Okinawan Karate (Kobudo & Te) Teachers, Styles and Secret Techniques

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Mark D Bishop is a noted researcher on various worldwide topics ranging from Ancestry to martial Arts. His books not only relate hidden aspects of history but also help to span the ages while bridging the gaps in society that so often keep us apart. For more than 30 years, his work has proved popular among people of many cultures and generations.

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Time moves on, cultures change with the twists of history and secret arts are lost. To understand the essence of karate, kobudo and te is to read and digest this work. To devour the mysteries of the secret principles it records is to dwell in a former time, only then will the reader know the true meanings of what the masters passed on. This book was a classic of the 20th century and, with the passing of time, is now considered to be an historic record for the modern era; both a time capsule and an integrated tool of knowledge transmission. Also featuring contributions from the latest breed of expert researchers, this Expanded Third Edition keeps the original version alive in its entirety, while bringing the Okinawan karate world up to date, as it expands into an ever-increasing international world. Be warned though, it also answers questions that have not been asked until now and topics that could not have been discussed, while expanding on newly debatable issues. This is what the masters were really saying