Tag Archives: Sakugawa

Sakugawa no Kon old-style

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Andreas Quast

This is my recinstruction of “Sakugawa no Kon” old-style as described by Miki Jisaburo in 1930, after learning the kata from Oshiro Chojo a year or so earlier.  If you follow closely, it is the same kata and Enbusen as … Continue reading →

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Sakugawa no Kon Dai

Posted on February 19, 2022 by Andreas Quast

In Taira lineage kobudō exist a Shō and a Dai version of Sakugawa no Kon. These versions came via Chinen Sanra (Yamane-ryū)→Yabiku Mōden→Taira Shinken. Taira’s student Inoue also maintains a Sakugawa no Kon Chū, which derived from an older version. … Continue reading →

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The ti of Chatan Yara, and the kenpō of Tōdī Sakugawa

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Andreas Quast

When was the term tī started to be used? During a roundtable discussion with Nagamine Shōshin, Chibana Chōshin explained as follows: Nagamine: Well, karate existed even before it got handed down from China. Chibana: About this, according to conversations with … Continue reading →

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Sakugawa, Matsumura, and the “Illustration of the Arm’s Minor Yin Heart Meridian”

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Andreas Quast

A few years back Patrick McCarthy and Tuttle were planning to publish a new edition of the “Bubishi.” At that time, I had been asked if I’d like to contribute a little extra info, which I gladly did. My article … Continue reading →

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Sakugawa – The Hidden Warrior

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Andreas Quast

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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