Monthly Archives: April 2017

3 – The Theory of Tī

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Andreas Quast

The Lexical Meaning of Tī The lexical meaning of the character for the word Tī, written in Japanese Kanji as 手, comprises of various meanings and uses. First of all, it denotes the human arm as well as the hand … Continue reading →

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2 – Perception of the Weapons Ban Under Satsuma

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Andreas Quast

Kerr noted that “no evidence can be found to suggest that the Okinawans at any time contemplated an attempt to throw off Japanese controls.”[1] Indeed, judging from all sources available it is quite obvious that neither the political nor the … Continue reading →

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1 – The Weapons Ban Theories

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Andreas Quast

According to a foundational theory of Karate, in pre-modern times an indigenous unarmed martial art of Ryūkyūan design existed. Generally referred to as Tī 手 in the native pronunciation, it is considered a native form of boxing and an original … Continue reading →

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Quicky on Shiko

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Andreas Quast

In Karate there is a stance called Shiko-dachi 四股立ち. Shiko-dachi is a modern Japanese term from the sphere of “developing a standardized Karate terminology”, i.e. earliest from about the latter part of the 1st  half of the 20th century, more likely from about … Continue reading →

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Okinawa’s original dōjō

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Andreas Quast

Previously I wrote about Okinawa’s earliest forms of community organization called Makyo. The article received only very few likes and seriously I don’t have any clue as to why this is so. Because the most important part of the article … Continue reading →

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NEUERSCHEINUNG: Studien zur Kampfkunst in Japan. Band 1.

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Andreas Quast

Bunbu Forschungskreis: Studien zur Kampfkunst in Japan. Band 1. Augsburg/Tōkyō 2017. Im umfangreichen Schrifttum zur Theorie, Philosophie und Ethik der vormodernen Kampfkünste Japans ist der Ausdruck bunbu-ryodo, verstanden im Sinne „einer gemeinsamen kulturellen, moralischen und kämpferischen Schulung“, häufig anzutreffen. In … Continue reading →

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