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Funakoshi Gichin: Rentan Goshin Karatejutsu, 1925 original edition

held it in hands: a 1st edition (1925) of  Funakoshi’s Rentan Goshin Karatejutsu. As regards contents this work basically includes the same informations as Ryukyu Kenpo Karate (1922), but the sketches manufactured by Kosugi Hoan’s student Yamashiro Masatsuna had been replaced by … Continue reading

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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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