The Shôtô-Nijûkun, the “Twenty Principles of Shôtô (kan)”, form the spiritual legacy of the founder of “modern karate” Gichin Funakoshi (1868-1957). In them the full depth of an understanding of martial arts as a way of life that encompasses all areas of existence is revealed. The short, but haunting guiding principles clearly show that only a joint effort for fighting skills, morality and virtue as well as the right mental constitution can be understood as "true" karate in the sense of the founder.
Unfortunately, all too often today's karate tends to cover only one of these essential areas (technical skill). The author Julian Braun spans Funakoshi's thoughts into our modern world. That such joint cultivation is possible and how it can take place is the subject of the axioms presented and explained here.
Although the guiding principles are primarily aimed at those who practice Shôtôkan karate, what is stated in them can largely be transferred directly to all Japanese martial arts, and to a large extent also to the Chinese systems. The guiding principles are thus a real gem of Budô, which everyone who is interested in the spiritual content of the martial arts should know.
Characteristics:
Editor: Tengu Publishing Wolfgang Ettig
Author: Julian Braun
Language: German
Hardcover: 144 pages
Format: 123 x 16.5 cm
ISBN: 978-3-924862-28-2
