A karate megismerésének tíz cikkelye : Itosu Ankō levelének fordítása és elemzése
The Ten Precepts of Learning about Karate : Translation and Analysis of the Letter of Itosu Ankō

Summary/Abstract: Karate is one of the most popular martial arts in the world; however, it does not have a long, well-documented history. Okinawan karate, which was previously practiced in secret, began to be publicly taught in the first half of the twentieth century. Therefore, the first written literature also first appeared in this period. One of the earliest documents is the letter by Itosu Ankō, submitted to the Okinawan prefectural Ministry of Education, proposing that karate be made an independent subject in the school education system. This is one of the earliest sources, if not the very first, concerning the history, purpose and training methodology of karate. This paper aims to publish a philological Hungarian translation and analysis of Itosu’s letter, considering the influence of classic literature on the author, as well as to contextualize the text from historical, philosophical, sports-education, health and psychological points of view.

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