Do I Really Need To Learn Karate History? — Karate Philosophy

A brief look into whether the history of a style is at all important to your karate training, and the history of Goju Ryu Karate to boot!

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Sources:
History of Kata as well as why they got simplified: iainabernethy.co.uk/article/brief-history-kata
Article about Yamaguchi Sensei: www.fightingarts.com/reading/article.php?id=136
Pragmatic look at karate history: iainabernethy.co.uk/article/history-it-thing-past
An example of using history to improve modern technique:    • How Karate Masters Generate Insane Power (...  
THE PAPER I QUOTE:doi.org/10.1080/09523367.2016.1212842
Sanchin Kata History:    • SANCHIN KATA SECRETS (1/3): History, Feet ...  
The Best Karate Style (for Jesse Enkamp):    • THE BEST KARATE STYLE (EXPLANATION) — Jess...  
An Opposing Viewpoint on Knowing History:    • THE BEST KARATE STYLE (EXPLANATION) — Jess...  

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