Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Grounded in a comprehensive overview of the philosophical and spiritual foundations that underlie karate, The Art of Killing emphasizes its original purpose- to kill an attacker swiftly and brutally.This comprehensive overview of karate connects the dots between its philosophical and spiritual foundations with itsoriginal purpose- to kill an attacker swiftly-and brutally.Prior to 1900, karate-do was exclusively an art of unarmed self-defense. Its practice was designed for life-or-death situations-effectively, an art of killing. Here, authors Leonard Pellman and the lateMasayuki Shimabukuro restore karate to its original intent. They move karate away from its popular modern-day sporting applications back to its deadly origins-and to the restraining philosophy of peace, self-sacrifice, compassion, and service to others that necessarily accompanied it.Readers will learn-. The purpose and meaning of karate-do.The origins and major precepts of bushido.Training methods, preparation, and etiquette.Fundamentals, spiritual power, training patterns, and analysis and application of kata. How to understand the body as a weaponWith chapters on kokoro (heart, mind, and spirit), ki (spirit and energy), and the 7 major precepts of bushido, The Art of Killing demonstrates how karate is more than a method of bringing an enemy down-it's a philosophical and spiritual system grounded in essential lessons to guard against abuses of power. Together, the authors showcase how purity of intention matters, and how compassion and respect are the essence of karate training. "A comprehensive exploration of the deadly origins of karate-dao--and its accompanying philosophy of peace, self-sacrifice, compassion, and service"-- Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781623176617

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Karate as the Art of Killing: A Study of Its Deadly Origins, Ideology of Peace, and the Techniques of Shito-Ry u

Shimabukuro, Masayuki; Pellman, Leonard

Published by Blue Snake Books, 2022

ISBN 10: 1623176611 ISBN 13: 9781623176617

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Shimabukuro, Masayuki; Pellman, Leonard

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