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Monthly Archives: August 2023
Kobudo, entertainment art, or both?
It is sometimes hard to distinguish if an old photo or a demonstration on film is actually a martial art or something else. Like this, there was a question in social media about a number of sketches from the 19th … Continue reading
Posted in Comparative Analyses, kobudo, kumibo, Theories of Historical Karate in Comparative Perspective
Tagged hatagashira, Ishigaki, Kumite, naginata, shitaku, spear, staff, tug-of-war, yaeyama
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Chōun no Kon, or Shōun no Bo?
There was a discussion on social media about the spelling of a kata. In the Taira lineage, the kata is generally known as Chōun no Kon. However, in a bilangual work of 1987, there is the description of “Chōun no … Continue reading
Posted in Bojutsu Kata Series, Comparative Analyses, Terminology
Tagged Choun, Choun no Kon, Shoun no Bo, Zhao Yun
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The 9-foot-staff and spearmanship in Ryūkyū
Recently I wrote about the 9-foot-staff as used in Okinawan bōjutsu. While sources are scarce and fragmentary, there are a number of traditions using a 9-foot-staff. In written sources it appears first in the 1960s. However, when looking at the … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
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Online exhibition: Shihan certificates in Okinawa
Recently, there was a social media discussion about the difference between sensei and shihan. Both sensei and shihan mean teacher, but while sensei is used extensively in general, shihan is an older term used particularly in the world of budō and other traditional arts such as calligraphy, flower arranging, … Continue reading
Posted in Okinawa no Kokoro, Postwar Okinawa Karate, Terminology
Tagged Kobudo, shihan, shihan license, Shimbukan
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The 9-foot-staff in Okinawa bōjutsu
I have written about the 9-foot-staff before. In the bōjutsu tradition of Taira Shinken, it is called the kushaku-bō. This staff is about ca. 273 cm long. I want to recapitulate on what I have established before and extend it … Continue reading
Posted in Bojutsu Kata Series
Tagged 9-foot-staff, kushaku-bo, kushakubo, 九尺棒
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How Miyake Sango was identified
Here I would like to shortly explain how Miyake Sango was identified as the person in the alleged Itosu photo. It began on January 10, 2018, when my good fellow researcher Thomas Feldmann (herinafter abbreviated to TF) sent me a … Continue reading
Posted in Itosu photo controversy
Tagged Itosu Anko, Miyake Sango
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The alleged photos of Itosu Ankō actually show Miyake Sango
I have written about three different photos allegeldy showing Itosu Anko, the father of modern karate (1, 2, and 3). Then, I provided a translation of an article from the Okinawa Times which stated that the person is not Itosu, … Continue reading
Posted in Itosu photo controversy
Tagged Itosu Anko, Miyake Sango
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1964: An Entry about Kenshin-ryū, ancient martial art of Okinawa
[The following is a translation of a short entry from 1964 about the Kenshin-ryū school of kobudō established by Hayashi Teruo] Born in Kumejima, Okinawa Prefecture, [Mr. Taira Shinken] trained karate under Funakoshi Gichin Sensei and kobudō under Yabiku Mōden … Continue reading
Posted in kobudo, Postwar Okinawa Karate, Translations
Tagged Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Ryukyu Kobudo, Hayashi Teruo, Kenshin-ryu, Nakaima Kenko, Ryuei-ryu, Ryukyu Kobudo, Ryuryuko, Yabiku Moden, 仲井間憲孝, 劉竜公, 劉衛流, 屋比久孟伝, 憲信流, 林輝男, 琉球古武道, 琉球古武道保存振興会
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Example of Examination Regulations in Okinawa
Previously I presented an Example of Association Rules in Okinawa. It describes the exact rules and how Okinawan karate kobudo associations are organized. From it, it can also be seen what distinguishes Okinawan associations from associations in other countries. Over … Continue reading
Posted in kobudo, New Developments, Postwar Okinawa Karate, Translations
Tagged Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Ryukyu Kobudo, Examination Regulations, Ryukyu Kobudo, Ryukyu Kobudo Hozon Shinkokai
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Example of Association Rules in Okinawa
How are Okinawan karate kobudo associations organized? What distinguishes them from associations in other countries? What are the exact rules? Over years, karate kobudo practitioners around the world have asked these and similar questions. Therefore, to give you a reliable … Continue reading
Posted in Comparative Analyses, Misc, New Developments, Postwar Okinawa Karate, Translations
Tagged Ryūkyū Kobudō Hozon Shinkōkai, Ryukyu Kobudo Hozon Shinkokai
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