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Monthly Archives: November 2019
William Adams on Okinawa (1614-15)
The first Western eyewitness accounts of Okinawa originated from Richard Wickham and William Adams (1564–1620). Adams became famous as a counselor of Tokugawa Ieyasu, was promoted to samurai status by the Shōgun, and provided with an estate. His Japanese name … Continue reading
Posted in Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged Amami Ōshima, Beillevaire, Cocks, Damian Marin, Farrington, Hirado, Purnell, Richard Wickham, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Toyotomi Hideyori, William Adams
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“Karate Kumite” 1905
In 2016, my new discovery of a photo of Hanashiro Chōmo was featured on the website of the Okinawa Traditional Karate Liaison Bureau. Then, in 2018 I translated and published the Genealogy of Hanashiro. Today I add an overview of … Continue reading
Posted in Prewar Okinawa Karate
Tagged 1905, Buyoken Kensai, Hanashiro Chomo, heishiki taisō, Itosu Anko, Karate Goshin Hijutsu, Karate Kumite, 武揚軒健齋, 空手護身秘術
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Two Karateka Served as Chairmen of Naha City Assembly
Two well-respected Karateka served as leaders of the Naha City Assembly. Nagamine Shōshin, founder of Matsubayashi(Shorin)-ryu, served as Vice-chairman of the Naha City Assembly (1954/10 – 1955/08; 1955/11 – 1957/06). Higa Yūchoku of Kobayashi(Shorin)-ryu served as chairman of the Naha … Continue reading
Posted in Postwar Okinawa Karate
Tagged Higa Yuchoku, Nagamine Shoshin
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Siamese Boxing and Karate – Fact check!
In the January 1965 edition of Black Belt, Karate has been technically compared with Muay Thai. Today there is no karate blogger or vlogger who didn’t touch this topic. There is usually a staccato logic underlined by pictorial comparisons. Of … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
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When Karate was Military Drill
In 1872, the Japanese government introduced a new educational system which emphasized the “threefold objective of academic education, moral education, and physical education.” The latter of which–physical education–was based on Western physical education. A first move to look into Japanese … Continue reading
Posted in Postwar Okinawa Karate
Tagged Erwin Bälz, Hanashiro Chomo, heishiki taisō, Julius K. Scrib, Kudeken Kenyū, military drill, Yabu Kentsu
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140 Years Ago: The “Law of Fifteen Injunctions” and the Written Oath First Published in Western Sources
The “Law of Fifteen Injunctions” as well as the vows taken by king and councilors (sanshikan) were first given in English translation in 1879 in the Japan Daily Herald on 3rd October 1879, three days later again in the Japan Gazette, and on … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged Jana Uēkata Teidō, Law of Fifteen Injunctions, okite jūgo-jō, Ryukyu, Shimazu, 掟十五ヶ条
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In the 9th year of King Shō Kei (1721), a fire broke out at the main hall of Enkakuji temple
On the first day of the New Year of 1721, during the double-hour of the Ox (1am-3am), a fire took place which damaged the main hall of the Enkakuji temple. Fortunately, the reliquary hall, the Buddha hall, and the main … Continue reading
Posted in From the Classics..., Kyūyō
Tagged 1721, Dankei Zensō, Enkakuji, Gozan, Indonesia, Kaiin, Kriss, Tennōji, valued sword, インドネシヤ, 円覚寺, 宝剣
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Of bulls and mice
“Famous persons are inherently accompanied by various romantic anecdotes. The same thing can be said about Matsumura Sōkon. While anecdotes are handed down in exaggeration, important truths are sometimes not handed down. As for anecdotes related to Matsumura, and while … Continue reading
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Der Kernpunkt der Karatetechnik: Sēpai, Teil 1-4. Gōjū-ryū Kaishugata. In persönlicher Unterweisung erlernt von Chōjun Miyagi.
Vorführung und Erklärung: Gôjû-ryû Karate-dô, Kisaki Tomoharu (unter Schriftleitung von Nagoya Shigeru) Man sagt, Kata sei eine Kombination verschiedener, unabhängiger Angriffs- und Verteidigungstechniken. Das wichtigste Element bei der Ausführung von Kata ist jedoch die sich dabei widerspiegelnde Energie, d.h. die … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged Kisaki Tomoharu, Miyagi Chojun, Sepai, So Neichu, Ujita Shozo, Yogi Jitsuei, セーパイ, 与儀実栄, 宇治田省, 曹寧柱, 木﨑友晴
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Bubishi 1999
1999 befand ich mich als Mitglied der Gruppe um Fritz Nöpel Sensei auf dem Weg nach Japan, zum internationalen Kata-Lehrgang des Goju-ryu Yuishinkan. Damals war ich 3. Kyu Braungurt (habe nachgeschaut). Ich hatte – wie es sich gehört – alle … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged Bubishi, Fritz Nöpel, Goju-ryu Yuishinkan, Izumi, Ulrich Schlee
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