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I was on LINE with my Kobudo teacher, Yoshimura sensei (that his photo above), this past weekend to catch-up with
Continue readingバンクーバー光和館 Okinawa Karate Do & Ryukyu Kobudo
I was on LINE with my Kobudo teacher, Yoshimura sensei (that his photo above), this past weekend to catch-up with
Continue readingToday I reflected on my Kobudo teacher Minowa Katsuhiko who passed away on this day in 2003. I remember him
Continue readingAnother video from Chinen Shinzo showing a man practicing in his garden in the 1970s: Maezato no Nunchaku, Sakugawa no
Continue readingOscar Wilde is quoted as saying, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.” It
Continue readingI hope everyone is safe and keeping well. In today’s post I wanted to say how much I enjoyed training
Continue readingAnother week and another onslaught of videos on the web showing hopelessly unskilled, out-of- shape “Kurodee” masters demonstrating kata or
Continue readingI originally published this post on Derek English sensei five years ago which included an interview conducted by Mike Clark
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