Читать книгу Okinawa Sai-jutsu. engl. онлайн
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S. Rajagopal Naidu
Principal of Varma Kalai
Malaysia
June 2008
Preface
I am delighted to recommend Jamal Measara Sensei’s new book on Okinawan Sai-jutsu. Those readers who are serious practitioners and students of both the traditional and classical arts of the Ryūkyū Islands will gain true insight into the history, theory and use of the Sai – an implement long associated with the martial culture of the “Island of Propriety”1.
Measara Sensei is uniquely positioned to bring you this material due to his long-term successful efforts to learn and master not only the complex Karate-dō of Okinawa but also the separate but complementary art of Kobudō – a comprehensive art which includes Sai-jutsu. As an accomplished and well-known international instructor, Measara Sensei has not only demonstrated his skills in dōjō settings around the world but also has the ability to transmit his vast knowledge to readers of his books. He does this with great clarity by using well chosen words and high quality photographs which reflect accurate techniques. In this way he not only inspires others and passes on the correct way to use the Okinawan Sai but also preserves an important part of Okinawa’s martial culture, thereby fulfilling his duty to his mentors and their ancestors.