The Inner Art of Karate

When practiced at the very highest level, the martial art of karate is budo, a path of self-cultivation and self-realization. In "The Inner Art of Karate," Kenji Tokitsu, a master martial artist and a scholar of the works of the legendary samurai Miyamoto Musashi, explains the philosophy of karate a [...]
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When practiced at the very highest level, the martial art of karate is budo, a path of self-cultivation and self-realization. In "The Inner Art of Karate," Kenji Tokitsu, a master martial artist and a scholar of the works of the legendary samurai Miyamoto Musashi, explains the philosophy of karate as budo and looks deeply at the key concepts that are essential for developing a strategic mind. These concepts--distance and timing, rhythm, anticipation and intuition, and the cultivation of explosive but focused energy--are difficult to teach, but mastering them is the ultimate goal of any true martial artist. Tokitsu is a skillful teacher; he expertly guides the reader through these elusive ideas with clarity and a practical view.
While this is an essential book for anyone who practices karate, the concepts that Kenji Tokitsu unpacks are absolutely fundamental for developing a strategic mind in any martial art.