Monthly Archives: March 2022

Occurence and year of the term “Tegumi” in Google Books

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Andreas Quast

I conducted a short query about the occurrence and year of the term tegumi by using Google Books. It will not show all occurrences but shows the general trend. The results show that the term “tegumi” appeared on the karate … Continue reading →

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Kinjō Ufuchiku, whose name is left behind in Sai

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Andreas Quast

This short article is a translation of: Nakamura A.: Sai de mei nokosu Kinjō Ufuchiku. Tikubushi no keifu, Dai Nanakai. Kindai karate-shi o tadoru. Bugi no denshō keiro ②. Okinawa Times, June 21, 2020. Last time, after confirming the modern … Continue reading →

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Okinawan Sumo (Shima)

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Andreas Quast

I wrote about the term tegumi as used by Funakoshi Gichin in 1956. It is the first written use of the term tegumi that I was able to confirm. The next verified source to use the term tegumi is Nagamine … Continue reading →

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Funakoshi Gichin on Tegumi (1956)

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Andreas Quast

“Okinawan Wrestling It might surprise you if I told you that Okinawa also has wrestling. However, as in karate, I don’t know in detail when and how it developed. Consequently, while there must have been some kind of relation between … Continue reading →

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