Updates & Christmas Surprise (Maybe)
I wanted to give a brief update on the projects I’m working on. First off, I do have a working translation (including formatting) of Mabuni …
Goju-ryu & Matayoshi Kobudo
Another video from Chinen Shinzo. Filmed in 1975. I think at the 6:44 mark its Odo Seikichi doing niccho gama, and at the 7:30 mark …
Karate & Kobudo
Another video from Chinen Shinzo showing a man practicing in his garden in the 1970s: Maezato no Nunchaku, Sakugawa no non (sho), Naihanchi shodan.
1972 Miyagi Chojun 20th Anniversary Memorial Demonstration
Filmed by Chinen Shinzo on October 7, 1972.
Books on Kojo-ryu – Part 6
There are several books about the Kojo-ryu, and I would like to examine what is written about it. From the old books, we have Karate-do …
Books on Kojo-ryu – Parts 4 & 5
Part 4 – Okinawa KarateAuthor Mark Bishop In the above book, he wrote about an interview he conducted with the Kojo family in the 1970s, …
Monomane: Tou’on-ryu & Ryukyu Kobudo
Oscar Wilde is quoted as saying, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.” It seems there is no shortage …
Books on Kojo-ryu Part 3
A Visit to the Kojo Family Fujiwara visits the Kojo family. The first visit was in the summer of 1973 when he visited the Kojo …