Jion Temple
Lately I have been focusing by practice on the kata Yabu no Jion and appreciate its simplicity and directness compared to other Karate kata. As …
History
Cain & Abel
The other day I was thinking about the quagmire that is the legacy of Higaonna Kanryo’s Karate and that of his best-known student, Miyagi Chojun, …
Thoughts on Nepai – Nipaipo – Nijuhachiho
The kata Nepai was once an obscure kata found only in two Karate-do systems, namely Shito-ryu and Tou’on-ryu. Yet over the last twenty years or …
Amami Sumo
I lived on Amami Oshima for three years learning Ryukyu Kobudo and Uechi ryu from Minowa sensei and Yoshimura sensei. While I lived there I …
“Advanced” Bo Kata
In the Taira lineage of Kobudo that I learned from Minowa sensei and Yoshimura sensei there are several technically complex bo kata that are taught …
Adventures in Tou’on-ryu Part IV
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Adventures in Tou’on-ryu Part III
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Adventures in Tou’on-ryu Part II
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