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Monthly Archives: January 2022
Männekes
Die Männekes hab ich mal irgendwann in den frühen 2000ern gezeichnet. Jetzt lade ich sie hoch, wenn auch in schlechter Quali, da ich die Originale längst nicht mehr habe, aber immerhin, sie bleiben damit zumindest erhalten.
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Sakugawa no Kon (Koryū)
Sakugawa no Kon (Koryū) is an older form of the Sakugawa kata that originated in the teachings of Yamane-ryū which trace back to the 1920s teachings of Chinen Sanrā and Ōshiro Chōjo, who taught the village youth of the Kakazu … Continue reading
Posted in Bojutsu Kata Series
Tagged Akamine Hiroshi, Chinen Sanrā, Sakugawa no Kon, Shimbukan, Shinbukan, Yamane-ryu, Yamanni-ryu, 佐久川の棍, 古流
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Taiho-jutsu
Taiho-jutsu is a method for present day Japanese police officers (keisatsukan), Imperial guard escort officers (kōgū goeikan), coast guard officers, narcotics control officers (mayakutorishimarikan), military police officers of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF), and other judicial police personnel, or alternatively, … Continue reading
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Kawazu-gake as an application for Nami-gaeshi of Naihanchi
Kawazu-gake 河津掛け is one of the techniques found in sūmō and jūdō. Literally, it means “Kawazu entanglement.” Meaning The notation of kawazu 河津 has no meaning that can be interpreted in terms of the technique’s execution. Rather, it seems to … Continue reading
Posted in Comparative Analyses, Jujutsu, MMA, Terminology
Tagged kawazu-gake, Naihanchi, nami-gaeshi
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The incorporation of other martial arts techniques into karate, and their embedding and historical authentification by referencing them to karate, its kata, and its historical narratives
Over the last 120 years, the technical syllabi and contents of “karate” have constantly been reviewed and aligned to various aims and ideas. Within this process, not only were new methods created, but also were various existing martial arts methods … Continue reading
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Tagged taiho-jutsu
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Taihojutsu, then and then
In the fall of 1931, Nagamine Shōshin took the police entry examination. Nearly one hundred people had applied, but there were only twenty positions open. Only eighteen persons passed, among them Shōshin. Two years since he had returned from military … Continue reading
Posted in Jujutsu, Postwar Okinawa Karate, Prewar Okinawa Karate
Tagged arresting criminals, hojo, Nagamine, police jujutsu, taiho, taihojutsu, Torite
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The Customary Laws (Naihō)
[Originally published in: Quast, Andreas: Karate 1.0 – Parameter of an Ancient Martial Art. 2013.] The decisions made by the community meetings and semiofficial groups of regional authority were made under extensive use of so-called customary laws. On the basis … Continue reading
Posted in Prewar Okinawa Karate, Theories of Historical Karate in Comparative Perspective, Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged Customary Laws, naiho, 内法
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The Depravity of a Stipend-holding, Samurai-Family’s Sons (1898)
(From a newspaper article of the year 1898) The Depravity of a Stipend-holding, Samurai-Family’s Sons In February of this year, the third son [Kyan Chōtoku] of the stipend-holding samurai-class member Kyan [Chōfu] from Gibo district in Shuri, together with four … Continue reading
Posted in Prewar Okinawa Karate, Theories of Historical Karate in Comparative Perspective, Translations, Unknown Ryukyu
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Preservation of Old Customs
[Originally published in: Quast, Andreas: Karate 1.0 – Parameter of an Ancient Martial Art. 2013.] A major administrative tool for stabilizing newly established Okinawa Prefecture from early on was a policy called “Preservation of Old Customs” (Kyūkan onzon seisaku), in … Continue reading
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Tagged Kyūkan onzon, Kyukan Onzon Seisaku, Preservation of Old Customs, 旧慣温存
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Online Exhibition: Graduation from Tomari Elementary School in 1920
There has been some uncertainty as regards Nagamine Sensei’s exact school years. According to this photo here (and also this), Nagamine Shōshin graduated from Tomari Elementary School in 1920. At that time, 6 years was the regular term for elementary … Continue reading
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