The Karate of Choki Motobu DVD by Chosei Motobu Ryoun Sasaki Masakatsu Nakayama: Achieving the pinnacle

Masakatsu Nakayama: Achieving the pinnacle of his path through relentless dedication and diligence

Mansur teaches how to turn a defensive situation into an offensive opportunity

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The Karate of Choki Motobu DVD by Chosei Motobu Ryoun Sasaki Masakatsu Nakayama: Achieving the pinnacleProbably the event most responsible for the worldwide popularity of karate is Master Choki Motobu's defeat of a western boxer in 1925. Initially ridiculed by the audience at an "all comers" prizefight in Kyoto, Japan, laughter turned to stunned silence when the middle aged and rather portly Okinawan karate man knocked his strongly built young opponent unconscious within seconds. Karate became an overnight sensation, and the mainland Japanese embraced