Notes on Training

Book excerpt: An important addition to any martial arts collection. This is the only book available by Tsutomu Ohshima, the first person to teach karate in the United States. Others have become better known, but few have achieved the same level of dedication to personal practice and teaching students. Regardless of style, most karate groups in North America recognize the contribution Ohshima has made. This book puts together forty years of notes on karate training. In it Ohshima describes how to understand and improve each of the forms, basic techniques, and sparring. He also looks at other parts of practice ranging from meditation to how to handle yourself on the street. This book is a treasure for anyone interested in serious karate practice.