Category Archives: Photos

Photo of Karate Practitioners

Larry Kientz just posted a photo on Facebook of what looks like karate practitioners. The photo is from the digital archives of the Naha City Museum of History. It is simply titled “Men,” dated “pre-war days” and categorized under “Manners … Continue reading

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Online Exhibition: 1920 Tomari Elementary School Alumni

Photo: 1920 Tomari Elementary School Graduation Alumni Association (Kunenbo Association) 3rd row, 5th person from the left: Nagamine Shoshin Date: September 12, 1968. Place: Naha Restaurant. Photo: Andreas Quast Date: May 12, 2009. Location: Kōdōkan Nagamine Dōjō, headquarter of Sekai Matsubayashi-ryū Karate-dō Renmei. Naha-shi Kumoji, … Continue reading

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Online Exhibition: Congratulatory Message

Certificate: Congratulatory message of Nakazato Jōen (Shōrinji-ryū) to Nagamine Shōshin. Date: November 3, 1979. Signed and sealed: Nakazato Jōen (Shōrinji-ryū). Photo: Andreas Quast Date: February 12, 2008. Location: Kōdōkan Nagamine Dōjō, headquarter of Sekai Matsubayashi-ryū Karate-dō Renmei. Naha-shi Kumoji, Okinawa Prefecture. Text: „60 … Continue reading

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Tree fern rainforest jungle, Northern Okinawa main island, Dec. 28, 2010

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Day of Nagamine Takayoshi Soke’s last public performance. March 04, 2012, Okinawa Prefectural Budokan

This group photo of Matsubayashi-ryu Karate I took just prior to the 27th Okinawa-ken Karate-do Kobudo Enbu Taikai on March 4, 2012, held at Okinawa Prefectural Budokan. I am not 100% sure if everybody from Matsubayashi-ryu who was there at the … Continue reading

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Kyudo shooting range, Onoyama Sports Park, Okinawa, Dec. 12, 2010

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The first kumibo tournament of the Okinawa Traditional Kobudo Association was held February, 2011.

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The first kumibo tournament of the Okinawa Traditional Kobudo Association was held February, 2011.

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The first kumibo tournament of the Okinawa Traditional Kobudo Association was held February, 2011.

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