Karate Books! A student was asking me about books recently so I thought I’d do a few posts on some karate books. There are so many books out there on karate; history, techniques, philosophy… Not a lot of material was documented in the early days of karate but there are a few books by the “Old Masters” and many by modern authors.
Karate by Fumio Demura was the first karate book I acquired. Demura was a modem master who sadly passed in 2023. He has many books on karate and Kobudo. This one is a sort of technique textbook. It goes though stances, strikes, kicks, blocks and more, with photos demonstrating how to perform the moves. A great reference book that I often refer to.
Fun fact: Fumio Demura was the stunt double for Pat Morita’s Mr. Miyagi character in The Karate Kid movie.
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