Category: History

More Interviews

Maybe its the Covid-19 crisis, but there have been many great Karate focused podcasts being produced. Here is another one

In Tou’on-ryu lore, readers may be aware that during Miyagi Chojun’s absence on Okinawa while doing compulsory military service from

Insightful interviews with senior Canadian Karate teachers and pioneers.

Another very interesting lecture given by Dr. Gregory Smits, author of ‘Maritime Ryukyu’. Lecture on Okinawan Identity Discussion on symposium

Conventional portrayals of early Ryukyu are based on official histories written between 1650 and 1750. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, Gregory

Thank you to everyone who kindly purchased an ebook with the proceeds being donated towards the Vancouver Food Bank. I

Another video from Chinen Shinzo. Filmed in 1975. I think at the 6:44 mark its Odo Seikichi doing niccho gama,

Another video from Chinen Shinzo showing a man practicing in his garden in the 1970s: Maezato no Nunchaku, Sakugawa no