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Nakamura Shigeru: “Karate is also to be unified”

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Andreas Quast

“Karate is also to be unified”“Unification with wearing protective gear” Nakamura Shigeru, Chairman of the Okinawa Kenpō Karate-dō Renmei Born on January 20, 1893, he entered the Karate Club of the Shuri Prefectural Middle School in Shuri at the age … Continue reading →

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The Kobudō circles unite in an association, based on common interests

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Andreas Quast

In postwar Okinawa the representatives of karate established the OKINAWA KARATE-DŌ RENMEI in May 1956 (see also my other article).  The styles were Uechi-ryū, Gōjū-ryū, Shōrin-ryū and Matsubayashi-ryū. As a result, systematization of the styles was gradually pushed forward. In … Continue reading →

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