Monthly Archives: March 2016

Snippet on Kyan Chōfu

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Andreas Quast

There is a written history from 1915* telling of the martial arts of Kyan Chōfu. It goes something like this: Kyan Chōfu distinguished himself in the bugei (martial arts) and owned an extraordinary physique. After he had moved to Tōkyō … Continue reading →

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How tradition really works

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Andreas Quast

In my last post I raised a hypothetical question which placed Shuri-te in a somewhat unfavorable light. Of course, Shuri-te was meant in sense of Itosu Ankō’s school Karate syllabus. Today I would like to relativize and rectify this biased … Continue reading →

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Karate Training Places in 1898, 1899, show Division by Ideology

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Andreas Quast

In 1898 and 1899 the first notes on training places of Karate in Okinawa appear in newspaper articles. From these early descriptions it can be seen that Karate was taught in the context of political activity and ideology. In the … Continue reading →

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