The Legacy of Kobudo is a Living Destiny – Dojo Visit 3
Bunbukan, General Headquarters of the Okinawa Traditional Kobudo Preservation Society, Mr. Masahiro Nakamoto (Holder of Intangible Cultural Asset of Okinawa Prefecture) Kobudo is my life. …
Uehara Takenobu “There is no End to Karate”
Sixty Years of Training, Growing Everyday [Dojo Visit, 1] Karate is for training the mind. If you continue to train, you will acquire a strong …
Gohaku-ryu
Apologies for not posting anything for a while but I am still chipping away at Karate-do Nyumon. The problems…err….challenges… of pre-war Karate books are many …
The Story of Chinese Boxing
I translated this article about Uechi-ryu founder Uechi Kanbun several years ago, but am reposting it here as readers may find it interesting. It was …
The Importance of Knowing other Styles
I am still chipping away at translating Mabuni and Nakasone’s Karate-do Nyumon and wanted to share the following few paragraphs on Karate “styles”. I find …
Karate-do Nyumon Preface
Here’s a little bit from the introduction of Mabuni and Nakasone’s “Karate-do Nyumon” that talks about Itosu Anko sensei.
Jadou: You’re doing it the wrong way!
Another week and another onslaught of videos on the web showing hopelessly unskilled, out-of- shape “Kurodee” masters demonstrating kata or technique on hapless students, reinforcing …
Applications – Outside deflection with rear throw
I rarely talk about specific applications of techniques from kata in this blog mostly because I feel they need to be practiced in the dojo …