Table of Contents of Hidden Karate 2


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Itosu's Ten Precepts and Bunkai for Shotokan Katas.

Chapter 1 The Origin Of Karate
  Section 1 A Brief History of Master Anko Itosu.
  Section 2 A Consideration of Itosu’s Ten Precepts.
  An Interpretation of the Preface.

Chapter 2 The Karate that was Proposed by Itosu’s Ten Precepts
  Section 1 Dividing the Ten Precepts
  Section 2: A Comparison of Karate and Judo
  Section 3 A Compass For Karate


Chapter 3 Oral Instruction of Bunkai For Kata
  Countering. Immobilize The Opponent Before Striking.
  The Names Of Movements Have Been Disguised.
  There Are No Techniques that End With A Block.
  Block With Both Hands.
  Grabbing Hand And Pulling Hand.
  The Front Hand is the Attacking Hand.
  Perform A Movement That Consists Of Two Counts In One Count.
  Switch Step.
  Kicks Are Performed Low While Grabbing The Opponent.
  There Is One Opponent To The Front.
  Hang The Opponent To Sky.
  Re-block And Re-grip.
  Take The Opponent’s Back.
  Cross Legged Stance Represents A Body Shift Or A Joint Kick.
  Jumps And Body Shifts Represent Throws.
  Throw Your Opponent Off Balance In A Triangle Whose Base Is The Base Of The Opponent’s Feet.
  Meoto Te.
  Cut The Forearm.
  The Kamae Is An Invitation.
  Release From Holds.
  Empty One’s Sake Cup.
  The Opponent In And Turn Him Upside Down.
  Extend the Opponent’s Elbow.

Chapter 4 Bunkai For Kata
  Tekki Nidan (Naihanchi Nidan)
  Tekki Sandan (Naihanchi Sandan)
  Hangetsu (Seishan)
  Kanku (Kushanku)
  Bassai (Passai)
  Enpi (Wanshu)
  Gankaku (Chinto)
  Jitte
  Jion




























Release date:
Language:
Soft Cover:pages
Publisher:
ISBN
July 2007
English
286pages
Taiyo (Japan)
978-4-88469-524-8
Both Hidden Karate 1 and 2 became the most well known and revolutionary books on 
bunkai in Japan.
This 2nd volume rediscovers karate from two directions.

The first direction reexamines the true nature of karate as it was intended through an 
easy to understand explanation of Anko Itosu’s “10 Precepts” which he wrote 100 years 
ago when karate was opened up to the world.

The second is the oral instruction necessary to understand bunkai.
With a full explanation using over 1,000 photographs of the bunkai for Tekki Nidan and 
Tekki Sandan, and the 7 katas of Shotokan (Hangetsu, Kanku, Bassai, Enpi, Gankaku, Jitte, 
and Jion). Together with the 1st volume it allows us to rediscover the complete picture of 
bunkai.
This book is sure to change your way of thinking about kata.
It is recommended for everyone who practices karate.

It is well known that “Itosu’s 10 Precepts” were written by Anko Itosu (1831 - 1915), the 
“father of modern karate”. Itosu was a secretary to the last king of the Ryukyu Kingdom 
until Okinawa was annexed to Japan in 1879, and after that worked as a public servant 
for the Okinawan Prefecture.
He studied under the likes of Sokon Matsumura and Nagahama at the time when karate 
was known as Tode, and was renowned for his strong punch.
In 1879 Itosu began to take on students.
Master Itosu trained a great number of eminent karate men, including Choyu Motobu 
(1857-1927),Choki Motobu (1870-1944), Kentsu Yabu (1866-1937), Chomo Hanashiro 
(1869-1945), Gichin Funakoshi (1868-1957), Moden Yabiku (1880-1941), Kanken Toyama 
(1888-1966), Chotoku Kyan (1870-1945), Shinpan Shiroma (Gusukuma) (1890-1954), 
Anbun Tokuda (1886-1945), Kenwa Mabuni (1887-1952), and Chosin Chibana (1885-1969).

In 1901 karate was introduced into the Okinawa public elementary school curriculum, and 
in 1905 Itosu created the Pinan Katas and used it for teaching in the junior high schools.
He wrote his “Itosu’s 10 Precepts” to explain the true nature of karate, and submitted it 
to the Okinawan Prefectural office.
“Itosu’s 10 Precepts”, written 100 years ago, is an invaluable document for 
understanding the essential nature of karate.
The original text is in old Japanese. This book provides an easy to understand translation 
into modern Japanese, and gives an interpretation of its meaning. It further analyzes it by 
making a comparison to judo, which was developed at the same time. (1882)

Using over 1000 photographs, it also introduces the bunkai for the 9 katas (Tekki Nidan, 
Tekki, Sandan, Hangetsu, Kanku, Bassai, Enpi, Gankaku, Jitte, Jion) that have been passed 
down by Gichin Funakoshi, excluding the Heian Katas and Naihanchi Shodan that were 
introduced in the previous volume, along with the oral instruction necessary to 
understand bunkai.
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