Tag Archives: Murakami Katsumi

Sunakake no Kon 砂掛けの棍

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Andreas Quast

There is a valuable historical and technical material about a kata called Sunakake no Kon. Performed by Murakami Katsumi, the kata was only presented once, namely in an old first edition in 1974, which is out of print for decades. … Continue reading →

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If it looks like a duck…

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Andreas Quast

Note: Motobu Naoki Sensei of the Motobu-ryū was so kind to share the articles by Murakami Katsumi and from “Gekkan Karatedo” used in here with me. He also was so kind to help with the translations. Thank you very much Motobu Naoki Sensei! … Continue reading →

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Shimabukuro Tarō and his Teachers

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Andreas Quast

In 1991, Murakami Katsumi (Murakami 1991: 190-91) published an article about the teachers of his teacher Shimabukuro Tarō. Motobu Naoki Sensei of the Motobu-ryū was so kind to share it with me. Thank you very much Motobu Naoki Sensei! The following is my translation of it. … Continue reading →

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