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Troubled about the future of his only son and heir, a royal government official of the Ryukyu Kingdom wrote down his \u2018Instructions\u2019 as a code of practice for all affairs. Written in flowing, elegant Japanese, he refers to a wide spectrum of artistic accomplishments that the royal government officials were ought to study in those days, such as court etiquette, literature and poetry, music, calligraphy, the tea ceremony and so on.<\/p>\n
The author, who achieved a remarkable skill level in wielding both the pen and the sword, also informs us about various martial arts practiced in those days. Translated from Japanese for the first time, from centuries-long puzzling seclusion the state of affairs surrounding an 18th<\/sup> century Okinawan samurai<\/em> vividly resurrects in what is considered \u2018Okinawa\u2019s most distinguished literature.\u2019<\/p>\n Print edition:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>US<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0CA<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0UK<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0DE<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0FR<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0ES<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0IT<\/a>\u00a0| JP<\/a><\/p>\n Kindle edition: <\/span><\/strong>US<\/a> | UK<\/a> |\u00a0 DE<\/a> | FR<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0ES<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0IT<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0NL<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0JP<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0BR<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0CA<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0MX<\/a> | AU<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0IN<\/a><\/p>\n Table of Contents<\/a><\/p>\n Okinawan Samurai \u2014 The Instructions of a Royal Official to his Only Son.\u00a0By Aka\/\u014cta P\u0113chin Chokushiki (auth.), Andreas Quast (ed.\/transl.), Motobu Naoki (transl.).<\/p>\n Translated from Japanese for the first time!<\/span><\/p>\n “I think it is epoch-making that Quast\u00a0sensei <\/em>decided to translate the \u2018Testament of Aka P\u0113chin Chokushiki,\u2019 and not one of the famous historical or literary works such as the\u00a0Ch\u016bzan Seikan<\/em>\u00a0or the\u00a0Omoro S\u014dshi<\/em>. … I believe this translation has significant implications for the future study of karate<\/em>\u00a0history and Ry\u016bky\u016b history abroad. (Motobu Naoki, Shihan<\/em> of the Motobu-ry\u016b<\/em>)<\/em><\/p>\n “It is one of THE most important primary sources for truly understanding the unabridged history of our arts first hand by a member of the very class of people who spawned Karate in the first place!” (Joe Swift, Karateologist, Tokyo-based)<\/em><\/p>\n “I highly recommend this new work by Andi\u00a0Quast<\/a> … as a MUST BUY book …”\u00a0( “I’m sure I’m going to learn and enjoy this book.” (Itzik Cohen, <\/em>karate<\/span> and <\/em>kobudo<\/span> man from Israel)<\/em><\/p>\n \u2741<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Troubled about the future of his only son and heir, a royal government official of the Ryukyu Kingdom wrote down his \u2018Instructions\u2019 as a code of practice for all affairs. Written in flowing, elegant Japanese, he refers to a wide … Continue reading \n
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\u00a0Patrick McCarthy<\/a>, foremost western authority of Okinawan martial arts, modern and antique, anywhere he roams)<\/em><\/p>\n