The Origin of Karate

By Eric Shahan and Iha Fuyu

Available in English for the first time, a translation of a 1932 essay titled "Observations regarding the development of Karate found in Records of the Old Ryukyu Kingdom" by noted Ryukyu and Okinawa expert and historian Iha Fuyu.
Iha was an associate of Shotokan Karate founder Funakoshi Gichin and included this essay in a book dedicated to the Karate master's sixtieth birthday.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1950959872
• ISBN13: 9781950959877
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Eric Michael Shahan
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"