20th Century Samurai-Richard Kim 1917-2001

by Don Warrener

2006

Library's review

Contents

1 Dai Nippon Butoku Kai
2 Birography of Hanshi Richard Kim
3 Sensei Kim's students
4 The last of the real samurai
Sokaku Takeda
Yoshida Kotaro
5 Quotes from old magazine articles
Wringer and the press
Childhood, war years, bushido, kung fu, professional boxing
June 1965 biography
On Yamaguichi,
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Nishiyama, Norris, Hayashi, Yagi and Seagal
The dragon tail, the eagle wing, the phoenix Beak
The cosmic punch
The classical man
The circle of power
Stages of kata
Shorinji ryu-An overview of al kata forms
25 years a student
Karate's guiding light
Oldster plugs "Karate power"
Bu Toku Kai Newsletter, March 1974
The ultra secret dojo
The mysterious elegance of Okinawa te
The ease of power
Decorum and the dojo
What is new in kata?
Go, NO, Sen-Master's choice
Elbows McFadden, the old noodle and a girls knee
The big three-Expansion, contraction, snap!
Death is a constant companion
Classical man
A 20th century samurai warrior
On the San Diego Summer Campp
Self mastery
Let the technique explode
6 Chinese, Okinawan, and Japanese warriors
Harigaya Sekiun: Sword of heavenly reason
Genhachi Komatsu: Kyudo specialist
Ohno Kumao: Strength vs. technique
Agena "Tairagawa": The small, calm one
Takeda Takachiya on faith
Itosu Yasutsune: Naha vs. shuri
Itoman Bkunkichi vs. the turtle
Ittosai Yanagi: Shuriken hits the peach
Tomoe Gozen
What a wonderful thing is satori
Odagiri's secret
Odagiri on self awareness
The samurai who ate, drank and made merry
The fox and the badger
Harigaya Sekiun Odagiri versus a white tiger
Ono Jiroemon Tadaki: How he got his name
Gettan and the mirror
Ono Jioremon and three kinds of people
Ono Jiroemon and balance
The roots of daito ryu
Takeda takachiya: One becomes three
Yagyu Jubei: A spy for the Takugawa Regime
Sun Tzu: Principles of warfare
Kanbun Uechi: Founder of Uechi ryu karate
Ine and the spear
Yamauchi Renshin Part #1 and #2
Matsumura Sokon: Okinawan karate legend
Bokuden"the test"
Chosin Chibana: Karate legend
Terada soyu trained only the kata
Takeda Takachiya and the ninja
Saito Denti-bo founded Tendo-ryu, 1487
Agena: Hands and fingers of steel
Sadayu Ichimori on a mountain path
Ono Jiroemon Tadaaki's teacher was Ittosai
Odagiri vs. "the frog"
Muhen ryu and Hozoin ryu spear
Liu Bi: Three strategies of warfare
Kyan: Smallman, big power
Inye vs. Taizen and the art of emptying oiut
Higashionna Kanryo rips opponent's cheeks off
Odagiri Ichiun and perception
Miyamoto Musashi
Choki Motobu
7 Lectures on philosphy and psychology of the martial arts
The traditionalist
Ichiren: Single mindedness
Samurai way of developing mushin
Types of auras
Enlightenment through breathing
Kyo (space-empty-cavity)
The purpose of value of sutras
Ten character traits
The end
Kata
The difference between Eastern and Western philosophy
Train until you drop
Human nature
Live in the now
Ten precepts of Buddhism
The kata 2
Facts on the Takeda clan
The power of prayer
Training of the samurai
He who seeks a compliment finds truth
An overview of all kata forms
The most important lesson
Zanchin, kata, meditation and more
All is energy
History of the bo
Communciation
Exercise
The great life force
Tradition and standards
Karate Ni Sente Nashi
The unlimited universe and more
8 Short stories teaching the philosophy and psychology
Five causes of poverty
What is a taker?
Jump
Never mention death to the Emperor of Japan
Five levels of fighting
Controlling your emotions
Bokuden and the horse
Behavior vs. attitude
Samurain ways
Zen master on choosing the right city to live
Yang and the Peking duck
Who is miy best student?
Becoming a Buddha
We see throuigh our senses
Two monks and a student
Tsukaru Bokuden
True dan ranks
Trees
The Zen priest and the baby
The ultimate decision
The secret of the Zen monks
The scorpion and the turtle
The rabbit and the frogs
Ai Uchi
The old lady and the Zen master
The miser and his gold
The master and the student
The job of a sensei
The farmer and his wife
Martial artists and satori
Kyo
Esoteric and exoteric
Mental gravity
Koan: Moon and the water
On raising your children
Old man and father death
Heaven and hell
Dojo kun
Ho Tung, the millionaire
Five levels of combat
On self defence
Master swordsman who wins
Hachi Maka
Koan: Man and two tigers
Dojo oath
How to do Zazen
The art of fighting without fighting
Power of Ichiren
The cherry blossom and the carp
The carp and the salmon
9 Conclusion
10 Ranking system in modern budo
11 Sources of information
12 Glossary
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ISBN

920129269

Publication

Rising Sun Publications 628 N. Doheny Dr. Hollywood, CA 90069
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