Tag Archives: Tegumi

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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Other examples of Tegumi – Yuishinkan Goju-ryu Karate-do

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Andreas Quast

Recently I have presented a number of sources and thoughts on the term tegumi from a strictly academic point of view. However, tegumi has been in use in karate circles for quite some time, without being related to either the … Continue reading →

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In 1986, Nagamine Shoshin published his second book

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Andreas Quast

In 1986, Nagamine Shōshin published his second book. It dealt with written and oral traditions of Okinawan karate and sumō masters. The reason he wrote this book was that he felt responsible for completing the last will of his good … Continue reading →

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Occurence and year of the term “Tegumi” in Youtube

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Andreas Quast

There are dozens of videos about “tegumi” on YouTube, which was launched in 2005, and bought by Google in October 2006. The first of karate-related tegumi videos I was able to track is from 2012. After that, the number of … Continue reading →

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Occurence and year of the term “Tegumi” in Google Books

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Andreas Quast

I conducted a short query about the occurrence and year of the term tegumi by using Google Books. It will not show all occurrences but shows the general trend. The results show that the term “tegumi” appeared on the karate … 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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