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People around the world finally have the chance to read the fascinating life story of “a legend of his time,” world renowned Master Tsutomu Ohshima [born in Nagasaki 1930]
Master Ohshima began Martial Arts training when he was 3 years old, practicing Sumo, Judo, and Kendo, and from age 18 [1948] practicing Karate at Waseda University under the direct guidance of Master Gichin Funakoshi. Master Funakoshi was the first Karateka to introduce Karate in Tokyo at the beginning of the 1920s.
In 1955, in turn, Master Ohshima was first to introduce and teach Karate in the United States, a few years later in France and eventually worldwide.
Readers can enjoy the amazing stories, some of which have never been told, while at the same time reading and learning about the deep meaning of “The way of the warrior” and sometimes more specific and important guidelines.
Readers who hold a high level of any kind of Martial Art and/or have long time experience can glean very unique and deep “information,” which can usually be understood only after reaching a certain level in their Martial Art.
One should probably read the book few times in order to understand the full meaning of certain teachings and guidelines, which are sometimes part of the stories and sometimes are presented as teaching material.
- Sales Rank: #821057 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-08-19
- Released on: 2015-08-19
- Format: Kindle eBook
About the Author
Eli Eliyahu Cohen, born in Jerusalem 1949, is a direct student of Master Ohshima. He was the first Israeli to receive the highest rank in SOD [Shotokan Ohshima Dojo] 5th dan Black belt [1990]. Eli also holds the rank of 5th dan in Iaido [Japanese swords] and Shodan in Kendo. He served as Ambassador of Israel to Japan [2004-7], and since 2006 has written five books in Japanese. He has also written a series of children’s stories about a warrior butterfly in English, Japanese and Hebrew.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
This book is recommended for all students of the "Way" and for all ...
By Truth seeker Ephraim
A comprehensive history of the Shotokan School which was brought to the west by Master Tsutomu Ohshima in the 1950's. This book collects many of the stories that chart Mr. Ohshima's life and his pupils' experiences under him. The story of the "Sensei" who pioneered in the bringing of Karate from Japan to Us in the West with his Spirit and Dignity.
This book is recommended for all students of the "Way" and for all those that study how true great men raise their surroundings and not bend to them.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
It is difficult to find the in-depth history of Tsutomu ...
By Bruce Kanegai
It is difficult to find the in-depth history of Tsutomu Ohshima, his early life, his years practicing under Master Funakoshi at Waseda University, and how he created the first Karate organization in America. You can appreciate the struggles and development of Karate as a true martial art. It is an outstanding book.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Must-Read, notwithstanding some minor gripes
By Johnny Nineball
It's a daunting task, writing a book that would do justice to the life and legacy of Tsutomu Ohshima, even if you're Eli Cohen, who is himself among the best martial artists on the planet as well as an accomplished author. He's done an overall excellent job of it, taking an innovative, creative approach to the biographical form, e.g., instead of going in strictly chronological order, he groups the stories thematically in a way that nevertheless does somehow provide a satisfying narrative arc. He has reached out to a number of senior Shotokan Ohshima members to elicit their recollections and anecdotes, and these provide a great deal of richness and variety, effectively and entertainingly painting a vivid portrait of the living karate legend. This book is an obvious must-read for anybody who knows who Mr Ohshima is and what his life has meant for martial arts.
I hold Mr Cohen in the highest esteem, so it is with some reluctance that I also will point out a few flaws and disappointments in the book. One of them -- that I wanted loads more detail on certain episodes and would have welcomed a much longer volume in general -- is the sort of complaint that is also a compliment. Who doesn't want to leave the audience wanting more?
There is an extremely brief anecdote courtesy of Jim Sagawa, for example, about Bruce Lee coming to visit Mr Ohshima. Now isn't that an interesting scene? Yet the details are simultaneously so scanty and so intriguing that the effect is quite frustrating. Here is the section in its entirety:
"Before Bruce Lee became a movie star he paid Ohshima-sensei a visit to consult with him. Ohshima-sensei told him that if he liked this way of life then it should be his choice. Bruce told him that people were using Ohshima's name, but Sensei told him that he did not care and was not worried because it was not important."
That's it. Note that the story doesn't say what the consultation was about; nor what the way of life was, although we might make a guess that it was about going into the movie business. More importantly, who are these "people" who are "using Ohshima's name"? What on earth were they using it for? And why didn't Mr Ohshima care? This is the same man who was extremely angry over the improper use of his image on a poster in another anecdote. It's difficult for me to understand how it's possible to include this nub of a story without explaining it more fully.
