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KARATE INSIGHTS

By Rick L. Brewer

Karate Insights: Life Lessons… An Abstract

KARATE INSIGHTS: Lessons for Life, is a book expressing firsthand knowledge, quotes, and lessons, from many legendary traditional karate masters on the intended powerful, mental and physical impact of traditional karate training on human beings’ lives. All, that is accessible to each of us, through serious karate training and study.

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        KARATE INSIGHTS APPLIES TO ALL TRADITIONAL KARATE STYLES offering insights from studies of many other historical figures across the traditional Japanese Budo landscape. THE SUBSTANCE of KARATE INSIGHTS is incorporating the high-spirited power of karate to directly improve the reader’s training and life-style.

Direct lessons and conversations of Hirokazu Kanazawa, Osamu Ozawa, Stan Schmidt, Randall G Hassell are featured. Other teaching insights of Hidetaka Nishiyama, Gichin Funakoshi, and even Miyamoto Musashi are explored.

The calm, disciplined, everyday spirit in the Dojo Kun and the “20 Precepts” are meshed with awareness training and the instant explosive power and skill required to kill even the most violent beast.

Musashi’s “VOID,” the highest stage described by Nakayama in Karate, as the stage where training becomes internalized to the extent that one can react intuitively and correctly to surprise attack.

Comprehensive KARATE TRAINING IS NEVER OLD-FASHIONED, but strengthens and fortifies our weaknesses, stimulates and motivates. It is more relevant and needed than ever. Long term traditional karate training, as a source of effective character-building tools, positive energy, health and fitness, attitude development; it is incredibly empowering!

This book, KARATE INSIGHTS, contains answers to “Karate Spirit Training,” as well as strategies for being prepared for the application of martial art skill sets in a life threatening crisis. It is about keeping inspired, motivated, and keeping the “beginner’s mind.”

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Knee Strike

Sensei John Garls performs the knee strike from Heian Yondan during kata practice at the Pekin dojo.

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Sparring Practice

Practicing self-defense techniques with partners is an important part of karate training.

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Bassai Dai

Sensei Dave Erbe practices application of the Bassai Dai kata while training at the Pekin dojo.

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Elbow Strike

Liz Dunham performs an elbow strike during kata training at the Pekin dojo.

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Reverse Punch

Sensei Rick Brewer performs a reverse punch while sparring at the Pekin dojo.

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Front Kick

Sensei Rick Brewer performs a front snap kick on Sensei Ted Quinn while training at the Pekin dojo.

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Blocking and Punching

Sensei James Hartman demonstrates blocking and punching at the same time during free sparring.

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Foot Sweep, Reverse Punch!

Sensei Ted Quinn performs a foot sweep and reverse punch while training at the Pekin dojo.

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