Bubishi

The Classic Manual of Combat

Patrick McCarthy, Jesse Enkamp, Joe Swift , Joe Swift

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English

Tuttle Publishing
21 June 2016

Sports & outdoor recreation; Oriental martial arts

"Treasured for centuries by karate's top masters, the Bubishi is a classic Chinese work on philosophy, strategy, medicine, and technique as they relate to the martial arts.

Referred to as the ""bible of karate"" by famous master Chojun Miyagi, for hundreds of years the Bubishi was a secret text passed from master to student in China and later in Okinawa. All of karate's legendary masters have studied it, applied its teachings, or copied passages from it. No other classic work has had as dramatic an impact on the shaping and development of karate as the Bubishi."

Foreword by: Jesse Enkamp
Contributions by: Joe Swift, Joe Swift
Translated by: Patrick McCarthy
Imprint: Tuttle Publishing
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 482g
ISBN: 9784805313848
ISBN 10: 4805313846
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 21 June 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Patrick McCarthy is one of the few foreigners to teach karate-do in Japan. Moreover, he is recognized worldwide as one of the foremost authorities on the civil fighting traditions of Okinawa. He is also the first Westerner ever to be awarded the coveted Kyoshi 7th Dan Teacher's License from the Kyoto's prestigious Dai Nippon Butokukai. He has been practicing karate-do since the 1960s, and also studied a variety of Chinese, Southeast Asian, and western fighting arts. He is a 9th Dan and is also the author of Ancient Okinawan Martial Arts Volumes 1 and 2.