The Karate Police
There was an article published on the “News on Japan” website that caught my eye recently. It was about the Japanese government, “launching a new …
Month: January 2016
Just Don’t Call It Budo
In 1964, United States judge Potter Stewart ruled on an obscenity case. In his ruling he wrote, “hard-core pornography” was hard to define, but …
Donn Draeger on Learning a Martial Art
Many Karateka outside of Okinawa and Japan do not believe in the customs found in traditional Karate dojo. Yet ironically these traditions are an integral part …
Fukuchi Seko Memorial Demonstration – Part 3
Below you can find some more videos from the Fukuchi Seko memorial demonstration held in 1984.
Fukuchi Seko Memorial Demonstration – Part 2
Today’s post continues with some more videos from Fukuchi Seko’s memorial demonstration held in 1984.
Fukuchi Seko – Memorial Demonstration – Part 1
A year or so ago I posted about Fukuchi Seko, an important but not well-known teacher of Goju-ryu. He was the student of Higa Seko …
Change is Inevitable
For those of us that practice Goju-ryu, or any “style” of Karatedo for that matter, change is inevitable. Each student of Miyagi Chojun had his …
Grand Master of Flowers
So, I’ve been thinking of some new titles and ranks that ego-inflated teachers and their students could use in Karate and Kobudo. Instead of …