Monthly Archives: December 2016

4. Generation Gima Pēchin Shinmō 儀間親雲上眞孟

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Andreas Quast

Names and DOB Childhood name: Shutarūgani 小樽兼 Chinese-style name: Ju Tatsuro 壽達魯 Born: as the firstborn son, 1494 Family Father: Shinpuku 眞福 Mother: Taira Ōamushirare 平良大阿母志良禮 Wife: a person from Izumisaki village 泉崎村 (died 1578-09-10. Posthumous name: Shūkei 秋桂) Oldest son: Shinmei 眞命 … Continue reading →

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3. Generation Gima Taira Pēchin Shinpuku 儀間平良親雲上眞福

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Andreas Quast

Names and DOB Childhood name: Uminta 思武太 Chinese-style name: Ma Futo 麻普都 Born: as the firstborn son, 1451 Posthumous name: Shinsō 眞宗 Family Father: Shinsō 眞宗 Mother: a Person from Gima village in Mawashi district 眞和志儀間 Wife: Taira Ōamushirare 平良大阿母志良禮  (Her parents are unknown. … Continue reading →

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2. Generation Ōshiro Shī Shinsō 大城子眞宗

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Andreas Quast

Names and DOB Childhood name: Shutarūgani 小樽兼 Chinese-style name: Ma Seikō 麻省功 Born: as firstborn son in 1411. Death date unknown. Posthumous name: Isshin 一心 Family Father: Shinbu 眞武 Mother: a person from Kakinohana village in Tamagusuku district Wife: a Person from Gima … Continue reading →

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1. Generation of the Ma-clan: Ōshiro Aji Shinbu 大城按司眞武

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Andreas Quast

Names and DOB Childhood name: Umindagani 思武太金 Chinese-style name: Ma Fui 麻普蔚 Born: His life and death dates are unknown. Posthumous name: Kijitsu 貴實 Family His parents are unknown. Wife: a person from Kakinohana village in Tamagusuku district. Her life … Continue reading →

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Ānankū and Chintō

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Andreas Quast

Previously I wrote a short article about Shimabukuro Zenryō. There I described the so-to-say official version of his bio. This official version states, that he learned the seven main karate kata of Kyan Chōtoku: Sēsan, Anankū, Wanshū, Passai, Ūsēshī, Chintō, and Kūsankū, … Continue reading →

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A Shorty About Kururun 工六

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Andreas Quast

The Gongche notation (Gongchepu 工尺譜) is a traditional notation method for music from ancient China. In it, musical notes were represented by Chinese characters, two of which were gōng 工 and che 尺, which gave the name to this method. … Continue reading →

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Kinjo Hiroshi on Basil Hall’s Visit to Ryukyu

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Andreas Quast

As you know, 200 years ago, in 1816, Basil Hall reached Okinawa. The following is from: Kinjō Hiroshi: Karate kara karate made (From karate 唐手 to karate 空手), 2011. Translation (incl. all possible mistakes) by Andreas Quast. The British Royal Navy’s “The Voyage … Continue reading →

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Mündliche Traditionen über Higa Seiko und Higaonna Kanryō

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Andreas Quast

Folgende Artikel stammen aus dem Werk „Karate Denshin-roku (Jōkan), 2005: 46–51“ von Kinjō Akio. Übersetzung von Andreas Quast. Überlieferer mündlicher Tradition von Generation zu Generation: Über Higa Seikō Sensei Etwa 1955, zur Zeit meiner Immatrikulation an der Universität von Ryūkyū, … Continue reading →

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