Earn Ki And The Way Of The Martial Arts Translated By Kenji Tokitsu Exhibited In Booklet

an interesting insight into the mind of Mr Tokitsu through his reflections, and from what I remember I read this maybe overyears ago this is more an account of his own journey to study the phenomenal power of ki and zen philosophy in relation to the martial arts.
If you're interested in that kind of thing, give it a read, It's not an instruction manual on conjuring up balls of energy to destroy your foes, While technical prowess and physical power are essential characteristics of a martial artist, true mastery of the art comes by cultivating one's inner strength, Here, Kenji Tokitsuan authority on Japanese and Chinese combat arts and a respected karate teachershows how cultivating ki life force and understanding the principles of budo the martial path of selfdevelopment can make training in martial arts more meaningful, effective, and personally and spiritually rewarding.


Tokitsu emphasizes the mental aspects of martial arts practice including:

     The importance of ki development
     Seme, or capturing your opponent's mind
     Understanding ma, the spatial relationship in combat




Studying these concepts, he explains, gives martial artists the tools to train for a lifetime and at the very highest level.
Tokitsu also gives a historical and cultural survey of

budo, and explains how the Western view of budo training is different than the Japanesea perspective rarely available to Western martial artists.
Kenji Tokitsu 時津 賢児 is a Japanese author and practitioner of Japanese martial arts, Dr. Tokitsu has also written a scholarly work about the legendary swordsman Musashi Miyamoto, He holds doctorates in sociology and in Japanese language and civilization, Kenji Tokitsu was born onAugustin Yamaguchi, Japan, A practitioner of Shotokan karate since youth, inTokitsu started his own school, the Shaolin mon door to Shaolin, compare the Mumonkan school in Paris, where he had taught Shotokan karate since.
The Shaolin mon teachings were a hybrid of Tokitsus dissatisfaction with Shotokan karate combined with what he learned of Chinese martial arts, Still later, he founded the Tokitsu ryu Academy in, Kenji Tokitsu 時津 賢児 is a Japanese author and practitioner of Japanese martial arts, Dr. Tokitsu has also written a scholarly work about the legendary swordsman Musashi Miyamoto, He holds doctorates in sociology and in Japanese language and civilization, Kenji Tokitsu was born onAugustin Yamaguchi, Japan, A practitioner of Shotokan karate since youth, inTokitsu started his own school, the Shaolin mon "door to Shaolin", compare the Mumonkan school in Paris, where he had taught Shotokan karate since.
The Shaolin mon teachings were a hybrid of Tokitsu's dissatisfaction with Shotokan karate combined with what he learned of Chinese martial arts, Still later, he founded the Tokitsu ryu Academy in, sitelink.