Kata and the Transmission of Knowledge In Traditional Martial Arts

by Rosenbaum, Michael

• ISBN13: 9781594390265
• ISBN10: 1594390266
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-11-19
• Publisher: Ymaa Publication Center

Summary

This book explains how the use of Kata and prearranged training rituals evolved. It examines the relationship and similarities between Kata, dance and poetry.

Author Biography

Michael J. Rosenbaum was born on May 12, 1961 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He started his martial arts training at the age of five when his father instructed him in both Judo and Boxing. At the age of fifteen, he began studying Isshin Ryu Karate and by the time of his seventeenth birthday he had been introduced to the Burmese fighting art of Bando. At the age of eighteen Michael enlisted in the U.S. Army.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	ix
Introduction: What's Kata Got To Do With Anything?	xi
Traditional Martial Arts	1	(52)
The Greek Martial Arts	8	(26)
Japan and the Koryu Bujutsu	34	(19)
Inspiration and Transmission of the Warrior's Way	53	(32)
Poetry, Zen, and the Warrior's Ethos	54	(8)
Poetry, Written Words, and the Scholar Warrior	62	(12)
Dance and the Process of Creation	74	(11)
The Spur of Development: Combat	85	(62)
Military Systems	90	(24)
Civilian Fighting Arts	114	(33)
Kata, Metaphors, and Nuances	147	(28)
Esoteric Realms	160	(9)
Physical Metaphors	169	(6)
Gunpowder and the Classical Warrior's Demise	175	(7)
Works Consulted	182	(6)
Endnotes	188	(5)
Index	193