Tag Archives: Taira Shinken

Schöpfendes Aufhalten von der Innenseite (Uchi Sukui-dome 内掬い止め)

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Andreas Quast

Hier eine weitere Technik aus Mabunis Buch von 1938. Taira (links) tritt mit dem linken Fuß. Mabuni (rechts) fängt den Tritt mit einer von innen nach außen schöpfenden Bewegung seiner rechten Hand. Gleichzeitig wendet er dabei seinen Körper leicht aus … Continue reading →

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Die Bogenfaust (koken 弧拳)

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Andreas Quast

“Die Bogenfaust (1) wird hauptsächlich zur Verteidigung (2) verwendet, und wenn der Feind hereinkommt, wird sie eingesetzt, indem mit der Bogenfaust sein Schlag von unten nach oben angehoben wird, wie in Bild 8 gezeigt.” “Diese Methode wird Bogenverteidigung (ko-uke 弧受) … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Andreas Quast

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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Sueyoshi no Kon III – Après moi le déluge !! (Bojutsu Kata Series)

Posted on April 30, 2016 by Andreas Quast

Today I scratched and scraped off a 50 year old paper slip to get closer to a secret… A secret related to what Urasoe, Sueyoshi, Sesoko, Soeishi, and Shiishi no Kon have in common. And what not. Here we go. … Continue reading →

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Sueyoshi no Kon II – Taira Shinken’s own description (Bojutsu Kata Series)

Posted on April 30, 2016 by Andreas Quast

I wrote about Sueyoshi no Kon previously. Here I present Taira Shinken’s own description of the kata, in photo and text (my translation). You can also view how it is performed here, while I tried to leave out the typical performing habits … Continue reading →

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Taira Shinken – Restorer of Okinawa Kobudō

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Andreas Quast

Taira Shinken – Restorer of Okinawa Kobudō By Andreas Quast (Note: all pictures given here are from the author’s private book collection) Taira Shinken was born in Maja, Nakazato-son on Kume Island on Saturday, June 12, 1897. This is the … Continue reading →

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Immobilize the terminus

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Andreas Quast

Below is a sketch drawing from a German “grappling” (= unarmed combat) manual dated ca. AD 1545. The same technique is found in various others medieval combat manuals and was a standard application at the time. Wouldn’t this be a piece … Continue reading →

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On Sesoko no Kon (Bojutsu Kata Series)

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Andreas Quast

or some reason exponents of Ryukyuan martial arts (RMA) like Okinawan dialect. So, as everyone likes it so much these days, Sesoko no Kon is pronounced Shisuku nu Kun in the native dialect. I really didn’t make this up. Rather, … Continue reading →

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Okinawa Kobudo, Volume I and II

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Andreas Quast

ecently Leif Hermansson, Hanshi, 10th Dan Karate and Kobudo, and me published a book on Okinawa Kobudo. Exceeding 850 pages, these two volumes are vast. The two works contain all basics and Kata from the 6th kyu to 1st dan. In … Continue reading →

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Taira Shinken: Ryukyu Kobudo Taikan, 1964

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Andreas Quast

This work was privately published in Tokyo in 1964 in small quantities meant for the members of the association only. As a contemporary witness it includes a large number of photographs of Taira Shinken himself performing different Kata, as well … Continue reading →

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