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Tag Archives: Ryukyu martial arts
Practice of Uēku-dī (ウェーク手の稽古)
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
Posted in Bojutsu Kata Series, Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged Eku, eku-di, oar, Okinawa Kobudo, Ryukyu martial arts, Tsuken Sunakake, ueku, Ueku-di
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Nakahara Zenshu: Character and Weapons of the Ryukyu Kingdom (4)
In this 4th part of his article on the character and weapons of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, Nakahara discusses the influece of the Shimazu invasion of 1609 and the theories of a peaceful and weaponless kingdom of Ryūkyū since the time … Continue reading
Posted in Okinawa Peace Theory, Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged 1609, Character and Weapons of the Ryukyu Kingdom, Hiki, History, japan, Karate, Nakahara Zenshu, Okinawa, peaceful kingdom, Ryukyu martial arts, Sai On, sapposhi, Shimazu invasion, teppo, Tokugawa, tribute ships, weaponry, weaponsless kingdom
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Nakahara Zenshu: Character and Weapons of the Ryukyu Kingdom (2)
In this second part, Nakahara sheds some light on the beginning of a twofold theory as regards weapons bans, which in consequence not only served to establish the theory of a historically “peaceful Ryūkyū kingdom” but also that of Karate … Continue reading
Posted in Okinawa Peace Theory, Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged Bodhidharma, Daruma Daishi, Iha Fuyu, Nakahara Zenshu, Ryukyu martial arts, weapons ban
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Sakugawa – The Hidden Warrior
Working at a US restaurant on Okinawa once established by the DOD, the caretaker, a strong, black guy, asked me about what I was doing on Okinawa. I said, in order to not overcomplicate the matter, “Karate.” And he was like … Continue reading
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Tagged entertainment art, japan, Karate, Okinawa, Ryukyu martial arts, Sakugawa, Tode
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The Butokuden of Okinawa
The original Dai Nippon Butokukai (DNBK) was established in April 1895 in Kyōto to encourage the practice of the budō and to cultivate warlike virtues (butoku) throughout Imperial Japan. Branches were opened in each prefecture, aiming at the dissemination and … Continue reading
Posted in Chatan Yara Kusanku, Okinawa Peace Theory, Prewar Okinawa Karate, Unknown Ryukyu
Tagged Butokuden, Chatan Yara no Kūsankū, Chatanyara, Dai Nippon Butokukai, DNBK, Hayashi Senjuro, japan, Kusanku, Okinawa, Okinawa Civil Government, Oshiro Ryutaro, Ryukyu martial arts
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