Tag Archives: Wansu

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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“Tomari-te Kata” handed down in the Gōhakukai

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Andreas Quast

The February 2003 issue of “Gekkan Karatedō” magazine features an article about the Gōhakukai. There it is stated (page 46): “Nine Kata are handed down in Tomari-te!!!” The following is my translation of the text. So, what Kata are handed down … Continue reading →

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Wanshū, Wansu, and Wang Ji

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Andreas Quast

The Tsūkō Ichiran (Survey of Foreign Relations, 1853) extensively reports on Ryūkyū. It notes on the first Edo-nobori (embassies to Edo) that took place in 1634. At that time King Shō Hō dispatched prince Kin Ōji Chōtei as a gratitude … Continue reading →

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