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[SKohai]

fundamentals of kyokushin karate by brian fitkin is missing from your collection

[ashiharakaicho]

Originally Posted by SKohai

fundamentals of kyokushin karate by brian fitkin is missing from your collection

Sadly so - but hopefully I can remedy that someday. Perhaps someone will bequeth it to me... Awaiting a couple of new ones from Japan and elsewhere. Constantly also searching for any that I might not have been aware of.

Must also get Miura Shihan's book.

Just posted the current list of what I have on another thread in response to yours, but doing it here also.

Adamy, Istvan - Kyokushin Karate I
Adamy, Istvan - Kyokushin Karate II
Adamy, Istvan - Kyokushin Karate III
Adamy, Istvan - The Big Kyokushin Kata Book
Araki Masataka - Kyokushin Karate Shonen Shojyo Bu -to raise kids with power & beauty
Arneil, Steve - Kyokushin Karate Vol.2 Grading Syllabus For 10-9 Kyu Book
Arneil, Steve - IFK Kyokushin Karate - Kihon - A pictorial manual of basic techniques
Arneil, Steve - Kyokushin Karate Kata
Arneil, Steve & Dowler, Bryan - Modern Karate
Arneil, Steve & Dowler, Bryan - Better Karate
Arneil, Steve & Keaveney, Liam - Teach Yourself Karate
Artan, Necef & Lowe, Bobby - The Young Lion's Of Mas Oyama's Kyokushin Karate Headquarters
Ashihara, Hidenori & Kozima, Kazushi - Ashihara Hideyuki, my father - the soul
Ashihara, Hidenori - Ashihara Hideyuki, to the people who love karate
Ashihara, Hideyuki - Street Fight Karate 1
Ashihara, Hideyuki - Street Fight Karate 2
Ashihara, Hideyuki - Street Fight Karate 3
Ashihara, Hideyuki - Susurai Karate 1
Ashihara, Hideyuki - Susurai Karate 2
Ashihara, Hideyuki - Fighting Karate
Ashihara, Hideyuki - More Fighting Karate
Ashihara, Hideyuki - Karate, Een Nieuwe Benadering
Ashihara, Hideyuki - Life Story
Ashihara, K Magazine - no. 73 October 2004
Ashihara, Nippon Sports Mook - Ashihara's Autobiography
Ashihara, Tsuba Books & Bjerrekaer, J - The Word of Life
Azuma, Takashi - Susurai Karate
Azuma, Takashi - Daidojuku: Fighting Combinations 1
Azuma, Takashi - Daidojuku: Fighting Combinations 2
Azuma, Takashi - What is Kudo?
Bluming, Jon - The History of Jon Bluming - Van straatschoffie to 10e Dan
Bluming, Jon & Kurosaki, Kenji - Kyokushinkai Karate 2
Budo-Ra compilation - Karate reader-Karate becomes the strongest in places of extreme limits
Brunekreef, Willem - The Golden Kyokushin and K-1 Encyclopaedia
Collins, Howard - The Absolute Karate - Applications of Kyokushin
Collins, Howard - The Kyokushin Knockdown Karate Book
Collins, Howard - The Gateway
Collins, Howard - The Shodan
Cook, David C. - Power Karate 1
Cook, David C. - Power Karate 2
Cook, David C. - Mas Oyama's Kyokushin Karate
Cook, David C. - Power Karate Vol.3
Fitkin, Brian - Kyokushinkai Karate Kata Book
Fitkin, Brian - Kyokushin Kata
Flynn, Toni - Budo Brain - Kyokushin Karate Activity Book & Study Guide
Gartner, Jens - Karate Kata- Kyokushinkai und Seidokaikan
Gilbert, Andre - Le Karate Kyokushin
Gilbert, Andre - Le Karate
