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Shirotaru no Kon (4) – Techniques of Shirotaru Deciphered

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Andreas Quast

As I noted before, Miki Jisaburō learned Shirotaru no Kon from Ōshiro Chōjo (1887–1935), who lived in Shuri Ōnaka 1-54 at the time. At that time Ōshiro served as a regular teacher as well as the head of the karate … Continue reading →

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Nakaima Kenkō on ‘dō’ and ‘jutsu’

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Andreas Quast

In the Japanese martial arts there is a rough categorization into martial technique (jutsu) and martial sport (dō). The difference, in a nutshell, is that the dō-variants like kendō, judō, karatedō etc. serve an educational ideal. This might be seen … Continue reading →

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