Tag Archives: Hamamoto Hisao

The “tea cloth squeeze”

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Andreas Quast

In bōjutsu, depending on the teacher, various methods of how to hold the bō are taught. In the Taira lineage of Okinawa, students are supposed to basically adhere to a 3/3 division of the bō and keep both hands fixed … Continue reading →

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Kenpo no Kata, Mugai-ryu, Hamamoto Sensei

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Andreas Quast
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March 04, 2011, Migi Ren-tachi during daily practice with Hamamoto Hisao Sensei

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Andreas Quast
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Studying sword fittings at Hamamoto Sensei’s home, February 24, 2011

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Andreas Quast
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Studying sword fittings at Hamamoto Sensei’s home, February 24, 2011

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Andreas Quast
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The monthly Battokai at Okinawa Prefectural Budokan

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Andreas Quast

I started training with Hamamoto Sensei in November 2010 and continued until March 2012. That is, I trained with him while living on Okinawa. For periods it was daily training, sometimes less when I got too busy otherwise. Often Tajima … Continue reading →

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Hamamoto Sensei’s sword museum, November 15, 2010

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Andreas Quast
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Cutting Day (battokai) February 25, 2012

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Andreas Quast
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Cutting Day (battokai) December 24, 2011

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Andreas Quast
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Cutting Day (battokai) December 24, 2011

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Andreas Quast
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