Goda, Yuzo - Kyokushin Karate Nyumon (Japanese)
Godschalk, Herman - Kyokushin-kai met tegenstanders - Mas Oyama's technieken
Godschalk, Herman - Kyokushin-Kai Karate 2
Godschalk, Herman - Kyokushin-Kai Karate 3
Grimstahl, Johny - Karate Kyokushinkai: Groundtekniker
Hasegawa, Kazuyuki - Karate That Anyone Can Do
Hirohara, Makoto - Shintaiikudo Mukyoku
Hiroshige, Tsuyoshi - Kyokushin Karate Jonan Shibu Tsuyosa no Himutsu-secrets of strength
Hiroshige, Tsuyoshi - Karate To Ikkyo- Iken - the young questers of "Do"
Hoeller, Juergen & Maluschka, Axel - Full Contact Karate Training
Hollander, Loek - Kyokushin Karate
IKO Honbu - Kyokushin Way Souvenir Brochure
Ishii, Kazuyoshi - Seidokaikan Karate
Ishii, Kazuyoshi - A Life of a Super Karate Fanatic
Isobe, Seiji - The Brazil Kyokushin - Ichigeki Karate which rules the world
Isobe, Seiji - Francisco Filho - Kyokushin Karate Sankyo Densetsu
Jarvis, John - Kurosaki Killed the Cat
Jarvis, John - Weight Training for Self Defence
Kakuda, Nobuaki - Kakuda Nobuaki's Body Training
Kazumi, Hajime - Kyokushin Karate - Challenge and Victory
Kazumi, Hajime & Iwasaki, Tatsuya - Shinseki Real Karate Bible
Kazumi, Hajime - Mono no funo Chi (blood)
Klapatauskas, Paulius - Kihon - Kyokushin Karate Basics
Kojima, Kazushi - Kakutogo Sogo Training
Lesourd, Roger - Kung-Fu Karate Samurai
Lorden, Michael J - Oyama, The Legend, The Legacy
Lorden, Mike - Practical Self-Defense - Effective Techniques for Staying Safe
Lowe, Bobby - Mas Oyama's Karate
Lowe, Bobby - Kyokushin Karate Self Defence Techniques
Muller, Ruud & de Bruin, Jan - Kyokushin Kihon Book - Basic Motions for All Kyokushin Karateka
Maki, Hisao - Kenka no Tejun (Procedures for Fighting)
Maki, Hisao - Maki Hisao no Hyaka Ryo Ran Ka Yu Ryoku "En to Kizuna"
Maki, Hisao - Kenashiki Karate O (The Sad Karate King)
Masuda, Akira - Live as a Warrior (Masuda Akira - Go, Budojin toshite Ikiru)
Mastsumiya, Kousei - The Strongest Martial Arts Private File 2
Matsui, Shokei - Matsui's Kyokushin Arata Naru Arumi - the new steps of Kyokushin
Midori, Kenji - Saikyo o Kiwameru Karate Nyumon - introduction to the strongest
Misakyan, Misak Artsunovich - Boevisk.karate Kiokushinkay.samouchitel
Motoi, Saesato - Shin Setsu Oyama Masutatsu
Nakagawa, Seiji - So Nen Full Contact Karate Ai Ko Ka (Senior Full Contact Enthusiasts)
Nakamura, Tadashi - Karate Kyohon
Nakamura, Tadashi - Karate:Technique And Spirit
Nakamura, Tadashi - One Day One Lifetime
Nakamura, Tadashi -The Human Face Of Karate
Narker, Hoosain - My Karate Odyssey
Ninomiya, Joko & Zorensky, Ed - My Journey in Karate - the Sabaki Way
Ninomiya, Joko & Zorensky, Ed - Sabaki Method: Karate In the Inner Circle
Ninomiya, Joko & Zorensky, Ed - Karate Enshin Method
Nishiyama, Toru - Ashihara Karate Jissen Sabaki & Manga & DVD
Nobuhiro, Teruo - Goshin Kakumei - SD Tornado Nyumon 16 steps
Nygren, Hakan - Karate - Tavling & Coaching
Oishi, Daigo - Kicks of Muramasa
Oishi, Daigo - Kyokushin Karate Oishi Dojo
Oyama, Kurustina - Oyama Masutatsu - Tsuyuku Ikire Kutoba (Words of Living Strong)
