Volume 2 of “Investigations into the history of karate” is available now. The book traces a range of historical contexts in which karate surfaces, from everyday settings such as plantations in Hawaiʻi around 1900 and personal diary entries from the early twentieth century. Other contributions draw on visual and textual sources, including school yearbook photographs and an extremely rare manuscript from 1936, to illuminate aspects of karate’s historical development. Whether you are a dedicated practitioner, a martial arts historian, or simply curious about the cultural forces behind karate’s history, this book provides thought-provoking views into an art whose story continues to unfold.
Investigations into the history of karate 