In this essay (2,331 words) I investigate the concepts that underlie and govern the form and execution of Shotokan karate. I examine and explain similarities between Shotokan and Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do, ultimately concluding that Shotokan is no more of a style and no less of a concept than Lee’s JKD.
About the Author
Vincent Paul Cooper lives, writes and trains in Fukuoka, Japan. He has been training in (his version of) Shotokan karate for 30 years now. In addition he also practices Jeet Kune Do, along with his new love, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He is the first non-Japanese to train in the battlefield art of Jigen ryu swordsmanship in Kagoshima, the school of the Shimazu samurai clan and a telling influence on the development of Okinawan karate. He is active training several hours a day, seven days a week.
He completed a Masters degree at SOAS, University of London, writing on the Japanese Zen arts, a field of study he has continued to research since his graduation.
You can follow him on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/shotokankarateconcepts
The Concept of Shotokan Karate - Comparing Shotokan Karate to Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do (Shotokan Karate Concepts Book 2)
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Author(s)Vincent Cooper,
ISBN / ASINB00P8QAWN6
ISBN-13978B00P8QAWN8
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