


In actual practice, this concept seems rather difficult for students to grasp, even though its importance is pointed out and stressed. It comprises unpublished writings from the years before his death intogether with simplified kata-sequences of movements-synthesized by Funakoshi from the traditional Okinawa Karate-do kata, for beginners. One should question whether the practice of basics alone would allow one to respond to continuously changing circumstances, or whether one could effectively apply basic techniques under difficult conditions. Karate-do Nyumon literally means a passage through the gates of the Karate way –in other words, an introduction to the world of Karate. Karate-do Nyumon was published in Japanese in December, The present English edition marks the first tanslation of this book into a foreign language. Karate-do Nyumon literally means a passage through the gates of the Karate way -in other words, an introduction to the world of Karate.
