Okinawan Samurai: The Instructions of a Royal Official to his Only Son - Paperback

by Andreas Quast (Translator), Naoki Motobu (Translator), Chokushiki Pechin Aka/Ota (Author)

Troubled about the future of his only son and heir, a royal government official of the Ryukyu Kingdom wrote down his 'Instructions' as a code of practice for all affairs. Written in flowing, elegant Japanese, he refers to a wide spectrum of artistic accomplishments that the royal government officials were ought to study in those days, such as court etiquette, literature and poetry, music, calligraphy, the tea ceremony and so on. The author, who achieved a remarkable skill level in wielding both the pen and the sword, also informs us about various martial arts practiced in those days. Translated from Japanese for the first time, from centuries-long puzzling seclusion the state of affairs surrounding an 18th century Okinawan samurai vividly resurrects in what is considered 'Okinawa's most distinguished literature.'

Author Biography

Other works by Andreas Quast include: - Quast, Andreas: Creation and Creator. In: McCarthy, Patrick: Bubishi - The Classic Manual of Combat. Tuttle Publishing, 2016, S. 67-111. - Quast, Andreas: Martial Artists of Ryukyu - A Legacy by Motobu Choki. Ryukyu Bugei Series 3. CreateSpace Independent Publishing, 2017. ISBN 978-1542453462. - Quast, Andreas: King Wu Once Buckled On His Armor: The Seven Virtues of Martial Arts. Ryukyu Bugei Series 1. CreateSpace Independent Publishing, 2016. ISBN 978-1512229424. - Quast, Andreas: Oni Oshiro. Ryukyu Bugei Series 2. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Düsseldorf, 2016. ISBN 978-1533486219 - Quast, Andreas: A Stroll Along Ryukyu Martial Arts History. CreateSpace Independent Publishing, 2015. ISBN 978-1512229424 - Hermansson Leif, Andreas Quast: Okinawa Kobudo - Volume I. WTMAS Technical Curriculum. From 6th Kyu to 4th Kyu. Andreas Quast, Düsseldorf 2013. 15x23cm. 376 S. ISBN 978-1-304-41214-0. - Hermansson Leif, Andreas Quast: Okinawa Kobudo - Volume II. WTMAS Technical Curriculum. From 3rd Kyu to 1st Dan. Andreas Quast, Düsseldorf 2013. 451 S. 15x23cm. ISBN 978-1-291-55451-9. - Quast, Andreas: Bibliography of Japanese Karate and Kobudo Literature. From the First Karatebook to the 21st Century - More Than Six-hundred Most Important Sources. Self published, 2013. 184 pp. ISBN 978-1-300-74937-0. - Quast, Andreas: Einträge zu Karate und Kobudo im Bugei Ryuha Daijiten 1978. Self published, 2013. 87 pp. ISBN 978-1-291-32203-3. - Quast, Andreas: Karate 1.0: Parameter of an Ancient Martial Art. Andreas Quast, Düsseldorf 2013. - Quast, Andreas: Taira Shinken - Ryukyu Kobudo Taikan. Übersetzung des 1964er Originals. Limitierte Auflage (100 Stück), Selbstverlag, Düsseldorf, 2007. - Quast, Andreas und Katherine Loukopoulos: Eine Einführung in Ryukyu Kobudo. Mit Geleitwort von Fritz Nöpel. Selbstverlag 2004. 284 S. limitierte Auflage (100 Stück). - Quast, Andreas: Die illustrierte Geschichte der Kampfkunst. Selbstverlag 2001. 347 S. Limitierte Auflage (100 Stück). - Quast, Andreas: Der verwirrte Adept. Quellen zum Ryukyu Kobudo. Einschließlich einer Liste von über 200 japanischen Monografien zum Karate und Ryukyu Kobudo. Düsseldorf, September 2005. 49 S. - Quast, Andreas: Jiu-Jitsu. Neuauflage des Originals von H. Irving Hancock, in der deutschen Übersetzung von Max Pannwitz ca. 1906. Selbstverlag 2000. 330 S. Limitierte Auflage (100 Stück).