Kata is Useless
When I was in Honolulu several years ago I had the good fortune to meet with Mr. Charles Goodin over lunch (as an aside, I …
Practical Strategies in Old Okinawa Karate-do
There is a phrase in Japanese that conveys an important strategyย in Okinawa Karate-do, “Suemono ni shite utsu (ๆฎใ็ฉใซใใฆๆใค)”. This phrase means to strike your opponent …
Words from Kyoda Juhatsu’s Grand Daughter
I don’t usually make my posts about Tou’on-ryu public, but I thought it was important to share the touching words of Kyoda Juhatsu grand daughter …
Kyoda the Preserver & Miyagi the Innovator
Kyoda Juhatsu was an educated man having graduated from the Okinawa Prefectural Teachers’ College and then working as a teacher and later as a principal. He was …
Masanobu Kikugawa to Receive 10th Dan
Here is an article about a local Shorin-ryu and Kobudo teacher, Kikugawa Masanobu from Victoria, who is being promoted to 10th dan. I have met …
The Books of Itoman Morinobu now Available
Belated Happy New Year to everyone. I wish you all a safe and prosperous 2022. In celebration of the new year ‘Karate Kenkyu (The Study …
Bujin TV
I like Bujin TV but for some reason or another the iPhone app doesn’t let met watch content. Instead I get an error the the …
Happy New Year ๆฐๅนดใใใพใใฆใใใงใจใใใใใพใ
ๆฐๅนดใใใพใใฆใใใงใจใใใใใพใใ ็ฌ้กใใใตใใไธๅนดใซใชใใพใใใใซใ ใใใใฒใจใใซ้ๅ ดใๆฏใใฆ้ ใใพใใใในใฆใฎๆนใฎใ้ฐใจๆ่ฌใใใใฆใใใพใใ้ๅ ดใจใใใใใใใใใใใ้กใ่ดใใพใใ ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผๅนดใใใฏใณใญใๆๆใ่ฝใก็ใใ็จฝๅคใชใฉใ้ใใฆใ็ใใใฎ็ฌ้กใใตใใไธๅนดใซใชใใพใใใ้กใฃใฆใใพใใ ไปๅนดใใฉใใใใใใใ้กใ่ดใใพใใ ไปคๅ๏ผๅนด1ๆๅ ๆฆ ใใชใช Happy New Year! I wish you a year full of smiles and happy new year. I would like …