Category Archives: From the Classics…

Ōshima Hikki – 001

In 1762, a Ryūkyūan tribute ship bound for Satsuma drifted ashore at Ōshima, a small island off the southern tip of Tosa province in today’s Kōchi Prefecture 高知県. From the exchange with a Ryūkyūan named Shiohira Pēchin, the young Confucian scholar … Continue reading

Posted in Ōshima Hikki | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Ōshima Hikki – 001

Matsumura Sokon: The Seven Virtues of Martial Arts

by Andreas Quast This is the true story of the seven virtues of martial arts as described by Matsumura Sokon. Considered the primary source-text of old-style Okinawan martial arts, the “Seven Virtues” are admired for their straightforward advice. Handwritten in … Continue reading

Posted in From the Classics..., Publications, Translations, Unknown Ryukyu | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Matsumura Sokon: The Seven Virtues of Martial Arts