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Tag Archives: Higa Seitoku
Higa Seitoku (1921-2006) – Ultimate Skill – Lifelong Pursuit
(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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Tagged Chinen Masami, Higa Kiyohiko, Higa Seitoku, Yamane-ryu
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Tachimura no Naihanchi
Translator’s Introduction Right now our friend Ulf Karlsson is on the plane back to Sweden. He just spent several months of practice and study in Okinawa and Japan. While there he also had the chance to meet with Motobu Naoki … Continue reading
Posted in Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged Bushi Tachimura, Higa Kiyohiko, Higa Seitoku, Karate Sakugawa, Kishimoto Soko, Motobu-ryu, Tachimura no Naihanchi
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Ufugusuku nu Kun 大城の棍 (Bojutsu Kata Series)
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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Tagged Bojutsu Kata Series, Bunbukan, Chinen Masami, Higa Seitoku, Kinjo Masakazu, Kishaba Chōgi, Kubagawa Shubukan, Maeshiro Chotoku, Nakamoto Masahiro, Oshiro Chojo, Oshiro no Kon, Ufugusuku no Kon, Ufugusuku nu Kun, 大城の棍
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Nakamura Shigeru (1891-1969)
akamura Shigeru (1891-1969) was an Okinawan Budōka active in Karate and Kobudō. He established the name “Okinawa Kenpō” according to his perspective that originally there were no styles on Okinawa. Shigeru was born the eldest son of father Nakamura Kōkichi … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged Arakaki Seisho, bogu-zuki kumite, Bushi Kunishi, Higa Seitoku, Kaneshima Shinsuke, Kuniyoshi Shinkichi, Kusanku, Naihanchi, Nakamura Kokichi, Nakamura Shigeru, Nakazato Joen, Niseshi, Okinawa Kenpo, Passai, Pinan, Sesan, Shimabukuro Tatsuo, Shimabukuro Zenryo, Soken Hohan, Tamotsu Isamu, Uehara Seikichi
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The History of Okinawa Karate Associations, based on common interests
ince the 1950s the movement of post-war Okinawan Karate organizations began. The era saw the establishment of the Okinawa Karate-do Renmei in May 1956 (first president Chibana Chōshin), the Okinawa Kobudō Kyōkai in June 1961 (first president Higa Seitoku), and … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged Chibana Choshin, Fukuchi Seiko, Gushi Jokei, Higa Seiko, Higa Seitoku, Higa Yuchoku, Kinjo Hiroshi, Miyahira Katsuya, Nagamine Shoshin, Nakaima Hirokazu, Nakazato Shugoro, Toguchi Seikichi, Tomoyose Ryuko, Uechi Kanei, Yagi Meitoku
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