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    • Origins of Karate
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    • Ankoh Itosu’s 10 Precepts (Rules of Karate Practice)
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    • The Seven Virtues of Bushido
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      • A Tribute to Steve Cattle
      • A Tribute to Sensei Kase
    • Interviews
      • Interview with Sensei Dirk Heene – 2005
      • The influence of Kase Sensei on Shotokan Since 1964
      • Interview with Sensei Kase – 1997
      • Interview with Sensei Kase – 2000
      • Interview with Sensei Kase – 2001
    • Sensei Kase 9th Dan (1929 – 2004)
    • Sensei Steve Cattle 6th Dan (1947-1995)
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