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 …
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 …
On Okinawa, the family name is typically pronounced ‘Higaonna’ while on the Japanese mainland it is usually pronounced ‘Higashionna’. But you may be surprised that …
If you enjoyed the ‘Karate Kid’ movie from the 1980s, then you’ll love TV show ‘Cobra Kai’ which is now on Netflix. It’s a great …
Thank you to everyone who kindly purchased an ebook with the proceeds being donated towards the Vancouver Food Bank. I will keep the post open …
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 …
Another video from Chinen Shinzo showing a man practicing in his garden in the 1970s: Maezato no Nunchaku, Sakugawa no non (sho), Naihanchi shodan.
Filmed by Chinen Shinzo on October 7, 1972.
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 …