Search
Blogroll
-
recent posts
Categories
Archives
- September 2023 (4)
- August 2023 (24)
- July 2023 (5)
- June 2023 (16)
- May 2023 (2)
- April 2023 (2)
- March 2023 (3)
- February 2023 (2)
- December 2022 (4)
- November 2022 (4)
- October 2022 (13)
- August 2022 (14)
- July 2022 (2)
- June 2022 (5)
- May 2022 (8)
- April 2022 (4)
- March 2022 (14)
- February 2022 (7)
- January 2022 (10)
- December 2021 (5)
- November 2021 (4)
- October 2021 (1)
- September 2021 (1)
- August 2021 (2)
- July 2021 (8)
- June 2021 (2)
- April 2021 (5)
- March 2021 (7)
- February 2021 (1)
- January 2021 (7)
- December 2020 (5)
- November 2020 (4)
- October 2020 (4)
- September 2020 (4)
- August 2020 (1)
- July 2020 (3)
- June 2020 (5)
- April 2020 (6)
- March 2020 (11)
- February 2020 (6)
- January 2020 (9)
- December 2019 (9)
- November 2019 (27)
- March 2019 (1)
- February 2019 (1)
- January 2019 (2)
- November 2018 (1)
- October 2018 (1)
- August 2018 (1)
- May 2018 (2)
- April 2018 (5)
- February 2018 (5)
- January 2018 (3)
- December 2017 (4)
- November 2017 (1)
- October 2017 (9)
- September 2017 (2)
- April 2017 (6)
- March 2017 (5)
- February 2017 (2)
- January 2017 (10)
- December 2016 (8)
- September 2016 (1)
- August 2016 (13)
- July 2016 (7)
- June 2016 (3)
- May 2016 (10)
- April 2016 (16)
- March 2016 (33)
- February 2016 (6)
- January 2016 (10)
- December 2015 (4)
- November 2015 (10)
- October 2015 (14)
- September 2015 (8)
- August 2015 (10)
- July 2015 (2)
- June 2015 (2)
- May 2015 (7)
- April 2015 (24)
- March 2015 (85)
- February 2015 (11)
- January 2015 (5)
- December 2014 (2)
- November 2014 (2)
- October 2014 (2)
- September 2014 (6)
- August 2014 (1)
- July 2014 (1)
- June 2014 (3)
- May 2014 (1)
- April 2014 (12)
- March 2014 (2)
- February 2014 (1)
- December 2013 (13)
- September 2013 (1)
- May 2013 (1)
- April 2013 (10)
- March 2013 (2)
- February 2013 (1)
- January 2013 (1)
- November 2012 (1)
- August 2012 (1)
- May 2012 (2)
- June 2011 (2)
- May 2011 (13)
- April 2011 (22)
- March 2011 (9)
Tags
- Andreas Quast
- battokai
- Bojutsu
- Book reviews
- Books
- Budo
- Bujutsu
- Chatan Yara
- Chibana Choshin
- cutting day
- Funakoshi Gichin
- hachiman-ryu
- Hamamoto
- Hamamoto Hisao
- Hanashiro Chomo
- Itosu Anko
- japan
- Karate
- KARATE 1.0
- Kinjo Hiroshi
- Kobudo
- Kusanku
- Kyan Chotoku
- Mabuni Kenwa
- Matsubayashi-ryu
- Matsumura Sokon
- Miyagi Chojun
- Motobu Choki
- Nagamine Shoshin
- Nagamine Takayoshi
- Naihanchi
- Nakazato Joen
- Okinawa
- Okinawa Karate
- Ryukyu
- Ryukyu Kobudo
- Saijutsu
- Shinbukan
- Shorin-ryu
- Shushi no Kon
- Taira Shinken
- Tegumi
- Wanshu
- Yabu Kentsu
- Yamane-ryu
Meta
Tag Archives: Okinawa Karate
A Study on Okinawan Karate Kata Names
Ro Gai (Lu Jiangwei) (Joint Researcher, Research Institute attached to the Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts): Okinawa karate no kata meishō ni tsuite no ichikōsatsu (A Study on Okinawan Karate Kata Names). In: Ryūkyū Karate no Rūtsu wo saguru Jigyō … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged Fujian language, Fuzhou dialect, Fuzhou language, Hakutsuru, Itosu Passai, kata names, Lu Jiangwei, Nepai, Niseishi, Okinawa Karate, Pa sai, Passai, Pausai, Quanzhou dialect, Ro Gai, Rohai, Sepai, Suparinpe, Tomari Passai, Useishi, Wankan, Wanshu
Comments Off on A Study on Okinawan Karate Kata Names
Motobu Chōki: “My Art and Skill of Karate” (1932)
This translation was created in close cooperation with the author’s grandson, Motobu Naoki sensei. It also includes a congratulatory address by the author’s son, Motobu Chōsei sensei, the current head of the school. Moreover, this year marks the 150th anniversary of Motobu Chōki’s birth. In other words, three generations of the Motobu family were involved in this new translation, connecting the history and tradition of karate from the 19th to 21th century. Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Publications, Translations, Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged Motobu Choki, Motobu Chosei, Motobu-ryu, My Art and Skill of Karate, My Art of Karate, Okinawa Karate, Okinawa martial arts, Watashi no Karatejutsu
