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Category Archives: Chatan Yara Kusanku
Nagamine Shoshin performed Chatan Yara no Kusanku in 1969
On October 10, 1969, a National Special Invitational Kata Demonstration was presented at the Nippon Budōkan in Tōkyō. There, a number of Okinawan karate masters were invited to present Okinawa karate kata in front of a nationwide audience. The occasion … Continue reading
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Tagged Chatan Yara Kusanku, Kusanku
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The ti of Chatan Yara, and the kenpō of Tōdī Sakugawa
When was the term tī started to be used? During a roundtable discussion with Nagamine Shōshin, Chibana Chōshin explained as follows: Nagamine: Well, karate existed even before it got handed down from China. Chibana: About this, according to conversations with … Continue reading
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Tagged Chatan Yara, Chibana Choshin, Nagamine Shoshin, Sakugawa
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The Karate and Kobudō Performers and Performances of 1939
Recently I revealed that Nagamine Shōshin (1907-1997) evidently performed Chatan Yara no Kūsankū in 1939. This is the earliest instance the name of this kata appeared like this in writing. This information is based on an unpublished program of the … Continue reading
Posted in Chatan Yara Kusanku, Prewar Okinawa Karate, Theories of Historical Karate in Comparative Perspective, Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged Chatan Yara no Kūsankū, Dai Nippon Butokukai, Nagamine Shoshin
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Nagamine Shoshin performed Chatan Yara no Kusanku in 1939
On Saturday, 17 June 1939, the former Prime Minister and president of the Dai Nippon Butokukai, General Hayashi Senjuro, and invited persons attended the opening ceremony of the Dai Nippon Butokukai Okinawa Branch Butokuden, where Judo, Kendo and Karatedo performances … Continue reading
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Tagged 1939, Chatan Yara no Kūsankū, Dai Nippon Butokukai Okinawa Branch, Hayashi Senjuro, Nagamine Shoshin, Okinawa Butokuden
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Original References on Tomari-te
In karate circles both in Japan and abroad the so-called Tomari-te has become a topic of great interest in the recent decade. As had been pointed out recently, today there are a lot of genealogies of schools claiming Tomari-te heritage. … Continue reading
Posted in Chatan Yara Kusanku, Genealogy Studies, Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged Iha Kotatsu, Matsumora Kosaku, Motobu Choki, Nagamine Shoshin, tomari-te
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Chatan Yara – Are kata being arbitrarily reconfigured?
Recently I talked about the Chatan Yara Kusanku currently demonstrated at sports tournaments and that it is not the original kata. In a 1999 article the arbitrary modification of Chatan Yara Kūsankū and kata were adressed by two old boys (top officials) of the JKF. Arakawa … Continue reading
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Tagged Arakawa Tooru, Chatan Yara Kusanku, Tsujikawa Yoshiaki
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Yokoyama-copy Chatanyara
In 1994, the 12th World Karate Championship was held in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia from December 8 to December 11. Organized by the World Karate Federation (WKF), the World Karate Championships are considered the highest level of competition for karate. It was on this … Continue reading
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Tagged 12th World Karate Championships, Amamiya Sayuri, Chatan Yara, Chatanyara Kusanku, Chiharu Hara, Furukawa Karen, Hisami Yokoyama, Inoue Yoshimi, Mochizuki Rina, Morooka Nao, Nadeshiko, Rika Usami, Shito-ryu, Wakabayashi Kasuge, World Karate Championship, World Karate Federation, Yokohama copy, Yokohama copy Chatanyara, Yokohama copy Kusanku, Yokoyama-copy Chatanyara, Yokoyama-copy Kusanku
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Sign of the Times – Chatan Yara no Kusanku
To be honest, I personally like the sport version of Chatan Yara no Kūsankū. I also support “sport” as one of the three pillars of modern budō. But here’s why everyone needs to stop calling “Chatan Yara Kūsankū” a “Shitō-ryū … Continue reading
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Tagged Antonio Diaz, Atsuko Wakai, Chatan Yara, Chatan Yara no Koshokun, Chatan Yara no Kūsankū, Hasegawa Yukimitsu, Hayashi-ha Shito-ryu, Inoue-ha Shito-ryu, Itosukai, JKF, JKF Shitokai, Kuniba Kosei, Kushanku, Mabuni Kenwa, Mabuni Ken’ei, Matsubayashi-ryu, Matsumura no Passai, Motobu-ha Shito-ryu, Nagamine Shoshin, Nakaima Kenko, Olympic KARATE, Rika Usami, Ryuei-ryu, Sakagami Ryusho, Seishinkai, Shitei-kata, Shito-ryu, Tomari no Passai, Yushukan
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The Butokuden of Okinawa
The original Dai Nippon Butokukai (DNBK) was established in April 1895 in Kyōto to encourage the practice of the budō and to cultivate warlike virtues (butoku) throughout Imperial Japan. Branches were opened in each prefecture, aiming at the dissemination and … Continue reading
Posted in Chatan Yara Kusanku, Okinawa Peace Theory, Prewar Okinawa Karate, Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged Butokuden, Chatan Yara no Kūsankū, Chatanyara, Dai Nippon Butokukai, DNBK, Hayashi Senjuro, japan, Kusanku, Okinawa, Okinawa Civil Government, Oshiro Ryutaro, Ryukyu martial arts
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Arakaki Ankichi (1899-1929) – budoka, businessman, artist
his article describes the life and impact of Arakaki Ankichi (1899-1929). Ultimately it aims at determining the meaning of a hanging scroll bearing a poem and a depiction he created in 1928. It took me nearly seven years – more … Continue reading
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Tagged 3rd Imperial Guard Infantry Regiment, Arakaki Ankichi, Arakaki-ryu, ashisaki-geri, Chatan Yara, Chibana Choshin, Chinto, Chitose Tsuyoshi, Chotoku, Fujii Kotsuchi, Hanashiro Chomo, Hanauri no En, Kochi Kamechiyo, Konoe, kumi odori, Kusanku, Kyan Chotoku, Lara Wendy Preston Chamberlain, Matsubayashi-ryu, Matsumora Kosaku, Matsumura Sokon, Motobu Choki Karate, Nagamine Shoshin, Nagamine Takayoshi, Nakazato Joen, Nomura-ryu, Order of the Sacred Treasure, Oyama Chojo, Passai, ryuka, Sakumoto Nabe, Shimabuku Taro, Shimabukuro Tatsuo, Shimabukuro Zenryo, Shiroma Shinpan, ti-gwa narayun, Tomari no Chinto, tomari-te, tsumasaki-geri, Yabu Kentsu
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