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conversations.value: Do you know a description for a book titled Japanese Martial Arts about Neil, Japan, Whether with the genre: Sports & Outdoors, Individual Sports?
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conversations.value: Neil the author has produced an interesting and very accessible introduction to the martial arts of Japan. Whether a seasoned martial artist looking to I earn more about other disciplines, or a complete newcomer to the martial arts, you are sure to enjoy this book." Iain Abernethy, 5th Dan "Neil the author should be applauded for not only delivering a comprehensive guide on the fighting arts of Japan, but also for bringing attention to the lesser known styles of this country." Jamie Clubb, Martial Arts Illustrated
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conversations.value: Do you know the first five paragraphs for this book? End with the sentence ' Over the centuries many branches have evolved, and indeed, still continue to do so.'.
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conversations.value: Japanese Martial Arts
  I began the study of the martial arts in the mid 1970s. The first club I enrolled into was based in Smethwick in the West Midlands under the tutelage and guidance of Sensei Smith and the Budo of Great Britain. I have many fond memories of this club and it is from there that my love for the martial arts began. I was fortunate to gain a deep understanding of various Japanese martial art forms. I have always enjoyed researching what I am doing and there is a wealth of information available on Japanese martial arts.
  Today my time is split between the martial arts and family life. My wife, Sharon, has had to put up with a lot of my time being spent elsewhere, usually teaching or writing. My children, Ross, Rees and Nathan, have also not had it easy as they have had to share my time also.
  Over the last three decades or so, the martial arts in this country have changed. The teaching and training fashions have altered as students have themselves become teachers. Generally, lessons used to be hard work, both mentally and physically, whereas today, this is not so much the case. One thing is for sure, the martial arts will inevitably evolve further. Whether this is for better or worse, only time will tell.
  Every nation throughout the world has its own particular history of war or clan rivalry. Historians have for centuries documented the results of war and the reasons behind them. As a consequence of war, leaders and generals have elected to strengthen their armies through processes of education, some crude and some more elaborate. Fighting expertise has gone hand in hand with the tactical calculations of war. In other words, advantage of numbers is not always a recipe for success on the battlefield. Skills and tactical knowledge can outweigh the size of the foe depending upon the expertise gained.
  Fighting forms often pre-date the introduction of firearms and allied explosive devices. Even today many Japanese methods of combat are more akin to those of ancient times and the feudal era, and it is the early forms that provide a deeper understanding of why and how a particular method would be used. Such forms have spawned their own splinter forms and ultimately the second generation would lead to third and fourth generations of variations. Over the centuries many branches have evolved, and indeed, still continue to do so.
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conversations.value: Oyama adapted the special characteristics of his chosen methods and he eventually was to create what he believed to be the most combat-oriented and most effective of all martial arts. In its early life the style had given an emphasis and a significant role to kata. The Kyokushinkai kata are largely of a Goju-ryu and Shotokan decent.
  Oyama's method established 'knock down' sparring, unlike other schools of karate, which prefer to see less contact being made. Kyokushinkai contains what is known as the 'one hundred man kumite', where a master eventually faces one hundred opponents in succession. Only a small elite set of masters have performed such a feat.
  Kyokushinkai has created a great reputation amid the martial arts as a whole. It has built a following that has made it one of the most popular karate schools that are in existence today.
  Sankukai is a karate method that has attracted many devotees over recent years. This martial art was founded and pioneered by Yoshinao Nanbu. He had originally been a student of the famed shukokai school of karate until he parted company from it to research his own themes and ideologies. Nanbu never forgot the teachings that he had received and had mastered. He was a great master and innovator and sought to establish his own specific field.
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conversations.value: He was a great master and innovator and sought to establish his own specific field.. Nanbu never forgot the teachings that he had received and had mastered. He had originally been a student of the famed shukokai school of karate until he parted company from it to research his own themes and ideologies. This martial art was founded and pioneered by Yoshinao Nanbu.
  Sankukai is a karate method that has attracted many devotees over recent years. It has built a following that has made it one of the most popular karate schools that are in existence today.
  Kyokushinkai has created a great reputation amid the martial arts as a whole. Only a small elite set of masters have performed such a feat. Kyokushinkai contains what is known as the 'one hundred man kumite', where a master eventually faces one hundred opponents in succession.
  Oyama's method established 'knock down' sparring, unlike other schools of karate, which prefer to see less contact being made. The Kyokushinkai kata are largely of a Goju-ryu and Shotokan decent. In its early life the style had given an emphasis and a significant role to kata.Oyama adapted the special characteristics of his chosen methods and he eventually was to create what he believed to be the most combat-oriented and most effective of all martial arts
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  Yari-jutsu was to see a rapid decline in its membership with the introduction of firearms and allied explosive devices.'.
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conversations.value: The Japanese have established many complete martial forms from a single item, a science that has been passed down through many generations. The Japanese hold many of their martial forms in high regard and are envied by many nations for their devotion and dedication to a single topic. The same can be said of tanto-jutsu and allied forms that have been around for many years.
  A dagger can be concealed and can be easily transported. It can be used at close-range and as well as being thrust, used in a roundhouse manner, used for downward and uppercut attacks and it can also be thrown if necessary. However, projecting the dagger was always viewed as the last and final resort, as a thrown weapon would mean the possibility of having no weapon at all and would demand a great deal of accuracy if the opponent was a long way off.
  The targets are around the face, the neck and the throat regions, the chest, the stomach and numerous areas at the rear. In fact, the dagger will inflict potential damage no matter what area of the body that it hits.
  Yari-jutsu translates as 'the art of the spear'. The spear has many uses that would have appealed to the warrior. Firstly, the weapon can be crafted to the requirements of the individual. The length and the weight can be made to individual design. The spear that was used on the battlefield was usually over ten feet in length. Secondly, a spear can be made cheaply and is therefore easily obtained.
  Yari-jutsu was to see a rapid decline in its membership with the introduction of firearms and allied explosive devices.