This is one of most fascinanting bo kata performances. I allways enjoy watching this clip. Read more…
Gichin Funakoshi – The Beginning Of Modern Karate-do
Few martial arts enthusiasts could argue that if there was one Karate-ka (karate practitioner) known world wide that man would be Gichen Funakoshi. Read more…
The Kata of Shorin-ryu Seibukan
In the following article, I will briefly describe the kata of Shorin-ryu Seibukan, and their origin. Describing kata by text is very difficult. Read more…
Karate development – photo story
Ryukyu kingdom had strong culutural, trading and political relations with China for centuries. Also, 1609. when samurai Satsuma clan invaded Okinawa, Japan secured its presence. Read more…
Shinpan Gusukuma 1890 – 1954
Iha Sensei’s Study with Gusukuma
In 1950, Seikichi Iha was accepted to begin the formal study of karate with Shinpan Gusukuma (the kanji of his family name are also pronounced “Shiroma” in Japan) Read more…
Hanashiro, Chomo (1869-1945)
Hanashiro was born in 1869 and at an early age began training with the man many consider to be the greatest of all Tote masters, Matsumura Sokon (1809-1901), Read more…
The dancing old man
Talking of the relation between karate and Okinawan dance, it reminds me of an interesting story which I heard from my father, Seitoku Higa. Read more…
Legacy of Shaolin Fighting Monks
The history of the Shaolin Temples with its fighting monks has been a very long, exciting, and honored tradition with much political intrigue. Read more…
Interview with sensei Hohan Soken, Mutsumura’s grandson – part II
Interviewer: Can you tell me some more about your kata?
Sensei: I teach the Matsumura kata. The kata that I teach now arepinan shodan, pinan nidan, naihanchi shodan, naihanchi nidan, patsai-sho and dai, chinto, gojushiho, kusanku, rohai ichi-ni-san, and last, the hakutsuru. Read more…
Motobu Choyu
There is a large amount of technical and historic information available about the art that Motobu Choyu inherited from his father and passed on to his students, Read more…
Interview with Hohan Soken, Mutsumura’s grandson – part I
The following interview was conducted at the Kadena NCO Club located at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. Present were Soken Hohan and one of his senior student, Kise Fusei. Read more…
Okinawan journey
by Shihan Anthony Marquez
Even though I was born in America, a large part of meconsiders home to be a place called Okinawa. I can still remember the good old days as a young serviceman walking into a dojo for the first time. Read more…
The kata of okinawan Isshinryu
An Informal Discussion on their Possible Origins
Since its official announcement in 1956, Okinawa Isshinryu Karate Kobudo has spread throughout the world, with dojo in most continents. Read more…
Chojun Miyagi on technique
April 25,1888-October 8th, 1953
‘Do not be struck by others’
‘Do not strike others’
‘The principle is the peace without incident’ Read more…
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