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Seinen Goshin Jutsu 065t 065z
Self-Defense For Young People
by Heijiro Takefuji
November 5, 1940 (Showa 15)
231 pages
Japanese language
donated by John F. Quinn
Article: Breathing In and Breathing Out In
Accordance With "Go" and "Ju": A
Miscellaneous Essay on Karate
by Chojun Miyagi
August 15, 1942
Translated by Sanzinsoo.
Basic Field Manual. Unarmed Defense for
the American Soldier
FM 21-150
by War Department
June 30, 1942
Government Printing Office
315 pages
It is reported that Professor Henry Seishiro
Okazaki (Danzan-Ryu Jujitsu), of Hawaii, was
a consultant for this book. Many of his students
were in the U.S. military.
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Karate Nyumon funakoshi-nyumon1943c funakoshi-nyumon1943t funakoshi-nyumon1943z
Introduction to Karate
by Gichin Funakoshi
Published by Budo Kyokai
Published December 5, 1943 (Showa 18)
180 pages
Book photographs by Yoshiaki Hayashi &
Wado Uemura
Japanese language
donated by Ian Ferguson
This is the extremely rare first and wartime
edition of the book. According to the donor:
"What is historically significant is the fact that
all the photographs in this book were taken
inside the famous Shotokan dojo, which was
destroyed in the fires resulting from the
bombing raid in Tokyo, Japan, on March 10,
1945. It appears that there is quite a bit of
evidence that Karate Nyumon was sanctioned
by the war department of Japan for civilians to
defend themselves against foreign invaders.
Master Funakoshi and/or this third son,
Yoshitaka, were probably asked to write a
small book to support the war effort. But there
is no way to know for sure because most of the
karate students of that period have deceased
already.
Regarding the scarceness of this work, let's
have a look at a short passage taken from a
Shotokan history book called A Shotokan Book
of Facts - Vol. 1:
'Gichin Funakoshi's original works are
particularly sought after by collectors,
especially 1943 Karate Nyumon which, due to
the war and restricted access to paper, had a
very limited initial print run. So much so in fact,
that some of Funakoshi's own students could
not obtain copies at the time.'
In translating the publishing page of the
original book I found out that the book had a
print run of a 1,000 copies. When I think further
about its rareness, the only thing that makes
sense to me is that the book probably was sold
out completely within a few days or so due to
demand at the time for materials that they
desperately needed during war time."
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English translation of Karate-Do Nyumon
(Gichin Funakoshi, 1943)
Translation by John Teramoto
1988
Kodansha International
119 pages
Budo Shoshinshu
by Tendo Yuuzan
1943 (Showa 18)
159 pages
Japanese language
Subject: Martial arts application in the Imperial
Japanese military, codes and ethics of budo,
and the soldier
The Okinawas of the Loo Choo Islands 043p
A Japanese Minority Group (copy)
Okinawan Studies
No. 3
R & A No. 1567
Office of Strategic Services
Research and Analysis Branch
Honolulu, Hawaii
June 1, 1944
Page 19 discusses Karate.
click to read page
Karate Taikan (reprint)
Encyclopedia of Karate
by Hiroshi Kinjo
originally published 1946
reprint published July 15, 2003
220 pages
Japanese language
donated by Sensei Morio Higaonna
original being sought
box cover book cover
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013t 013z
publishing date page
title page
See Okinawa 075c 075b
by Lt. Col. John Sherman, Maj. Ray W.
Hamilton, 1st Lt. George S. Ceffin, Staff Sgt.
James Furukawa
Education Dept., Military Government,
Ryukyus
circa 1947
20 pages
Page 15 of this guide describes Karate. Click
on the second image.
click to read page
What Is Self Defense? (Kenpo Jiu-Jitsu) 037t 037z
by Professor James M. Mitose
written in 1947
published in 1953
150+ pages
This may be the first Karate book published in
the United States. It certainly was the first
Karate book published in Hawaii. Two versions
of the book were released in 1953. The first
had a cover with two men demonstrating a
Kenpo Jiu-Jitsu technique. The second had the
more familiar Kosho-Ryu Coat of Arms.
Early 1953 cover
We have reviewed two copies of the "Two title page
Men" edition, and they differed from each
other! Since this book was privately published,
101c
it is possible that there were differences from
one copy to another.
This book contains two photographs from
Karate Kenpo written by Mizuho Mutsu, who
brought the book to Hawaii during his 1933
visit. One of the photographs is of Kamesuke
Higashionna. The other is of Emperor Wu
being taught by Bodhidharma.
The book was reprinted in 1981.
Later 1953 cover
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How to Use the Yawara Stick
by Professor F. (Frank) A. Matsuyama
published in 1948
78 pages
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