Tag Archives: Taira Shinken

How “Tsuken Hanta-gwā no Kon” became “Urasoe no Kon”

Posted on August 20, 2022 by Andreas Quast

Urasoe no Kon is a kata name that first appeared in the postwar era. That is, none of the kata lists presented by Miki (1930) and Taira (1938) included the name Urasoe no Kon, nor does it appear elsewhere. While … Continue reading →

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Taira Shinken 1964 also copied designs from Yun Heui-byeong 1948

Posted on August 20, 2022 by Andreas Quast

In the last article, I notified that Taira Shinken copied important parts of text from Yun’s research published in 1948. Besides text, Taira also copied designs from Yun. Here I would like to particularly point out the makiwara design. The … Continue reading →

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Shushi no Kon (old-style) 3 – Nejiru

Posted on February 13, 2022 by Andreas Quast

This is about Shushi no Kon (old-style) as I have described here in text and illustration as well as in video here. In his 1930 description, which is the earliest description of a Bō kata, Miki uses the term nejiru on … Continue reading →

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Jigen no Sai

Posted on April 18, 2021 by Andreas Quast

I would like to let you guys know about Jesse’s latest project, the Kobudo tutorial website at www.kobudomastery.com​ Since I am a passionate Kobudo practitioner myself, I was thrilled when I learned from a friend that Jesse has started this … Continue reading →

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Soeishi no Kon – by Takamura Seiko, 1980

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Andreas Quast

In June of 2020, Lara Chamberlain uploaded a bo-kata video from the archives of Fred Christian sensei. Neither the performer nor the kata were known or could be identified. However, from some of the signature techniques I thought right away … Continue reading →

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The inheritance of Kobudo is “destiny.” There is no end to research [Dojo Tour 3]

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Andreas Quast

Translation of an article from Okinawa Times, April 17, 2017. “Kobudō is my life. I have been pursuing it all my life, but research is endless.” Nakamoto Masahiro (79), who was selected as the only intangible cultural property holder in … Continue reading →

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Sasumata-Verteidigung (Sasumata-uke 刺叉受)

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Andreas Quast

Hier eine weitere Technik aus Mabunis Buch von 1938 mit einem wirklich interessanten kleinen Detail. Die hier gezeigte Technik trägt bei Mabuni die Bezeichnung “Sasumata-Verteidigung” (Sasumata-uke 刺叉受). Was hat es damit auf sich? Die Sasumata (Dornengabel) war eine Stangenwaffe feudaler … Continue reading →

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Schöpfendes Aufhalten von der Außenseite (Soto Sukui-dome 外掬い止め) und umgekehrter Wurf (gyaku-nage 逆投げ)

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Andreas Quast

Hier eine weitere Technik aus Mabunis Buch von 1938. Sie ähnelt dieser Technik. Mabuni (links) tritt mit dem rechten Fuß. Taira (rechts) fängt den Tritt mit einer von außen nach innen schöpfenden Bewegung seiner linken Hand. Taira (rechts) geht mit … Continue reading →

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Schöpfendes Aufhalten von der Innenseite (Uchi Sukui-dome 内掬い止め)

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Andreas Quast

Hier eine weitere Technik aus Mabunis Buch von 1938. Taira (links) tritt mit dem linken Fuß. Mabuni (rechts) fängt den Tritt mit einer von innen nach außen schöpfenden Bewegung seiner rechten Hand. Gleichzeitig wendet er dabei seinen Körper leicht aus … Continue reading →

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Die Bogenfaust (koken 弧拳)

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Andreas Quast

“Die Bogenfaust (1) wird hauptsächlich zur Verteidigung (2) verwendet, und wenn der Feind hereinkommt, wird sie eingesetzt, indem mit der Bogenfaust sein Schlag von unten nach oben angehoben wird, wie in Bild 8 gezeigt.” “Diese Methode wird Bogenverteidigung (ko-uke 弧受) … Continue reading →

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