Tag Archives: Chinen Masami

Higa Seitoku (1921-2006) – Ultimate Skill – Lifelong Pursuit

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Andreas Quast

(The following is a translation of the following article: Okinawa Times, 29 August 2021: “Weekly Okinawa Karate No. 230 – Okinawa Kobudō Biographies Series 2 – Ultimate Skill – Lifelong Pursuit – Higa Seitoku (1921-2006) – Bō “Shūshi no Kon” … Continue reading →

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Shirotaru no Kon (5) – Name, Lineages, Variants

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Andreas Quast

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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The techniques of Chinen Masami’s Yamani-ryū

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Andreas Quast

Chinen Masami 知念正実 (1898–1976) was an Okinawan bōjutsu expert. He taught privately at his home in Shuri Tōbaru, Okinawa. He named his style Yamani-ryū 山根流 after his grandfather Chinen Sanrā 知念三良 (1842–1925). In a newspaper article from 1918 Sanrā was … Continue reading →

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Ufugusuku nu Kun 大城の棍 (Bojutsu Kata Series)

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Andreas Quast

Ufugusuku nu Kun is a kata said to have been devised by Ōshiro Chōjo (1887-1935) in order to teach budō at the Okinawa Prefectural Teachers‘ College (Okinawa-ken Shihan Gakkō) and the Industrial School (Kōgyō-gakkō). In the prewar years, Chōjo together … Continue reading →

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