Comments Off on Motobu Chōki: “My Art and Skill of Karate” (1932)
Matsumura Sokon: The Seven Virtues of Martial Arts
by Andreas Quast This is the true story of the seven virtues of martial arts as described by Matsumura Sokon. Considered the primary source-text of old-style Okinawan martial arts, the “Seven Virtues” are admired for their straightforward advice. Handwritten in … Continue reading
Posted in From the Classics..., Publications, Translations, Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged Books by Andreas Quast, Bushi Matsumura, King Wu Once Buckled On His Armor, King Wu Once Buckled On His Armor: The Seven Virtues of Martial Arts, Matsumura Sokon, Okinawa Karate, The Seven Virtues of Martial Arts
Comments Off on Matsumura Sokon: The Seven Virtues of Martial Arts
Immobilize the terminus
Below is a sketch drawing from a German “grappling” (= unarmed combat) manual dated ca. AD 1545. The same technique is found in various others medieval combat manuals and was a standard application at the time. Wouldn’t this be a piece … Continue reading
Posted in Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged and Mabuni Kenwa, German grappling manual, Higaonna Morio, Inu-kamae, Okinawa Karate, Qinna, Sanseru, Suparinpei, Taira Shinken, 犬構え
Comments Off on Immobilize the terminus
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
Posted in Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged 1935, Goju-ryu, Miyagi Chojun, Naha, Okinawa Karate, tug-of-war
Comments Off on Miyagi Chojun, October 1935
Kyan Chotoku’s wife, Kama
Posted in Kyan Chotoku, Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged Chan Migwa, Chotoku, Chōtoku Kyan, Kokan Oyadomari, Kosaku Matsumora, Kyan, Kyan Chofu, Kyan Chotoku, Matsumura Sokon, Okinawa, Okinawa Karate, Ryukyu King, Seibukan, Shorin-ryu, Shuri-te, squinty-eyed Chan, Zenryo Shimabukuro, チャンミーグヮー, 喜屋武朝徳
Comments Off on Kyan Chotoku’s wife, Kama
Short Note on The 36 Families
Compared to other Chinese overseas merchant communities in Southeast Asia, which were more economically successful, the people of Kumemura were more successful in culture and administration, which is considered to be due to the state stipends and privileges provided to … Continue reading
Posted in Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged 36 Families, Kaiki, Kume, Okinawa Karate, Sho Hashi
Comments Off on Short Note on The 36 Families
Flurry styles of Karate?
So I stumbled over this issue of Black Belt Mag from April 1968. Therein appeared an interview with three young men from Okinawa, plannning to stay in the US for maybe four years and maybe open a dojo: Kina Santos, Taba Kensai, … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged Chibana Choshin, Nagamine Shoshin, Okinawa Karate, Okinawa Karatedo Renmei
Comments Off on Flurry styles of Karate?
A Stroll Along Ryukyu Martial Arts History
A Stroll Along Ryukyu Martial Arts History Paperback – May 15, 2015 by Andreas Quast (Author) Paperback edition: available at Amazon US ($14.99), Amazon UK (£9.79), Amazon Germany (EUR 14.97), CreateSpace eStore ($14.99), and at online and offline bookstores and retailers, as well as via public libraries and … Continue reading
Posted in Publications
Tagged A Stroll Along Ryukyu Martial Arts History, Andreas Quast, KARATE 1.0, Kusanku, Okinawa Karate, Ryukyu, sapposhi
Comments Off on A Stroll Along Ryukyu Martial Arts History
Retrospective: 1997 Okinawa Karate and Kobudō World Tournament
On August 21st the Opening Ceremony of the “1997 Okinawa Karate and Kobudō World Tournament” was held to commemorate the completion of the Prefectural Budōkan Gymnasium at Ōnoyama park, Okinawa. The Budōkan was built to commemorate the martial heritage of the Ryūkyūs. … Continue reading
Posted in Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged 1997, Okinawa Karate, Okinawa Karate Kobudo, World Tournament
Comments Off on Retrospective: 1997 Okinawa Karate and Kobudō World Tournament