Oyama, Masutatsu - What Is Karate
Oyama, Masutatsu - This Is Karate
Oyama, Masutatsu - Advanced Karate
Oyama, Masutatsu - The Kyokushin Way
Oyama, Masutatsu - Vital Karate
Oyama, Masutatsu - Essential Karate
Oyama, Masutatsu - Boys Karate
Oyama, Masutatsu - Mas Oyama's Complete Karate Course
Oyama, Masutatsu - Karate School
Oyama, Masutatsu - Karate (Dutch ed)
Oyama, Masutatsu - Mastering Karate
Oyama, Masutatsu - The Strongest Karate Photo Album (1st World Tourney)
Oyama, Masutatsu - Der Kyokushin Karate Weg
Oyama, Masutatsu - Kyokushin Karate Basics (Jap)
Oyama, Masutatsu - Karate for Million People
Oyama, Masutatsu - Kyokushin Karate Kaoru Takagi
Oyama, Masutatsu - Hibi Kensan Kyokushin Karate
Oyama, Masutatsu - Kyokushin He no Michi - The Way of Kyokushin
Oyama, Shigeru & Oyama, Y & Miura M - Perfect Karate
Oyama, Yasuhiko - OH! OH! Karate
Perez, Fernando - Kyokushin Karate Tradicio y evolucion en busca de la eficacia
Perry, Frank - The Complete Karate Handbook
Pinero, Antonio - Kyokushinkai Karate
Quinn Cameron - The Budo Karate Of Mas Oyama
Royama, Hatsuo - Gokui: Hatsuo Royama's Secret Principles of Karate
Royama, Hatsuo - Kensan: Hatsuo Royama's Secret Principles of Karate
Royama, Hatsuo - Budo Graphic - Tenchi Ikken - The Dawn of a New Kyokushin
Royama, Hatsuo - Junior Kyokushin Karate Nyumon- body and mind strengthened
Royama, Hatsuo - Tenka Fuken - Kyokushin Karate the new flight Kyokushin Shogakukai
Royama, Hatsuo & Hiroshige, Tsuyoshi - Shin Oyama Dojo Kyokushin Kan no Yoru Ake - the dawn of KKK
Royama, Hatsuo & Okazaki, Hiroshi - Karate Towa Nanika (Learn Karate from Kata book)
Royama, Hatsuo - My Life - Karate book 1
Royama, Hatsuo - My Life - Karate book 2
Samarizija, Zonko - Kyokushinkai Karate Kata Book
Sancho, Armand - Karate Do Kyokushinkai vol 1 - Tecnica, Kata, aplicaciones
Sancho, Armand - Karate Do Kyokushinkai vol 2 - Tecnica superior, Kata, Kumite
Satake, Masake - Kick Straight
Soeno, Yoshiji - Do Sports: Shidokan Karate
Sujoto, J.B. - Teknik Oyama Karate: Kihon, Kata, Kumite
Sulaiman, Hussein - The Principles and Basics Of Karate
Sulaiman, Hussein - Karate and Self Defence
Sulaiman, Hussein - The Ultimate Karate and Self Defense
Szeligowski, Piotr - Traditional Kyokushin Karate - Budo and Knockdown Fighting
Taylor, John - Kyokushin Kata Book - From Beginner to Black Belt
Tsukamoto, Yoshiko - Kyokushin Karate Yumi Gaer Saikyo Densetsu (The Strongest Legend)
Van Der Nieuwendijk, Simon - Katas: Karate, Kenpo, Kobudo
Van Wyk, Karen - Sanchin
Wedel, Michel - Kyokushin Karate-Training And Fighting
Yamada, Masatoshi - Saikyo No Kyokushin Karate Josai Technic Hon -the strongest tecnique
Yamada, Masatoshi & Kurosawa, Hiroki - Kyokushin Tairon (Shobu no Shosho) different faces of victory & defeat
Yamaki, Kenji - Kyokushin Karate Kenji Yamaki
Yamazaki, Terutomo - Kyokushin JISSEN Combat Karate From Basic to Advanced
Yigit, Nihat - Goshin - New Self Defence System
Yigit, Nihat - Sayokan Goshinkaikan - Aybar El Kitabi
Yigit, Nihat - Sayokan Goshinkaikan - Egitim Formasyonu

