In recent years, Master Naka has released a series of highly acclaimed instructional videos that have also been distributed outside Japan. He has also written several books in which he explores both the technical and philosophical aspects of Shōtōkan karate (and beyond).
However, these books were only sold to members of the Taishijuku Dōjō in Tokyo and were never published by a publishing house. Central Concepts of Budō Karate is the first book by Naka Tatsuya to be translated from Japanese and published abroad. In this book, Master Naka refers to his travels to Okinawa and his training in various traditional karate styles. Building on this, he describes how the insights gained from this training flow into his own karate and explains how karate students should not practice the katas, but rather practice THROUGH them in order to gain a deeper understanding of the art.
Quotes from ancient traditions on the art of sword fighting and warfare conclude by shedding light on Naka Tatsuya's karate and budō philosophy.
Features:
Publisher: Schlatt Books
Language: German
Author: Naka Tatsuya
Publication date: March 2023
Paperback with 292 pages
ISBN: 978-398-252660-7
