit and Martial Arts Education 60
Section 5 The Revival of Martial Arts as a National Discipline 60
Chapter 2 Karate as a Japanese Martial Art 61
Section 6 Local forms of Japanese Martial arts 61
Section 7 Ryukyuan are a Japanese Race 61
Section 8 Karate, Ju-Jutsu ＆Chinese Kenpo 66
Section 9 Karate (China Hand 唐手) is no different from Karate (Empty Hand 空手) 67
Chapter 3 A Good Source for National Education 70
Section 10 The Spiritualization of Karate-do in Japan 70
Section 11 The Ideal Soldier & Karate-do 71
Section 12 Karate is Good Material for National Education 72
Second Lecture: Karate as a Sport, Martial & Mental Education 74
Chapter 4 Karate-do as Education 75
Section 13 As an Ideal Method for Health 75
Section 14 Examples of Health Promotion 76
Section 15 An Ideal Health Method from a Medical Perspective 77
Section 16 The Physiological Effects of Karate Observed as Physical Exercise 78
Chapter 5 Karate as Military & Spiritual Education 80
Section 17 Ideal Martial Art 80
Section 18 Physiological effects of Karate as Viewed as a Combat Art 82
Section 19 Karate-do as an Ideal Method to Train the Mind 83
Third Lecture: Preparatory Knowledge and Mind-set of Karate-do Training 86
Chapter 6 A Look at the Origins of Karate 87
Section 20 Issues Regarding the Theory of Daruma as the Founder of Shaolin 87
Section 21 – Karate is a Legitimate form of Martial Arts 88
Section 22 The Relationship between Karate, Sumo and Jujutsu 89
Section 23 The Relationship between Japanese and Chinese Kenpo 92
Chapter 7 The Significance of Karate Styles and Kata 94
Section 24 The Ambiguous Tradition of Karate Styles 94
Section 25 Goju-ryu & Shito-ryu 95
Section 26 Questions about Shorin-ryu & Shorei-ryu 96
Chapter 8 Kata Names, Kinds, & their Significance 100
Section 27 Names of Karate Kata 100
Section 28 – Types of Karate Kata 101
Section 29 Kata Meaning & Comprehensive Research 102
Chapter 9 Problems with Kumite & Armor 106
Section 30 Significance of Kumite 106
Section 31 Training Methods for Kumite 107
Section 32 The Problem with Matches Using Armor 108
Chapter 10 The Mental Attitude of a Karate-do Practitioner 110
Section 33 The Misunderstanding of “There is no first move in Karate” (Karate ni sente nashi) & its Correct Significance 110
Section 34 Three Reasons why Kata begins with Defence 111
Section 35 Shifting the Body & Moving the Hands in Karate 112
Section 36 There are no Secret Teachings in Karate 113
Section 37 Limitless Technique & the Futility of Pride 114
Section 38 There are no Stances in Karate 115
Fourth Lecture: Supplementary Exercises and Equipment 118
Chapter 11 How to Form a Fist & How to Stand 119
Section 39 Names of the Parts of the Limbs 119
Section 40 – Stance Names & Their Performance 127
Chapter 12 Supplementary Exercise Equipment and Training Methods 135
Section 41 Makiwara and Basic Training Methods 135
Section 42 Methods for Training Grip Strength & Core Power 142
Section 43 Miscellaneous Supplementary Exercise Methods & General Advice 154
Fifth Lecture: Pinan Nidan Kata 156
Section 13 The Number of Movements in Pinan Nidan Kata 157
Section 44 An Outline of Pinan Nidan 157
Section 45 The Number of Movements in Pinan Nidan Kata 159
Section 46 Notes on Performing Kata 173
Chapter 14 An Explanation of Kata Breakdown & Research Methods 177
Section 47 A Breakdown of Pinan Nidan Kata 177
Section 48 Studying & Learning Pinan Nidan 184
Chapter 15 Supplementary Research 192
Section 49 Questions & Answers on Hand & Foot Techniques 192
Section 50 Breathing Methods & Principles of Receiving an Attack 197
Sixth Lecture: Pinan Sandan Kata 205
Chapter 16 Pinan Sandan Kata 206
Section 51 Outline of Pinan Sandan Kata 206
Section 52 Pinan Sandan Count 208
Chapter 17 A Breakdown & Explanation of Kata 219
Section 53 A Breakdown & Explanation of Pinan Sandan 219
Section 54 Practicing & Mastering Pinan Sandan 227
Chapter 18 Supplementary Research Problems 238
Section 55 Inside & Outside Blocking Methods 238
Section 56 The Study of Kumite 243