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Summary: Dynamite reading
Review: An excellent overview of karate by an American legend. Sensei Peter Urban captures the very essence of karate in this extremely well written book. It is a must read for all students of karate.
Rating:
Summary: wonderful, and my training partner thinks so too!
Review: I borrowed this book from my Sensei and loved it so much that I had to buy it for myself! The stories in the second section are wonderful, and the ideas in the first half really make you examine yourself and your training. A must read for all karate students, even if all you get out of it is that the stories are cute.
Rating:
Summary: wonderful, and my training partner thinks so too!
Review: I borrowed this book from my Sensei and loved it so much that I had to buy it for myself! The stories in the second section are wonderful, and the ideas in the first half really make you examine yourself and your training. A must read for all karate students, even if all you get out of it is that the stories are cute.
Rating:
Summary: An all time classic for Martial Art Karate-ka
Review: Master Urban's simple but thoughtful writing captures the essense of Karate's aim, history and potential. This book is a must for all serious students.
Rating: 
Summary: Ground breaking! Urban was 1st,none since did it as well!
Review: Peter Urban has collected a small group of the types of "stories" which float & whisper through all martial arts training halls. Some seem fictional, yet are the truth. Others, seem like wild exageration, but were not. A good book for any martial artist regardless of their art or style. A good book for both children and adult Martial Artists alike; or simply those curious about them
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Summary: Karate Dojo by Master Peter Urban
Review: The author's name is synonymous with the Goju style of Karate.
The volume covers the dojo etiquette, the system of belts,
kata and jiu-kumite. The Goju style has a progressive series of
belts from white to green to green/stripes to purple to brown
to brown/stripes and finally to the first level black belt.
Incremental knowledge of the katas combined with excellence of
execution are important distinguishing factors between the
various belts. At the higher levels, candidates must have
some formal teaching together with entries into various competitions sponsored by local, national and international
associations in the art. Contestants have a separate karate
etiquette to be displayed before the judges and their fellow
colleagues.
Master Peter Urban shows the all-important
connection between excellence of execution of the kata and
transferal of those skills to the formal jiu-kumite. The book
contains a series of stories related by the author. These stories
form an integral part of the book. Mastery of the art requires
continuous practice and study on the part of candidates.
The skills learned in Goju Karate can be transferred into life
practices and habits. The volume is well worth the price for
serious students of the Goju Karate. Read this book thoroughly
and your Sensei will marvel at your progress in the art!
Rating:
Summary: A great book for any martial arts person
Review: The collection of stories are so inspiring to keep with martial arts training.
Rating:
Summary: A martial arts classic
Review: This book is a classic on martial arts. For many of us who have been practicing for decades, this was one of the first books we may have read. It contains a collection of both interesting stories and pieces of information for students of martial arts that detail physical training regimens as well as martial philosophy and history. It is not a "how to" book but rahter an introduction to martial arts training in general. As this book is a classic, written by an American martial arts pioneer, it is worth having.
Rating:
Summary: A martial arts classic
Review: This book is a classic on martial arts. For many of us who have been practicing for decades, this was one of the first books we may have read. It contains a collection of both interesting stories and pieces of information for students of martial arts that detail physical training regimens as well as martial philosophy and history. It is not a "how to" book but rahter an introduction to martial arts training in general. As this book is a classic, written by an American martial arts pioneer, it is worth having.
Rating:
Summary: A great book for any martial arts person
Review: Urban presents a view of Karate from the sixties - interesting enough in its look at the development and psyche of Karate through a collections of stories about early masters.
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