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Summary: VERY INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE
Review: BEING A MARTIAL ARTIST I TOTALLY ENJOYED THE CHAPTERS REGARDING THE MASTERS IN MY OWN LINEAGE. IT GAVE ME SOME INSIGHT AS TO PERHAPS HOW THEY WERE IN THE BEGINNING AND THEY BECAME MORE REAL. LIKE EVERYONE THEY HAVE HAD THEIR FAULTS TOO. A FEW OF THE STORIES WERE VERY FUNNY AND INSIGHTFUL. EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THIS!
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Summary: A Wealth of Knowledge from a Great Historian
Review: I enjoy Sensei Kim's wiritngs. This as a matter of fact, was the first book I had ever read by him and to this day I still enjoy reading it again and again from time to time.
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Summary: Very Positive for all Martial Arts
Review: I purchased this book even though I am studying TaeKwon Do and not Karate. While the stories of the individuals featured were interesting I really learned a lot buy the lessons each chapter taught. Richard Kim does a terrific job of teaching the reader lessons, such as why it is important not to become a specialist in one area or why a student of Martial Arts should not study for glory but for personal satisfaction, as well as telling a great story. The book is short and to-the-point but also entertaining. I strongly encourage others to read this and will suggest it to the other students where I study.
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Summary: Very Positive for all Martial Arts
Review: I purchased this book even though I am studying TaeKwon Do and not Karate. While the stories of the individuals featured were interesting I really learned a lot buy the lessons each chapter taught. Richard Kim does a terrific job of teaching the reader lessons, such as why it is important not to become a specialist in one area or why a student of Martial Arts should not study for glory but for personal satisfaction, as well as telling a great story. The book is short and to-the-point but also entertaining. I strongly encourage others to read this and will suggest it to the other students where I study.
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Summary: A Long Standing Classic
Review: Kims book provides the reader with some very colorful tales and great historical background on Okinawan karate and its earliest fighters. The book is well written and well sourced. IT's not so deep that you get lost between the pages, although another chapter or two would have been nice. Kim provides some great insights into karate's ethics and philosophys, which many could learn from today. Although first published almost 30 years ago the information is still a reliable source for todays karate-ka.
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Summary: A Long Standing Classic
Review: Kims book provides the reader with some very colorful tales and great historical background on Okinawan karate and its earliest fighters. The book is well written and well sourced. IT's not so deep that you get lost between the pages, although another chapter or two would have been nice. Kim provides some great insights into karate's ethics and philosophys, which many could learn from today. Although first published almost 30 years ago the information is still a reliable source for todays karate-ka.
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Summary: Richard Kim is a master story teller, a karateka must read.
Review: Master Kim recounts stories of Okinawian martial arts masters bringing the past to life along with important lessons for living in todays world.tiedhouse@jps.net
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Summary: Review by an Isshinryu Karatedo Sensei
Review: Richard Kim does a masterful job of bringing many of the legends of Okinawan Karate to life in "The Weaponless Warriors". This book is easy to read and is particularly good for the young or beginning karate student. It is required reading in my dojo for promotion to orange belt. I highly recommend that it be part of any karateka's personal library.
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Summary: Superb book on the origins of karate.
Review: Richard Kim does an excellent job describing the development of Okinawan karate. He delves into the history of the art as well as the personalities and exploits of the masters. His stories both educate and enlighten the reader. This book will serve as a source of information and motivation to any karate stylist.
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Summary: Lessons in Stories
Review: Richard Kim is excellent at relating stories of the grand masters of Karate. Each story contains one or more stories to be learned by the karateka. This book brings the past to life. Good reading for kyu ranks.
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