Tag Archives: Shimabukuro Taro

If it looks like a duck…

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Andreas Quast

Note: Motobu Naoki Sensei of the Motobu-ryū was so kind to share the articles by Murakami Katsumi and from “Gekkan Karatedo” used in here with me. He also was so kind to help with the translations. Thank you very much Motobu Naoki Sensei! … Continue reading →

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Shimabukuro Tarō and his Teachers

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Andreas Quast

In 1991, Murakami Katsumi (Murakami 1991: 190-91) published an article about the teachers of his teacher Shimabukuro Tarō. Motobu Naoki Sensei of the Motobu-ryū was so kind to share it with me. Thank you very much Motobu Naoki Sensei! The following is my translation of it. … Continue reading →

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How tradition really works

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Andreas Quast

In my last post I raised a hypothetical question which placed Shuri-te in a somewhat unfavorable light. Of course, Shuri-te was meant in sense of Itosu Ankō’s school Karate syllabus. Today I would like to relativize and rectify this biased … Continue reading →

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