Category: Kobudo

Remembering Minowa Katsuhiko

Posted on January 12, 2021February 18, 2021 by M M

Today I reflected on my Kobudo teacher Minowa Katsuhiko who passed away on this day in 2003. I remember him

Miyagi Chojun, Vancouver, BC, Goju, Karate, Class, Lesson

Goju-ryu & Matayoshi Kobudo

Posted on November 21, 2020December 11, 2020 by M M

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

Karate & Kobudo

Posted on November 21, 2020December 11, 2020 by M M

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

Uechi ryu, Goju ryu, Karate, Vancouver, BC, Lessons, Martial Arts, Dojo

Monomane: Tou’on-ryu & Ryukyu Kobudo

Posted on November 4, 2020November 8, 2020 by M M

Oscar Wilde is quoted as saying, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.” It

A Lovely Day to Train

Posted on November 1, 2020January 6, 2021 by M M

I hope everyone is safe and keeping well. In today’s post I wanted to say how much I enjoyed training

Taira Shinken & Yamani-ryu

Posted on September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 by M M

When I was learning Kobudo from Minowa sensei I could get away with asking him questions directly; something that my

The Legacy of Kobudo is a Living Destiny – Dojo Visit 3

Posted on July 24, 2020July 31, 2020 by M M

Bunbukan, General Headquarters of the Okinawa Traditional Kobudo Preservation Society, Mr. Masahiro Nakamoto (Holder of Intangible Cultural Asset of Okinawa

Jadou: You’re doing it the wrong way!

Posted on June 8, 2020June 9, 2020 by M M

Another week and another onslaught of videos on the web showing hopelessly unskilled, out-of- shape “Kurodee” masters demonstrating kata or