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Monthly Archives: April 2018
Shirotaru no Kon (5) – Name, Lineages, Variants
Name The name of the kata is usually written in kana as 白樽の棍. In standard Japanese this is pronounced “Shirotaru no Kon.” In Okinawan dialect it is pronounced “Shiratarū nu Kun” シラタルーヌクン. Otherwise the name is also sometimes written in … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinen Masami, Inoue Motokatsu, Izumikawa Kantoku, Kishaba-ha Yamanni-ryu, Kyan Shinei, Ryukonkai, Shirotaru, Shirotaru no Kon, Shotokai, Taira Shinken, Yamane-ryu
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Shirotaru no Kon (4) – Techniques of Shirotaru Deciphered
As I noted before, Miki Jisaburō learned Shirotaru no Kon from Ōshiro Chōjo (1887–1935), who lived in Shuri Ōnaka 1-54 at the time. At that time Ōshiro served as a regular teacher as well as the head of the karate … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinen Sanra, Miki Jisaburo, Oshiro Chojo, Shirotaru, Shirotaru no Kon, Yabu Kentsu, Yamane no Chinen, Yamane-ryu, Yamanni
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Shirotaru no Kon (3) – The Pole Fencing Techniques of Shirotaru
Below follows my descriptive translation of Shirotaru no Kon as given by Miki in 1930. Let me note a few things: First of all, in the original text, some descriptions were shortened by making a reference to a technique from … Continue reading
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Tagged Shirotaru, Shirotaru no Kon
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Shirotaru no Kon (2) – Kudaka Island and Native Beliefs
In the legend of Shirotaru, it is said that the fruitful harvest from Kudaka Island was dedicated to the people of Tamagusuku district, who began to brew sacred wine from the crop and offered it to the lord Tamagusuku Aji, … Continue reading
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Tagged Higashionna Kanryo, Kudaka Island, Matsumura Sokon, Nirai Kanai, Shirotaru, Yoshimura Chogi, Yoshimura Chomei
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Shirotaru no Kon (1) – Introduction and Legend of Origin
There is an interesting bōjutsu kata called Shirotaru no Kon. Today there are quite a number and variety of different versions of this kata in existence. Most of them have more in common than not and they all share specific … Continue reading
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Tagged Chikin Akanchu, Irosetsuden, Kudaka, Kudakajima Yuraiki, Okinawa Karate Kobudo Encyclopedia, Oshiro Chojo, Shirotaru, Tamagusuku Aji
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