Monthly Archives: February 2018

The Genealogy of Hanashiro Chōmo 花城長茂 (1869–1945)

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Andreas Quast

One of the few karate people that can be found in the official genealogies of the Ryūkyū Kingdom era is Hanashiro Chōmo 花城長茂 (1869–1945). He belonged to the House Kameya 亀谷家, which was a branch family of the Min-clan 明氏. … Continue reading →

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The Invention of Karate

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Andreas Quast

The last and probably most important book by Kinjō Hiroshi (2011) has the clear tenor of an “Invention of Karate”. Yes, I just said that. It is about as follows: In 1904, Itosu Ankō (1831–1915), commissioned by and under the … Continue reading →

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Shimazu Iehisa presented military weaponry to Ryukyuan leader

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Andreas Quast

For more than a century a prohibition of firearms and cut and thrust weapons by the Shimazu House has been considered one major trigger for the development of empty handed martial arts in Okinawa. While this theory has been refuted … Continue reading →

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On a Third Itosu Photo

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Andreas Quast

Recently, I wrote about a first and a second photo showing a man considered to be Itosu Ankō (1831–1915), the father of modern Karate. Some weeks ago my colleague Thomas Feldmann of Hoploblog dug out another photo which we believe … Continue reading →

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Kata Videos of OKINAWA KARATE INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Andreas Quast

The Youtube channel fo the OKINAWA KARATE INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT 2018 just added a large amount of kata. To be exact, there are 86 kata of the “Shuri-te & Tomari-te Lineage”, 40 kata of the “Naha-te Lineage”, 28 kata of bōjutsu, and 17 kata … Continue reading →

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