[SKohai]

can you read japanese? If not, whats the purpose of collecting such a esoteric collection, when you cant even understand them

[ashiharakaicho]

Originally Posted by SKohai

can you read japanese? If not, whats the purpose of collecting such a esoteric collection, when you cant even understand them

Well, I get by an a smattering and perhaps when I reach retirement age, I can spend some time on getting to know the language better. Actually, some 25 years ago or so, Kancho Ashihara communicated with us in Japanese - that took many trips to the Japanese Embassy to assist as we didn't have at the time but now have a very small Japanese presence. The first Street Fight books was in Japanese and we studied those books even though most of the writing was not understood.

My collection of budo books (especially those on Kyokushin and related styles) include languages like English, Japanese, Dutch, Swedish, Hungarian, Russian, Spanish, Indonesian, Turkish and so on. Most of the pictorial ones have technique. Karate being karate means that one can understand what is happening irrespect of the language.

I've been fortunate to travel to many diverse countries where English is not the spoke language - knowing basic terminology means that one can teach.

And as to collecting them -well, its a passion.

[ashiharakaicho]

Osu,

Received today
LA FEMME ET LE KARATE SAMOURAI PAR ROGER LESOURD


Roger Lesourd was one of the first (if not the first) to train with Mas Oyama. The book was specifically written with ladies in mind as the title suggests. Inside the book - Taikyoku was slightly modified viz technique - the gedan barai was replaced with shuto uke and the punch with what looks like haito.

What is of greater interest is that there are two pages with pictures of him and Mas Oyama which includes Jon Bluming and Kenji Kurosaki. One is with him and Oyama practising kanku dai. Another is with him having a meal with the Oyama's - looks like daughter "Grace" seated and Mrs Oyama busy at the stove.

[ashiharakaicho]

Osu,


Earlier this week received the Free Style Karate book of Akira Masuda as well as a complimentary booklet on tournament records (Budo Jin). The book also had an instructional DVD with a few techniques. Interesting take on how his karate is evolving with throws and take-downs.

[powerof0ne]

Originally Posted by SKohai

can you read japanese? If not, whats the purpose of collecting such a esoteric collection, when you cant even understand them

I used to be an avid Gong Kakutougi (Japanese Kickboxing/Knockdown/MMA publication) "reader" when I was a teen. Funny thing is, I hardly knew any Japanese and still hardly know any! I'm just more aware of how much I don't know, now! I know a bit of Thai, but I'm quickly getting rusty..and need to start studying it again .

The purpose of it for me was to see great fighters from around the world.

I can ready some Hiragana and Katakana, but it takes me a "while"...and even fewer Kanji. I have a gift of knowing a smidgin of many different words & phrases in many different languages and dialects...but only fluent in one! LOL! I tip my hat off to anybody that doesn't speak English as a first language and is able to carry on a conversation on here.

However, Sensei Duval is publishing a American knockdown publication of sorts sometime, soon! He already runs a great internet martial art radio show! If you haven't checked it out yet, you should, it's free, too!
Osu!

[ashiharakaicho]

Originally Posted by powerof0ne

Funny thing is, I hardly knew any Japanese and still hardly know any! I'm just more aware of how much I don't know, now! I know a bit of Thai, but I'm quickly getting rusty..and need to start studying it again . I can ready some Hiragana and Katakana, but it takes me a "while"...and even fewer Kanji.

Sounds like we exactly in the same boat!!!

LOL! I tip my hat off to anybody that doesn't speak English as a first language and is able to carry on a conversation on here.

Speaking of that -Afrikaans is my first language and English my second - but I read so much that my English is acceptable. Also did English as a major at Varsity so all that helps.

However, Sensei Duval is publishing a American knockdown publication of sorts sometime, soon! He already runs a great internet martial art radio show! If you haven't checked it out yet, you should, it's free, too!
Osu!

Eagerly awaiting the release of the magazine.

[ashiharakaicho]

Osu,

Having an extremely nice day - this morning received another package with two books and one of them came as a wonderful surprise.


Hot off the press, I have been lucky to be a recipient of one of the first prints of Shidokan Atlanta's book- "How to be a Champion"

Just scanned through it and will post a review sometimes in the near future.

[FredInChina]

Originally Posted by ashiharakaicho

Hot off the press, I have been lucky to be a recipient of one of the first prints of Shidokan Atlanta's book- "How to be a Champion"

Just scanned through it and will post a review sometimes in the near future.

Yay... I can't wait to read about all the kata training he is advocating on the way to the top...


Osu!

[ashiharakaicho]

Originally Posted by FredInChina

Yay... I can't wait to read about all the kata training he is advocating on the way to the top... Osu!

Playing Devil's Advocate now eh? Safely in China - but remember, Coca Cola comes from Atlanta, and Shidokan can send some contaminated ones to you ...

