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Tag Archives: Itosu Anko
The 2nd Okinawa Karate Academy — An unknown group of early modern Karate persons (3) — Yonamine Isshun
Usually kobujutsu is spared from being accused of going through the process of technical sanitation that is typically believed to have been the case for karate in school education. As a result, kobujutsu is also believed to have been less charged with nationalistic and militaristic ideology. However, the following research results necessitate to reconsider the notion that modern Okinawan kobujutsu was an original warrior martial arts from the kingdom times. Instead, modern Okinawan kobujutsu was probably spawned by the same momenta as karate. Continue reading
Posted in Prewar Okinawa Karate, Theories of Historical Karate in Comparative Perspective, Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged Hanashiro Chomo, Itosu Anko, Nakamura Akira, Okinawa Karate Academy, Yabu Kentsu, Yonamine Isshun
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The 2nd Okinawa Karate Academy — An unknown group of early modern Karate persons (2) — Matsuda Seiei
On Monday, November 25, from 2-4 pm, the “2nd Okinawa Karate Academy” was held at the Auditorium on the 4th floor of the Okinawa Prefectural Office. The topic was new findings regarding “An unknown group of early modern Karate persons.” … Continue reading
Posted in Prewar Okinawa Karate, Theories of Historical Karate in Comparative Perspective, Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged Hanashiro Chomo, Itosu Anko, Matsuda Seiei, Nakamura Akira, Okinawa Karate Academy, Yabu Kentsu
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The 2nd Okinawa Karate Academy — An unknown group of early modern Karate persons (1) — Haraguni Seishō
“This prefecture’s usage of fists is what the martial arts of fencing (gekken) and the spear (sōjutsu) are for the other prefectures. It is also called karate and its techniques have names like “Passai,” “Kūsankun,” “Naihanchin,” and the like. Certain educated Ryūkyūans formerly all trained this method, by means of which one can prepare for emergencies.”
From: The Odd Accident of this Party’s Member, Harakuni Seishō. Ryūkyū Kyōiku, issue 4, 1896. Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Prewar Okinawa Karate, Theories of Historical Karate in Comparative Perspective, Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged Hanashiro Chomo, Harakuni Seisho, Itosu Anko, Nakamura Akira, Okinawa Karate Academy, Yabu Kentsu
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“Karate Kumite” 1905
In 2016, my new discovery of a photo of Hanashiro Chōmo was featured on the website of the Okinawa Traditional Karate Liaison Bureau. Then, in 2018 I translated and published the Genealogy of Hanashiro. Today I add an overview of … Continue reading
Posted in Prewar Okinawa Karate
Tagged 1905, Buyoken Kensai, Hanashiro Chomo, heishiki taisō, Itosu Anko, Karate Goshin Hijutsu, Karate Kumite, 武揚軒健齋, 空手護身秘術
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Does the photo of Itosu Ankō show a different person?
[Here follows my translation of the newspaper article: Arakaki Ryōko: “Does the photo of Itosu Ankō show a different person?” In: Okinawa Times, March 2, 2019, Saturday, No. 25159 (daily issue). Many thanks to Motobu Naoki Shihan of the Motobu-ryu for … Continue reading
Posted in Fundstücke, New Developments, Prewar Okinawa Karate
Tagged Itosu Anko, Miyake Sango, 三宅三五, 仲村顕, 写真の糸洲安恒は別人?, 宮城篤正, 山川哲男, 沖縄タイムス、2019年3月2日
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The Invention of Karate
The last and probably most important book by Kinjō Hiroshi (2011) has the clear tenor of an “Invention of Karate”. Yes, I just said that. It is about as follows: In 1904, Itosu Ankō (1831–1915), commissioned by and under the … Continue reading
Posted in Prewar Okinawa Karate
Tagged Chinto, Gusukuma Shinpan, Itosu Angō, Itosu Anko, Kinjo Hiroshi
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On a Third Itosu Photo
Recently, I wrote about a first and a second photo showing a man considered to be Itosu Ankō (1831–1915), the father of modern Karate. Some weeks ago my colleague Thomas Feldmann of Hoploblog dug out another photo which we believe … Continue reading
Posted in Misc, Prewar Okinawa Karate
Tagged Itosu Anko, photo
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On the Second Itosu Photo
Yesterday, I wrote On the First Itosu Photo. Since the publication of that photo, a decade of further research passed and – not least due to corresponding activities by various stakeholders of Okinawan history and research on the internet – further … Continue reading
Posted in Prewar Okinawa Karate
Tagged Digital Museum of the Naha City Museum of History, Itosu Anko, Larry Kientz, Patrick McCarthy, Sonoyama Minpei, 沖縄県師範学校, 琉文21
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On the First Itosu Photo
In 2006 a photo was revealed to the public, showing a mysterious man with a mustache. This man is considered to be Itosu Ankō (1831–1915), the Okinawan father of modern Karate. The matter was publicly described for the first time … Continue reading
Posted in Prewar Okinawa Karate
Tagged Arasaki Seibin, Gekkan Karatedō, Itosu Angō, Itosu Anko, Kadekaru Tooru, Kinjo Hiroshi, Miyagi Hisateru, Miyagi Satoshi, Okinawa Prefectural 1st Middle School, Okinawa Prefecture Middle School, Okubo Shuhachi, Tokuda Antei, 新崎盛敏
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Abolish the Buddha and Destroy His Statues
It is true: most of the time it is sufficient to consider things based on readily available information and experiences. This is called WYSIATI — What You See Is All There Is. It means, you don’t consider what you don’t know. And indeed, usually … Continue reading
Posted in Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged Itosu Anko, Karate did not originate in Confucianism or Buddhism
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