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Summary
The dedication-to-perfection philosophy of the katas--specific sequences of movement in martial arts--is ubiquitous in Japanese society. This book explains how the katas transmit a profound ancient philosophy, not just technical movements.
Author Biography
Kenji Tokitsu has doctorates in sociology and in Japanese civilization. Born in Japan, he began studying martial arts as a child. In 1971 he moved to France and began teaching karate. He founded the Shaolin-mon Karate-do school in Paris in 1983 and the Tokitsu-ryu Academy in 2001. The author of Miyamoto Musashi: His Life and Writings and Ki and the Way of the Martial Arts, he lives in France.
Table of Contents
Preface
Part One
An Introduction to Katas
1 Tesshu, or a Model Life
2 Kata, or “Technique and the Man Are One”
Part Two
The Emergence of Katas
3 Closing Japan and Coming Back to Oneself
4 Kami and Japanese Polytheism
5 The Katas of the Social Orders in the Edo Period
6 Breaking Points in History
Part Three
The Dimensions of Kata
7 The Gyō and Self-Investment
8 Death and Time
9 The Psychological Aspect of Kata
Part Four
Persistence and Transformation in a Traditional Culture
10 Seppuku: The Cornerstone of the Warrior’s Kata
11 The Warrior’s Kata in Contemporary Society
12 Effectiveness and Weight of the Katas
13 Katas Today
Conclusion
Notes
Index
Part One
An Introduction to Katas
1 Tesshu, or a Model Life
2 Kata, or “Technique and the Man Are One”
Part Two
The Emergence of Katas
3 Closing Japan and Coming Back to Oneself
4 Kami and Japanese Polytheism
5 The Katas of the Social Orders in the Edo Period
6 Breaking Points in History
Part Three
The Dimensions of Kata
7 The Gyō and Self-Investment
8 Death and Time
9 The Psychological Aspect of Kata
Part Four
Persistence and Transformation in a Traditional Culture
10 Seppuku: The Cornerstone of the Warrior’s Kata
11 The Warrior’s Kata in Contemporary Society
12 Effectiveness and Weight of the Katas
13 Katas Today
Conclusion
Notes
Index
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