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Tag Archives: Goju-ryu
Heroes and Gods: The Factual Existence of a Transmission of Ethical Teachings and Practical Philosophy in Karate, Exemplified by the God of War Būsāganashī ブーサーガナシー
“The deity’s apparel was obviously made after Chinese fashion. In Chinese magic and juggling of old, the Chinese would walk the suburbs on foot and performed their conjuring tricks and juggling. Some people actually take this as an original form of Karate. But I have never heard that headpieces have been mentioned in the history of Karate. For the rest, it would be futile to report about what outsiders told me about Karate only to aggrandize themselves. In light of the present conditions of the Karate boom, I involuntarily recollect the portrait of the Būsāganshī.” (Tokuda 1956) Continue reading
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Tagged Busaganashi, Goju-ryu, Guan Yu, Izumigawa Kanki, Jiǔtiān Gēnguǒ Yuàntián-dū Yuánshuài, Lei Haiqing, Miyagi Chojun, Tensonbyo, Tiandu Yuanshuai, ブーサーガナシー, 九天風火院三田都元帥, 武者加那志, 泉川寛喜, 田都元帥, 菩薩様, 雷海清
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Miyagi Chojun, October 1935
October 1935, the great tug-of-war of Naha was celebrated on Naha City Tsūdō main street. The men in the photo belonged to the Eastern Party. They had the important task to take care of the kanichibō, i.e. the huge wooden … Continue reading
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Tagged 1935, Goju-ryu, Miyagi Chojun, Naha, Okinawa Karate, tug-of-war
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Answers over guessing
In 1940, Nagamine Shōshin was awarded the title of Karatejutsu Renshi. In 1956, after the establishment of the Okinawa Karate-do Renmei he served as vice-president together with the first president Chibana Chōshin. Members were Yagi Meitoku (Gōjū-ryū), Nagamine Shōshin (Matsubayashi-ryū), Chibana Chōshin … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged Akamine Eisuke, Arakaki Seiki, Chibana Choshin, Fukuchi Seiko, Goju-ryu, Gushi Jokei, Hanshi 10th Dan, Higa Seiko, Higa Toshio, Higa Yuchoku, Isshin-ryu, Itokazu Seiki, Kadekaru Shigeo, Matsubayashi-ryu, Miyagi Tokumasa, Miyahira Katsuya, Nagamine Shoshin, Nakahodo Tsutomu, Nakamoto Masahiro, Nakamura Seigi, Nakazato Shugoro, Okinawa Karate-do Renmei, Senaha Shigetoshi, Shima Isao, Shimabukuro Tatsuo, Shimabukuro Zenpo, Shinjo Masanobu, Shinjo Seiyu, Shorin-ryu, Taira Yasutaka, Takamiyagi Shigeru, Toguchi Seikichi, Tomoyose Ryuko, Uechi Kanei, Uechi Kanmei, Uechi-ryu, Yagi Meitatsu, Yagi Meitetsu, Yagi Meitoku, Yonaha Seisho, Yonamine Kosuke, Yonamine Masao, Zen Okinawa Karate-do Renmei
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Fritz Nöpel – Pioneer of European Goju-ryu
Fritz Nöpel (3 November 1935, 19 November 2020) was a German Karateka and the pioneer of Gōjū-ryū-Karate in Germany. He is the recipient of the 10th Dan and the honorary title of Hanshi from Japan as well as the German … Continue reading
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Tagged Fritz Nöpel, Goju-ryu, yuishinkan
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The Signaling Arrow of Practice
The following is an edited collection of memories and stories of others I present here in a rather informal way. At times Miyagi Chōjun visited the main island in an effort to spread karate. His intention was to elevate Okinawa … Continue reading
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Tagged Goju-ryu, Kisaki Tomoharu, Miyagi Chojun, Ritsumeikan Karate, Uchiage Kenzo, Ujita Shozo, Yogi Jitsuei
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Kakie as described by Miyazato Ei’ichi 1978
n the Karate of Okinawa, in Gōjū-ryū only Kakie had been used since a long time as a supporting exercise (hojo-undō). In Kakie you face each other, both with the same leg forward, and either in Nekoashi-dachi or in Sanchin … Continue reading
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Tagged Goju-ryu, Miyazato Ei’ichi, Okinawa-den Goju-ryu Karate-do.
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