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Monthly Archives: December 2013
Nicolaes Petter, 1674 – The 2nd Piece
ere’s the 2nd Piece given in the “Clear Instructions of the Exquisite Art of Wrestling” by Dutch Nicolaes Petter, posthumously printed in 1674. B is the attacker, C the defender. Scenario: pushing against the chest with both hands.
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Bushi Higa
ere’s one snippet from my archives. It’s one of the oldest newspaper articles on Karate, from Ryūkyū Shinpō, January 21, 1914. I copied it some years ago at Okinawa Prefectural Library. Bushi Higa When this newspaper published the article series … Continue reading
Posted in Misc, Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged Asato Anko, Bojutsu, Bushi Higa, Higa Toku, Karate, Kobudo, Okinawa, Ryukyu Shinpo
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Nicolaes Petter, 1674
he “Clear Instructions of the Exquisite Art of Wrestling” is a book on hand to hand combat by Dutch Nicolaes Petter, posthumously printed for the first time in 1674. I’d like to introduce combination No. 6 here with the translation of … Continue reading
Ask the hairdresser
dmitting I am quiet choosy when it comes to accepting sensei is a hard thing to do. It’s not well received. I am spoiled, experienced, and been around enough. Sensei are those guys that run and hang around everywhere and do … Continue reading
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Snippet on Ti 手（ティー）
tumbling over an old e-budo post of mine, I found the hint that in the Okinawan language the honorific term for hand was nchi ンチ. I ponder if this is related to Naifa’nchi? For instance, assuming Naifanchi was written 内法手, then in Mandarin … Continue reading
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Tagged hand, Karate, Okinawa, Te, The meaning of Ti, Ti, Tode
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Kakie as described by Miyazato Ei’ichi 1978
n the Karate of Okinawa, in Gōjū-ryū only Kakie had been used since a long time as a supporting exercise (hojo-undō). In Kakie you face each other, both with the same leg forward, and either in Nekoashi-dachi or in Sanchin … Continue reading
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Tagged Goju-ryu, Miyazato Ei’ichi, Okinawa-den Goju-ryu Karate-do.
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The History of Okinawa Karate Associations, based on common interests
ince the 1950s the movement of post-war Okinawan Karate organizations began. The era saw the establishment of the Okinawa Karate-do Renmei in May 1956 (first president Chibana Chōshin), the Okinawa Kobudō Kyōkai in June 1961 (first president Higa Seitoku), and … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged Chibana Choshin, Fukuchi Seiko, Gushi Jokei, Higa Seiko, Higa Seitoku, Higa Yuchoku, Kinjo Hiroshi, Miyahira Katsuya, Nagamine Shoshin, Nakaima Hirokazu, Nakazato Shugoro, Toguchi Seikichi, Tomoyose Ryuko, Uechi Kanei, Yagi Meitoku
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1872, Ryūkyū kingdom
n January 1872, the Ryūkyū kingdom was informed that it had been affiliated as the Ryūkyu fief to newly established Kagoshima Prefecture. According to the regulations determined in a letter by Ōyama, the chancellor of Kagoshima Prefectural at the time, “Congratulatory Envoys for … Continue reading
Posted in Kyan Chotoku, Misc, Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged Ginowan Choho, Ie Chochoku, Ie Oji Chochoku, KARATE 1.0, Kyan Chofu, Kyan Chotoku, Shimazu
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A Snippet on Matsumura Sokon and the Jigen-ryu Menkyo Kaiden
Source: Sakuda Shigeru: Karate Meijin Retsuden (Biographies of Great Karate Masters), Naha 1987. pp. 8-9, 100. n early 1953 Sakuda Shigeru worked as a journalist for the Okinawa Asahi Shinbun newspaper company. The company president at the time was the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bushi Matsumura, Jigen-ryu, Matsumura Sokon
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Mekata and Ti = Okinawan Pogo or Dancefloor Wingchun?
he elementary school teacher, Karate man and author Funakoshi Gichin in 1914 noted on rural dances called Mēkata 舞方: He considered these to be not-yet-developed precursors of Karate. Currently these Mēkata are again variously perceived as archetypes of an indigenous … Continue reading
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Tagged bu no mai, dance, Karate, karate dance, Mekata, Okinawa, Ti, Tī chikayun
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