Monthly Archives: March 2015

Pikes and Gun Powder – Warfare in the era of Albrecht Christoph von Quast

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Andreas Quast

The military career of Albrecht Christoph Quast lastet 39 years. It took place during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) and continued until 1669. Let me be clear: I am not trying to heroize warfare or weapons or anything. Rather, this description solely … Continue reading →

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Edmund M. H. Simon and the photo of Ufuchiku

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Andreas Quast

Edmund M. H. Simon was born February 22, 1882 the son of a Protestant wholesaler in Dresden. After an initial visit to the local citizen school he graduated from the High School of the Holy Cross, which he left Easter … Continue reading →

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The Emperor’s New Clothes

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Andreas Quast

A vain Emperor who cares about nothing except wearing and displaying clothes hires two swindlers who promise him the finest, best suit of clothes from a fabric invisible to anyone who is unfit for his position or “hopelessly stupid”. The … Continue reading →

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Quast (aristocratic family), Part 3: Albrecht Christoph von Quast (continued)

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Andreas Quast

Military career II – In the Services of the Prince-elector – The Danish-Swedish War “This did not take place prior to 1655. In this year, shortly before the outbreak of the war with Poland, Quast had himself assigned a cavalry regiment, … Continue reading →

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Quast (aristocratic family), Part 2: Albrecht Christoph von Quast

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Andreas Quast

Albrecht Christoph von Quast Albrecht Christoph von Quast (* March 10, 1613 in Leddin; † May 17, 1669 in Spandau) was a secret counsellor of war (Geheimer Kriegsrat) and Major general of the Margraviate of Brandenburg. He served under “the … Continue reading →

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Quast (aristocratic family), Part 1

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Andreas Quast

Summary First documented notice Quast is the name of an ancient aristocratic family from the duchy of Anhalt. Their eponymous ancestral home was located near Lindau (in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany). The name Quast first appears in … Continue reading →

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Classical Saijutsu on the “Bozooka”

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Andreas Quast

Here I’d like to introduce the practice of classical saijutsu on my “Bozooka”. But first, a few words on the sai itself. During the latter part of the Ryūkyū kingdom, sai were carried by medium to higher level police commissioner called … Continue reading →

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Tree fern rainforest jungle, Northern Okinawa main island, Dec. 28, 2010

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Andreas Quast
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Kina Shōsei (1882-1981)

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Andreas Quast

As a continuation of the article on Kinjo UFUCHIKU Masanra, this is about one of his most notable students, Kina Shōsei (1882-1981). The informations here were collected and jointed from four different Japanese language sources. Budōka and school teacher Kina … Continue reading →

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Day of Nagamine Takayoshi Soke’s last public performance. March 04, 2012, Okinawa Prefectural Budokan

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Andreas Quast

This group photo of Matsubayashi-ryu Karate I took just prior to the 27th Okinawa-ken Karate-do Kobudo Enbu Taikai on March 4, 2012, held at Okinawa Prefectural Budokan. I am not 100% sure if everybody from Matsubayashi-ryu who was there at the … Continue reading →

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