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Okinawa Sumō (Shima) II

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Andreas Quast

Previously, I have written a number of articles about the term tegumi. As it turned out, tegumi was once a name used for what came to be called Okinawa sumō since at least 1897. So lets seek a better definition … Continue reading →

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Okinawan Sumo (Shima)

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Andreas Quast

I wrote about the term tegumi as used by Funakoshi Gichin in 1956. It is the first written use of the term tegumi that I was able to confirm. The next verified source to use the term tegumi is Nagamine … Continue reading →

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