Tales of Okinawa's Great Masters By Shoshin Nagamine

translated by Patrick McCarthy
 

Part One - Biographies of Okinawan Karate Experts

1 Majabe Choken Okina - A man of great strength
    Dojo dumping techniques
    A heroic episode
    Law and order in the Castle Town of Old Shuri

 2 To-Te Sakugawa - The general of great learning
    Wisdom and courage
    Travel to China, Detention in Bejing
    The Pregenitor of Shiryu-Te

 3 To-To Sakugawa Kanga: The general of Great Learning Wisdom and courage
    A master ofJinjen-Ryu Kenjutu
    The pen and the sword
    Yielding to Winds of adversity

 4 Matsumora Kosao Okina: the ruler who emphasized morality
    Knocking down a stalwart only with a wet trial
    Becoming an expert in bojutsu in stpite of losing a finger
    Pritector if the Nowagumuchi

 5 Itosu Anko Okina: A prominent model of Chivalry
    The model of chivalry
    Revealing the truth of Karate-Do
    The ten lessons of To-Te

 6 Hiagonna Kanryo Okina: The Iron Fist Warrior
    A determined decade in China
    Naha's well known Sensei Bushi
    The restorer of Naha-te
    Hiagonna's advice for using Supplementary Equipmeng for Karate-Do

 7 Funakoshi Ginchin Sensei: First propogator of Karate-Do
    Refusing to remove his topknot
    Tokyo. The foundation upon which Japanese Karate-Do was built
    Spending his life propogating Karate-Do
    Funakoshi Sensei's twenty principles of Karate-Do

 8 Kyan Chotoku Sensei: A tiny man with a self-trained fighting spirit
    The lesson of a strict father
    Karate enlightenment
    The Tiawan incident
    The moto of karate-do
    Highlights of three classical kata

 9 Motobu Choiki Sensei: the Master Fighter
    Motobu "the Monkey"
    The bout against a foreigner
    The enormous power of Keiboken

10 Aragaki Ankichi: The young multi-talented bushi
    Toe-kicker extraordinarie
    A profound knowledge of music, folk dance and classical drama
    Powerful enough to sieze the first bolt of lightening

Part Two - My philosophy of Karate-Do

11 The power of myth

12 Ken Zen Ichinyo (Karate and Zen are one)
    Through true karate only can peace be found
    Musashi and  Teshu both taught the signifance of Zen
    Awakening one's innerself through Zen
    Dedicated to seeking inner Ken Zen Ichinyo

13 Basic Instruction for Zazen
    Placement of cushions
    Positions of the hands
    The lotus position
    Stabilizing the body
    Adjusting the vision
    Initial deep breathing
    Breathing in meditation

Part Three - Tegumi and master grapplers of Okinawa

14 Okinawan Tegumi
    Introduction
    Tegumi and the origins of Okinawan sumo
    Gatherings, venues of the sumo ring
    Differences between Okinawan and Japanese sumo
    Master directors, referees and announcers of Okinawan Sumo
    Principle techiniques of Oinawan Sumo

15 Biographies of Okinawan Tegumi Meijin
    Akarie Matsuzo
    Hawaii's Kawasaki  vs Okinawa's Kinjo: the confrontation    
        Kawaski Kitatsu
        Kinjo Masayuki
        The Kawaski and Kinjo Match
    Uzeu and Ishikawa: A confrontation of small wrestlers
        Uzeu Jiryo
        Ishikawa Seijin
        The match
    Okinawan Sumo in post-war Japan (c. 1946-1956)
    Kushi Jokei: Sumo critic
    Makishingan: The big venue
    The future of Okinawan Sumo


Side Note

In 1974 Richard Kim published in English his book "The Weaponless Warriors", it was about many Okinawan karate experts. Then around 1990 Patrick McCarthy exposed on the CyberDojo that Kim had plagiarized much of his book from Nagamine's book and had not attributed it to the original author.