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, …
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Monomane: Tou’on-ryu & Ryukyu Kobudo
Oscar Wilde is quoted as saying, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.” It seems there is no shortage …
Books on Kojo-ryu Part 3
A Visit to the Kojo Family Fujiwara visits the Kojo family. The first visit was in the summer of 1973 when he visited the Kojo …
Karate-do Nyumon Table of Contents
As I mentioned in my earlier post I am in the process of checking, editing and formatting Mabuni Kenwa’s and Nakasone Genwa’s 1938 book, Karate-do …
Books on Kojo-ryu – Part 2
In February 2007, I met and interviewed Fujiwara Ryozo. Mr. Fujiwara was the owner of a an office building in Daikanyama at that time, and …
Updates & Inspiring Words from Mabuni Kenwa
Just a bit of housekeeping today. First, I’ve been updating “The Study of China Hand” by Itoman Morinobu so it is currently unavailable, but after …
Books on Kojo-ryu – Part 1
For the next few posts I have translated a series of posts from the Okinawa Den Kojo-ryu Karate-do Rinsankai blog site run by Kachinparts. He …
Guest Post by Kyle Duske: Motobu Choki & the Boxer
Despite the difficulties and challenges that we all face during the pandemic of Covid-19, I am still happily surprised at the resilience of human beings …