by Art Rabesa » Thu Feb 11, 2016 9:14 pm
"Explosive Karate" was published in 1993. It came nine years after "Kumite" was published. There was another book that was about to get started when I discovered social media. Most of Explosive Karate can be seen on my web site or You Tube. Bob Campbell told me that books are only good for door stoppers. Now , with all these toys to play with, I'm getting my teaching and viewpoints out easier. Bob was right it seems. I still hope that there are those out there that see value in texts. I worked hard putting the two books together, and I'd hate to see that form of expression die. Now, with this forum, I can touch base with many. After almost 54 years in Uechi Ryu , it's nice to finally find an easier way. That way being the media. So if you buy, or have, the F@#$#@g book as Fred C. calls it, thank you. It is instructional, so it needs to be revisited every so often. I go back into my books to see the changes in my training, or viewpoints. I've changed very little. I see things in the style that I overlooked years earlier. That just comes with experience I guess. There is just so much you can do with pictures and narrative. Now, I'm able to get out a short instructional video clip once in awhile. TECHNOLOGY! If a picture is worth a thousand words --- what's a video worth? I'm really "old school" in most things. With all the new ways of reaching viewers, I am slowly leaving the dark side. ------Happy Trails------Art
Art Rabesa