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Toyama Seiko Article

Posted on December 27, 2020December 27, 2020 by M M

Thank you to everyone who kindly purchased an ebook with the proceeds being donated towards the Vancouver Food Bank. I

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History, Karatedo

Updates & Christmas Surprise (Maybe)

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

I wanted to give a brief update on the projects I’m working on. First off, I do have a working

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Annoucements
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,

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History, Karatedo, Kobudo

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

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History, Karatedo, Kobudo
Chojun Miyagi, Goju, Karate, Vancouver, BC, Kitsilano, Lessons

1972 Miyagi Chojun 20th Anniversary Memorial Demonstration

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

Filmed by Chinen Shinzo on October 7, 1972.

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History, Karatedo

Books on Kojo-ryu – Part 6

Posted on November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 by M M

There are several books about the Kojo-ryu, and I would like to examine what is written about it. From the

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History, Karatedo

Books on Kojo-ryu – Parts 4 & 5

Posted on November 7, 2020November 10, 2020 by M M

Part 4 – Okinawa KarateAuthor Mark Bishop In the above book, he wrote about an interview he conducted with the

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Announcement, History, Karatedo
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

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Annoucements, Karatedo, Kobudo

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