Karate-do Nyumon – Proof Copies Arrived!
Today is a short (but for me exciting) update on my translation of Nakasone and Mabuni’s ‘Karate-do Nyumon’. Today I received the proof copies! Now …
Announcement
Remembering Kanzaki Shigekazu
January 13th marks the third anniversary of the passing of my teacher Kanzaki Shigekazu sensei. Although years apart, it is a bit ironic that Kanzaki …
Remembering Minowa Katsuhiko
Today I reflected on my Kobudo teacher Minowa Katsuhiko who passed away on this day in 2003. I remember him talking about technique, kata, applications, …
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to you all. I hope you are celebrating the New Year safe and happily. Thank you for reading the kowakan blog last …
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, …
Karate-do Nyumon Preface
Here’s a little bit from the introduction of Mabuni and Nakasone’s “Karate-do Nyumon” that talks about Itosu Anko sensei.
Useless Titles
I was surfing on the web the other day and stumbled on a karate video on Youtube where a teacher referred to himself as “zokucho”; …