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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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The original concept of “kata”

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Andreas Quast

I’ve been working on a logical analysis and explanation of “kata” for some time. The aim is to finally provide a tool for generating applications from the kata while maintaining its original concept. The first attempt is as shown below. However, … Continue reading →

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1782 – Sonnerat on Sanchin?

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Andreas Quast

Pierre Sonnerat (1748 – 1814) was a French natural scientists and explorer. Betwen 1774 and 1781 he traveled China, among others. His experiences were published in a 1782 narrative. Therein he also described Chinese martial arts-related techniques. These are reminiscent … Continue reading →

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Online Exhibition: Congratulatory Message

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Andreas Quast

Certificate: Congratulatory message of Nakazato Jōen (Shōrinji-ryū) to Nagamine Shōshin. Date: November 3, 1979. Signed and sealed: Nakazato Jōen (Shōrinji-ryū). Photo: Andreas Quast Date: February 12, 2008. Location: Kōdōkan Nagamine Dōjō, headquarter of Sekai Matsubayashi-ryū Karate-dō Renmei. Naha-shi Kumoji, Okinawa Prefecture. Text: „60 … Continue reading →

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Online Exhibition: Certificate of Appointment

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Andreas Quast

Certificate: Appointment of Nagamine Shōshin as a consultant of the Okinawa Shōrin-ryū Karatedō Ryūbukan Headquarter dōjō. Date: March 1996. Signed and sealed: Ishikawa Seitoku (1925 – 2013), considered one of the last true Shurite masters. Photo: Andreas Quast Date: February 12, … Continue reading →

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Shimabukuro Eizō (*1924)

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Andreas Quast

The following informations are from: Takamiyagi Shigeru, Shinzato Katsuhiko, Nakamoto Masahiro: Okinawa Karate Kobudo Jiten 2008, pp. 435-37. In 1937 Shimabukuro Eizō studied Shōrin-ryū under Kyan Chōtoku and Gōjū-ryū under founder Miyagi Chōjun. For the following 70 years he walked … Continue reading →

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Statistics interpersonal violence

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Andreas Quast

Sites of injuries due to interpersonal violence in 1156 men attending the Accident and Emergency Departments and examined in the Department of Forensic Medicine in Aarhus, Denmark during a 1 year period from August 1993 to July 1994 (Brink et … Continue reading →

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The Philanthropist

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Andreas Quast

The German “Turner” system of physical education became the prominent system in the Unites States during the early 1800s. It started with three followers of the “Turnvater” F. L. Jahn, namely Carl “Charles” Beck and Carl “Charles” Follen, who reached … Continue reading →

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Muchimi

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Andreas Quast

A typical concept of forms of Karate which originated in southern China, it is pronounced “mochimi” in standard Japanese, and “muchimi” in Okinawan pronunciation. Usually written in Kana (muchimi もちみ), there are three ways of writing the terms using Kanji: 1) … Continue reading →

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keiko

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Andreas Quast
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