Taira Shinken Kata Enbu
This video footage of Ryukyu Kobudo Hozon Shinko Kai founder Taira Shinken has been around…
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October 16, 2021
Taira Shinken (1898 - 1970)
Practice vs. Kata
Practice allows us to fail. That is the importance of practice as opposed to kata.…
October 8, 2021
Tou’on-ryu Enbu…Sort of…Part 2
Most of you know that number of Tou'on-ryu Karateka are few in Japan and even…
September 1, 2021
Olympic Karate – Gold Medal Performances
Hi everyone:Here are links to the gold medal Karate performances in Kata for men and…
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August 8, 2021
Japan's Ryo Kiyuna performs in the men's kata ranking round of the karate competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on August 6, 2021. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP)
The Real Importance of Kata
Below is another insightful post from Kachina Parts, a student of Kojo-ryu Karate in Japan,…
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March 28, 2021
Books on Kojo-ryu – Part 1
For the next few posts I have translated a series of posts from the Okinawa Den Kojo-ryu Karate-do Rinsankai blog site run by Kachinparts. He has some interesting insights which I think readers will enjoy. (more…)
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October 16, 2020
Karate & Longevity
Unexpected barometer of life expectancy! You can determine your risk of death by your grip strength! On NHK’s “Tameshite Gatten” program, it seems that data shows that people with a strong grip live longer. (more…)
October 3, 2020
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 what they said on this topic, over 80 years ago, still relevant today and hope Karateka will take their words to heart.
June 20, 2020
Mabuni Kenwa (1889-1952)