Tag: Okinawa

Lecture by Dr. Gregory Smits

Another very interesting lecture given by Dr. Gregory Smits, author of ‘Maritime Ryukyu’. Lecture on Okinawan Identity Discussion on symposium

There are an upcoming series of lectures hosted by the University of British Columbia on Okinawan and Ainu Indigeneity via

Here is an insightful interview with Patrick McCarthy (Hanshi IRKRS) hosted by James Pankiewicz (Kancho of the Asato Dojo).

Conventional portrayals of early Ryukyu are based on official histories written between 1650 and 1750. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, Gregory

I originally published this post on Derek English sensei five years ago which included an interview conducted by Mike Clark