Shotokan'S Secret Expanded By Clayton B.D. (Book)

"Defeat a samurai warrior with your bare hands. Subdue a foreign pirate on a crowded waterfront. Exploit an invading soldier as a human shield." The predecessors of shotokan karate devised these survival skills to overcome impossible odds. When the king of Okinawa found himself trapped between samurai occupiers and U.S. Marines, his unarmed bodyguards answered these threats by creating the cornerstone of hard-style karate: the heian kata. Modern masters pass down these technical forms to their students, but their martial applications remained a mystery - until now. In this expanded edition of the acclaimed Shotokan's Secret: The Hidden Truth Behind Karate's Fighting Origins, author Bruce Clayton cracks open the kata with new insights into their meaning and purpose. Featuring new artwork, archival lithographs, photographic sequences, and six never-before-seen chapters filled with extensive historical research, the book shows serious students and karate enthusiasts why the shotokan style remains one of the world's most influential arts. The new edition analyzes the enemies that unarmed Okinawan bodyguards like Sokon Matsumura and Yasutsune Itosu faced. From there, Shotokan's Secret delves deeply into the heian kata, revealing how each heian form contains the key techniques for defeating one of Okinawa's adversaries. Hundreds of books have been publised since Gichin Funakoshi's To-Te Jitsu in 1920, but Clayton's expanded Shotokan's Secret is the only one to dissect the lore, dig into the history and analyze the art. With Shotokan's Secret, you'll discover karate's true purpose. Bruce D. Clayton, Ph.D., holds a seventh-degree black belt in shotokan karate and has studied the art since 1973. He is the author of several books. He has appeared on 60 Minutes, the CBS Evening News, Today and the Tomorrow Show.

• Acknowledgements • About the Author • The San Ten Shihans • Introduction to the First Edition (2004) • Introduction to the Second Edition (2010)
1. THE PLACE AND THE TIME Island of Conflict • Shuri, Naha, and Tomari • Second Sho Dynasty • Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa • Satsuma Invasion • Musashi • Peasants, Lords, and Overlords • Kobudo • Shuri Castle • Inside the Seiden • Western Barbarians • Meiji Restoration • Satsuma Rebellion • Early 20th Century • The Shuri Crucible
2. THE LORDS OF KARATE Japanese Language • Chinese Language • Three Official Myths • What is Truth? • Chi-Niang Fang and White Crane • Kumiuchi Kenden: The Secret Heritage • Satunushi "Tode" Sakugawa • Sokon "Bushi" Matsumura • Yasutsune Itosu • Yasutsune Azato • Chofu Kyan • Seisho Arakaki • The Seeds of Shotokan • Shuri Spear Carriers
3. THE JAPAN EXPEDITION Commodore Matthew Perry • Perry Arrives in Naha • Perry Invades Shuri Castle • Perry at the Regent's House • Perry's Report • The Black Ship Scrolls • Familiar Faces
4. DISPOSSESSED AND ABANDONED Chotoku Kyan • Kanryo Higaonna • Naha-te, Shuri-te, Migwa-te • Gichin "Shoto" Funakoshi • Typhoon of Steel • Conclusion
5. DEFENDING SHURI CASTLE Enemies • Threat Analysis • Military Resources • Shuri Castle Architecture • Tactics • Tactical Themes in the Kata • Firearm Techniques • Conclusion
6. RESEARCHING BODYGUARD BUNKAI Methodology • Setting a Higher Standard • Conclusion
7. SKIN AGAINST STEEL Sugiyama's 25 Kata • Variations on Heian Nidan • Historical Applications of Heian Nidan • Conclusion
8. FIGHTING BY THE ROADSIDE Heian Shodan was Revolutionary • Variations in Heian Shodan (Pinan Nidan) • Historical Applications of Heian Shodan • Conclusion
9. POLICNG THE FLOATING WORLD Variations on Heian Sandan • Historical Applications of Heian Sandan • Conclusion
10. WRESTLING OVER THE SWORD Vulnerability of Samurai Armor • Variations on Heian Yondan • Historical Applications of Heian Yondan • Conclusion
11. SABERS AND BAYONETS Variations on Heian Godan • Historical Applications of Heian Godan • Conclusion
12. LESSONS LEARNED Breaking Out of the Box • The Character Development Myth • Why there are Five Heian Kata • Why Did Itosu Bury the Bunkai? • Karate Isn't Empty-Handed • The Missing Skill • Milk for Babies, Meat for Men • Masters and Minions • The Truth About Giri • Ringing the Bell
APPENDIX Karate Lineage Chart • Training Videos • Glossary • Bibiography • Index

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ISBN	9780897501880
More	153 x 228 mm, 384 pp, 250 photos and ill.

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