Monthly Archives: May 2012

New Snippets on old Funakoshi

I wrote this article shortly after my return from my 1 1/2 years martial practice and study tour on Okinawa. n 1906, Iha Fuyū bought a collection of Okinawan Puppet Theater songs from Funakoshi Gichin In Miyanaga Tōsō’s (1893-1964) book “The Okinawan Puppet Theater” … Continue reading

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The Works of Fujiwara Ryōzō

Fujiwara Ryōzō, Eriguchi Ei’ichi: Kūken Shūsei no Michi (The Correct Way of Defense with Bare Hands). Kōdansha, Tōkyō 1983. 263 p. 31cm. Series: Nihon no Budō, No. 8: Karate-dō. Fujiwara Ryōzō: Kakutogi no Rekishi (History of Martial Arts). Baseball Magazine, … Continue reading

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