Category: Technique

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Mawashi uke is a common technique found in all Nahate based systems (Goju, Uechi, Tou’on). In Tou’on-ryu this technique is

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

I rarely talk about specific applications of techniques from kata in this blog mostly because I feel they need to

I sometimes get emails asking me how Tou’on-ryu differs from Goju-ryu. These questions can range from the technical and mechanical,

Today I would like to talk about a common technique found in both Goju-ryu and Tou’on-ryu known as ura uke.