Tag Archives: Okinawa Karate

A Study on Okinawan Karate Kata Names

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Andreas Quast

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 →

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Motobu Chōki: “My Art and Skill of Karate” (1932)

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Andreas Quast

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 →

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Matsumura Sokon: The Seven Virtues of Martial Arts

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Andreas Quast

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 →

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Immobilize the terminus

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Andreas Quast

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 →

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Miyagi Chojun, October 1935

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Andreas Quast

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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Kyan Chotoku’s wife, Kama

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Andreas Quast
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Short Note on The 36 Families

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Andreas Quast

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 →

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Flurry styles of Karate?

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Andreas Quast

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 →

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A Stroll Along Ryukyu Martial Arts History

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Andreas Quast

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 →

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Retrospective: 1997 Okinawa Karate and Kobudō World Tournament 

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Andreas Quast

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 →

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