Itoman Morinobu on the Origin of Karate
I've been editing Itoman Morinobu's second book 'Miscellaneous Thoughts on Martial Arts' which I will…
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November 27, 2021
The Books of Itoman Morinobu
Funakoshi Gichin & Book Titles
Many people know that besides being the founder of Shotokan Karate-do, Funakoshi Gichin was a…
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June 20, 2021
Joe Rogan was Right: “We Didn’t Make Anything New!?”
There's a stand-up bit by Joe Rogan where he talks about how if you brought…
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April 11, 2021
Books on Kojo-ryu – Part 6
There are several books about the Kojo-ryu, and I would like to examine what is written about it. From the old books, we have Karate-do Kyohan, written by Tominakoshi (Funakoshi) Gichin, published on May 25, 1935 (Karate-do Kyohan Reprint, May 26, 1985, published by. Kazusa Co.) The text is in Volume 1, Chapter 3. History of Karate, page 9, last two lines.
The contents are as follows. (more…)
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November 17, 2020
The Other Karate-do Nyumon
I hope everyone is keeping safe and well during these difficult times. It must not…
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May 1, 2020
Kobo Jizai Goshin Kenpo Karate-do Nyumon
On Karate Dance (1927)
A short article on Karate from the 1920s.
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April 18, 2020
A Single Attack – Karate-do in WWII
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June 3, 2016
Uyoku – Part 1
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May 5, 2016