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Taira Shinken – Restorer of Okinawa Kobudō

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Andreas Quast

Taira Shinken – Restorer of Okinawa Kobudō By Andreas Quast (Note: all pictures given here are from the author’s private book collection) Taira Shinken was born in Maja, Nakazato-son on Kume Island on Saturday, June 12, 1897. This is the … Continue reading →

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Practice of Uēku-dī (ウェーク手の稽古)

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Andreas Quast

One of the more famous kata with the uēku is Tsuken Sunakake no Kon (oki.: Chikin Sunakachi nu Kun). As it is generally demonstrated using the uēku (oar) it is also referred to as Chikin Sunakachi nu Uēku-dī (the skills of the oar etc.). … Continue reading →

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Evolution of the Matsubayashi-ryū insignia since 1955

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Andreas Quast

Seems we all live in our own little worlds and – while observing what’s going on in the various regional perceptions of Karate around the globe – successively try to make sense of and adjust our subjectively coherent perceptions of … Continue reading →

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Okinawa Kobudo, Volume I and II

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Andreas Quast

ecently Leif Hermansson, Hanshi, 10th Dan Karate and Kobudo, and me published a book on Okinawa Kobudo. Exceeding 850 pages, these two volumes are vast. The two works contain all basics and Kata from the 6th kyu to 1st dan. In … Continue reading →

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