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Shirotaru no Kon – Izumikawa Kantoku lineage – Last technique

Looking at the last technique of Shirotaru no Kon, there are various ways it is done, depending on the lineage. In the lineage of Izumikawa Kantoku to Kyan Shin’ei as well as to Iha Kotaro, the last technique is an … Continue reading

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Shirotaru no Kon (5) – Name, Lineages, Variants

Name The name of the kata is usually written in kana as 白樽の棍. In standard Japanese this is pronounced “Shirotaru no Kon.” In Okinawan dialect it is pronounced “Shiratarū nu Kun” シラタルーヌクン. Otherwise the name is also sometimes written in … Continue reading

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