Touon-ryu Kobudo
In Tou'on-ryu there are three weapons taught, nunchaku, sai and bo. Of these, kata have…
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June 21, 2021
“Advanced” Bo Kata
Thank you to everyone who emailed me about trying to share my posts on Facebook,…
April 26, 2020
Yoshimura Hiroshi Sensei
The next day.
The next day Yoshimura sensei picked me up at my hotel. Before practice we went to Minowa sensei’s Ohaka to pay our respects. We burnt insense and said a brief prayer. It’s always hard emotionally for me visiting Minowa sensei’s resting place but it’s even harder on Yoshimura sensei who was his student for 20 years. As we drove to the dojo Yoshimura sensei commented, “even though I live in Amami, I don’t visit sensei as often as I should…” I don’t feel comfortable posting photos of Minowa sensei’s Ohaka; it just doesn’t feel dignified.
November 21, 2014