How many Sesan do you need to make a style?
Kanzaki sensei performing Kanyu no Sesan kata From time to time Kanzaki sensei would recollect to me about his time learning Tou’on-ryu from Kyoda Juhatsu …
Joe Swift Interview
Things are slowly returning to normal in some places and I’m happy to see that, but that doesn’t seem to be the case for Karateka …
Useless Titles
I was surfing on the web the other day and stumbled on a karate video on Youtube where a teacher referred to himself as “zokucho”; …
Tou’on-ryu – Olde Style Kume Village Boxing
I sometimes get emails asking me how Tou’on-ryu differs from Goju-ryu. These questions can range from the technical and mechanical, and into the philosophical.
Ura Uke
Today I would like to talk about a common technique found in both Goju-ryu and Tou’on-ryu known as ura uke. In Goju-ryu it is found …
An Interview with Derek English
I originally published this post on Derek English sensei five years ago which included an interview conducted by Mike Clark sensei (thank you wherever you …
The Other Karate-do Nyumon
I hope everyone is keeping safe and well during these difficult times. It must not be easy on everyone and my thoughts are with you. …
“Advanced” Bo Kata
Thank you to everyone who emailed me about trying to share my posts on Facebook, but were unable to. It seems that my website and/or …