The Weaponless Warriors: An Informal History Of Okinawan Karate Book by Richard Kim Yoichi Shiosaka Byrne (shotokan and taekwondo black

Byrne (shotokan and taekwondo black belt

Fundamental Guard Passing

and the practice of all of them with routines in balance

The well-known patterns of Guangdon's Nanquan (Southern Style Shadow Boxing)

The Weaponless Warriors: An Informal History Of Okinawan Karate Book by Richard Kim Yoichi Shiosaka Byrne (shotokan and taekwondo blackThe Weaponless Warriors by Richard Kim is one of the most coveted books on the martial arts. After being out of print for many years it is back in circulation. Kim is a talented story teller, as many of his students will attest to, as well as a Judo and Karate black belt, and teacher of Shorinji ryu Kenpo. The Weaponless Warriors explores the history of Okinawan Karate and its growth, told through vignettes about its most famous practitioners. Kim