Analysis of Genuine Karate 2

Analysis of Genuine Karate 2 by Hermann Bayer explores the origins and evolution of Okinawan Karate. Initially developed as a fighting tool, genuine Okinawan Karate stands in contrast to non-Okinawan styles, which are often created for different purposes.

Dr. Bayer's compelling work will captivate karate practitioners, scholars, and anyone interested in Asian martial arts and its culture. He provides substantial evidence on how Karate was used to prepare Japan for total war, how it was transformed into a globally recognised, Japanized Karate-Do, and how the transition into athletic showmanship diluted its original unity and distinctiveness.

The author advocates for Karate-Jutsu as an authentic Okinawan martial art. He details how influences from India (speculated) and China (proven) were assimilated, and explains the social mechanism that elevated this local fighting art to a national symbol. Initially a moral code-neutral tool like a weapon, martial arts, including Karate, are often misconceived today as inherently non-violent. However, moral guidelines were developed separately from the art itself.

A contemporary "back to the roots" Karate-Jutsu movement is gaining momentum, countering the industrialization of Karate-Do. This movement seeks to reintegrate neglected elements of Karate-Jutsu back into Karate-Do, thereby bringing Japanized versions closer to their martial origins while preserving pure Karate-Jutsu as a reference point through dedicated curation.

Contents include:

• Okinawa is the birthplace of Karate-Jutsu and Japan is the birthplace of Bu-Jutsu.
• How Karate and Budo were used for Japan's war preparations.
• Senpai seniority was the social mechanism to integrate Karate into Japan's martial arts tradition.
• Consequences of an ancient fighting art being turned into athletic showmanship.
• In Sports-Karate there is no more Kata in Kumite, and no more Kumite in Kata either.
• The modern misconception of avoiding a fight by all means.
• The path toward mastery in Karate.
• Sensei correct your errors and blunders; you have to correct mistakes yourself.
• Today's Karate-Jutsu movement is the counterculture to Karate-Do's industrialization.
• Karate's market structure in the 21st century.