But that complaint is trivial compared to what I feel is the inadequacy of the coverage of Mr Ohshima's betrayal by Mr Nishiyama. This is an important historical story affecting the split in Shotokan and the development of karate in the United States, although admittedly there might be several good reasons for not getting into it. For one, a whole book could probably be dedicated to the subject, so it's really not possible to give it the full treatment here. For another, Mr Cohen may be seeking the higher ground, not wishing to dredge up a lot of unpleasantness -- possibly even at the request of Mr Ohshima. There might be legal reasons as well. However, it remains difficult to understand why he would choose to include the story of a duel challenge that did *not* happen (when Mr Ohshima was unhappy with Mr Nakayama), and then omit the challenge that really *did* happen, when Mr Ohshima was ready to fight Mr Nishiyama to the death. I mean, now *that's* a story, to say nothing of all the colorful episodes that led the two men up to that point, beginning perhaps with the truly crucial story of Master Funakoshi's funeral and surrounding events. But about all we get here is that Mr Nishiyama was rather churlish about welcoming Ohshima Sensei back to America, which at best hints vaguely at the problems that were about to unfold as a result of Mr Nishiyama's frankly dishonorable behavior. Even acknowledging the presumed constraints of space and tact, if the story is going to be addressed at all, I can't help feeling it would be better to give an accounting of it that gives the true flavor, however bitter.
The point isn't to dish dirt or embarrass anyone or indulge in old gossip, but to understand history and avoid misunderstandings. As the story is told or hinted at here, the resulting impression is somewhat inaccurate and misleading. Mr Cohen correctly points out that when Ohshima Sensei handed over the reins of his young organization to Mr Nishiyama, he did so without adding conditions. However, later Mr Cohen states that Ohshima Sensei felt betrayed that Mr Nishiyama had tried to "take over" the students and the organization. This telling of the story makes little sense. The two parts don't seem to add up. Why should Mr Ohshima feel betrayed that Mr Nishiyama "took over" the organization when Ohshima Sensei was the one who gave it to him? How are the hostile implications of "take over" even possible in this scenario? Again, the untold parts of the story would reveal that it does indeed add up, thanks to a few convoluted twists, turns, and further developments. Without those details, it is not possible to make sense of this tale. It is unfortunate that the insufficiently informed reader might even make the incorrect inference that Mr Ohshima was reneging on an agreement that was supposed to have no conditions, when in fact he was responding to deceptions and a variety of personal attacks. Clarity (like the devil) is in the details.
Two final points. One is that there are a couple of minor but noticeable editorial issues. Quite a few names are misspelled, e.g., Daniel Chemla becomes Shemla in a few places; Ron Thom becomes Ron Tom here and there; Mike Lyon becomes Mike Lion; Peter Klimenko becomes Klimento; Tom Muzila becomes Tom Mozilla; the island of Curaçao becomes Curassow; etc. Also, an index would have been useful.
My final complaint has to do with an apparent authorial bias. Unfortunately the book includes a series of gratuitously pejorative references to the political left. The repeated intrusion of what appears to be the author's own political views takes the focus away from the subject of the biography and divides the readership. If in fact the bias is Mr Ohshima's and is included as important to the story, then that needs to be made much clearer. The irrelevance of the "left-wingness" of the groups in these various stories, the heavy-handed negative spin, and the very recurrence of the theme all combine to suggest that the author has introduced a personal gripe. It eventually begins to feel a little bit weird.
For example, after several other anecdotes about Mr Ohshima confronting badly behaved people who happen to be "left-wing" or "leftist-motivated", Mr Ohshima is at one point leading a group of Waseda University students in a protest until he walks out upon discovering that some of the organizers are not students but members of a larger leftist organization. In Mr Cohen's recounting these are untrustworthy interlopers who are manipulating the students as puppets for their own malign purposes. But hang on. This telling involves massive spin in a very particular direction. It is in fact neither unusual nor ominous for left-wing movements to try to achieve solidarity among various groups, such as students and workers, and to help each other in particular causes while maintaining a larger vision. Nor is there any reason to suspect that the students in this case had been duped; on the contrary the organizers appear to have been quite open about everything. Mr Ohshima remains free to object to the tactics or the politics as he sees fit, and we remain free to admire his courage and decisiveness regardless of our own bias. The point is we are not given the negative spin as the perception or the opinion of Mr Ohshima, but as a simple description of a putative fact. It just doesn't wash.
In each similar story the actual point seems to be that Mr Ohshima has objected to behaviors, not ideologies; yet ideology is always there just the same, never quite relevant, never quite explained, never quite justified. Indeed if the point of including all these stories was to establish Mr Ohshima's political leanings, then we'd expect to hear straightforwardly a little something about his views. No such elaboration is included; thus the ideology recurs merely as intrusive subtext that reveals more about the biographer than his subject. I simply don't think a biography is well served by the intrusion, which adds little if anything of value while potentially alienating a good portion of the readership -- ironic, given the book's emphasis on bringing people together in harmony.
Let me conclude on a positive note by emphasizing that this is, despite the foregoing grumbles, a wonderful and indispensable book about a true master, a word I do not use lightly. I learned a lot, I laughed, my mind boggled, the writing is crisp and clear, the subject endlessly fascinating. In short, if you have any connection to the Shotokan Ohshima organization, you need this book, and in any case if you have any interest in martial arts at all, this thoughtful and beautiful book will absolutely reward your time and reflection.
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