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Cover design: Anja Elstner, using a drawing by Matthias Stein and the Shitō ryū emblem.
Publisher's editor: Frank Elstner
Setting: Frank Elstner
1 st Digital Editon
Digital Publication by Zeilenwert GmbH
ISBN 9783938305249
Union Shitō ryū Europe
Internet: www.shitoryu-europe.org
The Author
Mabuni Kenei, holder of the 10th Dan, was born in 1918 on Okinawa, the birthplace of karatedō. As the son of Mabuni Kenwa, the founder of the Shitō ryū and one of the most important karate experts in history, from his childhood on he was in touch with karate and some of its greatest masters. At the age of 34 he became the head of Shitō ryū. Even today, in his old age, he holds seminars in different parts of the world where he teaches authentic karatedō.
The Publisher
Carlos Molina, the editor, holder of the 7th Dan, was born in 1947 in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. He became one of the first disciples of Mabuni Kenei in Latin America. Since 1976 he has introduced the Shitō karate in the Federal Republic of Germany. Today he is the Shitō ryū representative in Germany.