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Category Archives: Bojutsu Kata Series
A characteristic combination in old-style Sakugawa no Kon
In the late 1920s, Miki Jisaburō of the Karate Club of Tokyo Imperial University travelled to Okinawa to meet the then-current masters and to research and record the techniques of original karate and kobudō. He published his findings in an … Continue reading
Posted in Bojutsu Kata Series, Prewar Okinawa Karate, Terminology, The Technique of Okinawa Karate and Kobudo, Translations
Tagged Chinen Masami, Chinen Sanra, Kenpo Gaisetsu, Miki Jisaburo, Miki Nisaburo, Oshiro Chojo, Sakugawa no Kon
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Sakugawa no Kon old-style
This is my recinstruction of “Sakugawa no Kon” old-style as described by Miki Jisaburo in 1930, after learning the kata from Oshiro Chojo a year or so earlier. If you follow closely, it is the same kata and Enbusen as … Continue reading
Posted in Bojutsu Kata Series
Tagged Chinen Masami, Chinen Sanra, Higa Kiyohiko, Miki Jisaburo, Miki Nisaburo, Oshiro Chojo, Sakugawa, Sakugawa no Kon, Yamanni-ryu
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Ryūbi no Kon of Yamanni-ryū
The origin of Ryūbi no Kon is Shiromatsu no Kon, an older kata handed down in the Matsubayashi-ryū since the 1950s. Its origin further back is unknown, but it is possible that it included older concepts and techniques. It was … Continue reading
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Tagged Kesa-uchi, Ryūbi no Kon, Ryubi no Kon, Shiromatsu no Kon, Shomen-uchi, Shomen-uchi-zuki, Yamanni-ryu, yamannize
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Chōun no Kon (Ni) by Tamaki Tsuyoshi
As in the previous installments, I am looking at versions of the Choun no Kon of Yamanni-ryu. This time it is the version by Tamaki Tsuyoshi, a direct student of Kishaba Chogi (1st generation of Kishaba-ha Yamanni-ryu). Watch his Chōun … Continue reading
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Tagged Choun no Kon, Choun no Kon Ni, Kishaba Chōgi, Tamaki Tsuyoshi, Yamanni-ryu
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Chōun no Kon (Ichi) by Tamaki Tsuyoshi
As in the previous installments, I am looking at versions of the Choun no Kon of Yamanni-ryu. This time it is the version by Tamaki Tsuyoshi, a direct student of Kishaba Chogi (1st generation of Kishaba-ha Yamanni-ryu). Watch his Chōun … Continue reading
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Tagged Choun no Kon, Choun no Kon Sho, Kishaba Chōgi, Tamaki Tsuyoshi, Yamanni-ryu
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Chōun no Kon (Shō)
Previously, I wrote about Choun no Kon Dai, the general introduction of which applies here as well. This however is the Sho version as performed in the following video by Heiwa Karate Hawaii. As previously, I have studied the kata … Continue reading
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Tagged Choun, Choun no Kon Sho, Kishaba Chōgi, Kishaba-ha Yamanni-ryu, Yamanni-ryu
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Chōun no Kon (Dai)
Introduction Arguably, Yamanni-ryu might be the most widely practiced style around the world. There are many different versions of it, each with specific habits. For instance, today I took a version from a YouTube video by a Hawaiian group who … Continue reading
Shirotaru no Kon – Izumikawa Kantoku lineage – Last technique
Looking at the last technique of Shirotaru no Kon, there are various ways it is done, depending on the lineage. In the lineage of Izumikawa Kantoku to Kyan Shin’ei as well as to Iha Kotaro, the last technique is an … Continue reading
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Tagged Iha Kotaro, Izumikawa Kantoku, Kyan Shinei, Ryukonkai, Shirataru, Shirotaro no Kon, Shirotaru no Kon, Tendo-ryu
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Bunkai kumite of “Sakugawa no Kon (Sho)”
Recently, earlier this year, a colleague, Mr. Y, contacted me, saying “The Bo versus Bo practice is from Sakugawa no Kon, isn’t it?” I said, “Most probably not. This is because Akamine Eisuke established a dedicated two-person drill for Sakugawa … Continue reading
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Tagged Kata bunkai, Sakugawa no Kon Sho
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The 1921 Martial Arts Performance for Crown Prince Hirohito at Shuri Castle, and Kakazu Bo
On March 6, 1921, during Crown Prince Hirohito’s visit to Europe, the escort battleships Katori, captained by Okinawa-born Captain Kanna Kenwa, temporarily anchored in Nakagusuku Bay, and Crown Prince Hirohito took a light railway to Yonabaru. From there, he took … Continue reading
Posted in Bojutsu Kata Series, kobudo, kumibo, Postwar Okinawa Karate, Prewar Okinawa Karate, The Technique of Okinawa Karate and Kobudo
Tagged Kakazu Bo
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