[ashiharakaicho]

Osu,

Received today a copy of Budo Karate by Flemming Schrøter (Flemming Jensen as he was known during the 2nd World Tournament)


Whilst searching for Brian Fitkin's book on some Scandinavian sites, I ran across this book. It was advertised for DKK250 (about US$46)

Flemming Schrøter, 6th Dan Sosai IKO Kyokushin Karate is probably the kyokushin champion in Denmark, who achieved the greatest results, and in any event, the first to win the European Championship (1982). Flemming Schrøter describes in this book the story of the beginning of Kyokushin in Denmark.

It also provides many of the basic rules for one to be able to train IKO Sosai Kyokushin.
65 pages soft cover in Danish text.

I was rather excited when I saw the advert for the book as my original books by the founder of Kyokushin in Denmark - Jorgen Albrechtsen was "borrowed" and never returned by one of my Kyokushin Shihan of the time. I founf it rather pricey and got a colleague to get the book for me.

Somewhat disappointed in that it is more of an informational brochure/manual than a real book. I had expected more. But such is life.

[ashiharakaicho]

Osu,

Just got a superb condition April 1967 edition of What is Karate for a paltry $10 - bought 6 other books with that. Many of the second hand bookstores keep all martial arts books for me so this was a lucky day for me ...

[FredInChina]

Wow, nice!
Well done.


Osu!

[ashiharakaicho]

Originally Posted by FredInChina

Wow, nice! Well done. Osu!

Thank you - that was a nice bonus for me too - never expected to pick that pick and not at that price.

[ashiharakaicho]

Osu,

Just got Nathan Ligo's Mightier than the Sword - a Kyokushin Karate coming of Age Story. It was posted to me and then returned due to a missing digit on my box number, so I am rather happy and hope to get into it later this evening.


Just another unassuming undergrad? Yes, but this one carries a terrible secret . . . one that's driven him through seven years of hellish karate training and study so that he might learn to bear its weight. Seven years have already taken Nathan Ligo to Japan, where he spent 600 days in the most rigorous, monastic karate program in the world, training under the watchful daily supervision of Masutatsu Oyama, Japan's most famous living karateka. But it's not until he suffers a crushing defeat in Japan, and returns home empty-handed, that he comes to understand that the combination of three treasured sources of his ongoing education just might hold the key to unlocking an awesome truth.

Available from Amazon.

[SKohai]

I didnt like this book. It just has lots of unnecesasry emphasizes on his love life and problems he faced while grewing up with his step mother and uncaring father. Majority of the events in the book described have no relevance to his training with kyokushin. I would have invested my money in "Uchi deshi in america" by Saiko Oyama. Its a great story and doesnt go outside the boundary of the context which is kyokushin.

[ashiharakaicho]

Originally Posted by SKohai

I didnt like this book. It just has lots of unnecesasry emphasizes on his love life and problems he faced while grewing up with his step mother and uncaring father. Majority of the events in the book described have no relevance to his training with kyokushin. I would have invested my money in "Uchi deshi in america" by Saiko Oyama. Its a great story and doesnt go outside the boundary of the context which is kyokushin.

I look forward to reading the book myself. I loved the Uchi Deshi in America book - especially the bit where he gets "promised" - win the tournament and you can date the well built blondie ... - a real misnomer in real life social behaviour.

But, sometimes, some people find difficulty in separating issues but the title stats a Kyokushin karate coming of age story - so maybe that was the author's idea? Will give my feedback once I've read it.

[yoshukai]

Originally Posted by ashiharakaicho

I look forward to reading the book myself. I loved the Uchi Deshi in America book - especially the bit where he gets "promised" - win the tournament and you can date the well built blondie ... - a real misnomer in real life social behaviour.

But, sometimes, some people find difficulty in separating issues but the title stats a Kyokushin karate coming of age story - so maybe that was the author's idea? Will give my feedback once I've read it.

I'm pretty sure that part of Saiko Shihans book actually happened. I have met the uchi deshi who the book was written about and the girl that he could ask on a date if he won the tournament.

Osu!

[ashiharakaicho]

Originally Posted by yoshukai

I'm pretty sure that part of Saiko Shihans book actually happened. I have met the uchi deshi who the book was written about and the girl that he could ask on a date if he won the tournament.
Osu!

Excellent incentive but based on the comments on the thread about dating/relationships within the dojo - many might not consider it to be too kosher.