7th October
2008, 00:31 #56
I wonder where the new publication of the
Okinawan Karate and Kobudo Encylclopedia will come down as to family systems of
study?
Of course it's only available in Japanese at this time and is far from cheap.
It would be interesting to see how the Okinawan's address family practices.
Bushi No Te Isshinryu
7th October
2008, 04:20 #58
Hi Victor,
Understanding Japanese cultue as I do, and looking at who collectively
participated in the research and development of this project, and some of what
was contributed, I am hopeful that we'll see something fresh and provoking. I
would not, however, be completely surprised to see much of the same old
self-serving stuff brought together into a single volume. Fingers crossed that
I am wrong.
There's talk about an English translation but, from what I
heard, argument over copyright, money and who will publish and profit from it
has prevented this from happening just yet. Either way, you can be sure that
the "good parts" will find their way into English long before an
"official" translation is ever sanctioned.
Patrick McCarthy
International Ryukyu Karate-jutsu Research Society
http://www.koryu-uchinadi.com
6-01-2023 To date I have never heard of anEnglish Translation. It makes me wonder if the purpose of the Encyclopedia was just to allow other Okinawan Instructors to know more about other Okinaawan systems...VDS
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