Motobu NaokiKarate demonstration at the 1914 Tokyo Taisho ExpositionFirst public demonstration of karate in mainland Japan3d ago3d ago
Motobu Naoki100th Anniversary of Motobu Chōki’s Victory Over a BoxerThe following article was written in 2022.4d ago4d ago
Motobu NaokiHigaonna Kanryō’s Real NameIn the previous discussion, it is difficult to imagine that a martial arts master would be called Rūrū (kō) in the customs of Fuzhou at the…5d ago5d ago
Motobu NaokiHigaonna Kanryō’s Master (4)Master Zhèng Wéncún (鄭文存, 1906–2005), mentioned in the article “Higaonna Kanryō’s Master (3),” established a martial arts school called the…6d ago6d ago
Motobu NaokiDonation of Materials Related to Okinawa ButokudenSatō Shigeru Sensei, the representative of “Marufuji Library,” whom I have previously introduced, donated the materials related to the…Jul 16Jul 16
Motobu NaokiHigaonna Kanryō’s Master (3)As mentioned in the previous discussion, the theory that Higaonna Kanryō’s master was Rūrū(kō) was unlikely according to the customs of…Jul 15Jul 15
Motobu NaokiMotobu-ryū and Motobu UdundīHistory and differences between the two school namesJul 151Jul 151
Motobu NaokiHigaonna Kanryō’s Master (2)As mentioned in the article “Higaonna Kanryō’s Master (1),” according to the customs of Fuzhou at the end of the 19th century, it was…Jul 14Jul 14
Motobu NaokiHigaonna Kanryō’s Master (1)In Kinjō Akio’s “Karate Denshinroku” (1999), the following text is found as the “Oral Traditions handed down in the Lineage of Higa Seikō…Jul 12Jul 12
Motobu NaokiHigaonna Kanryō’s Kata (4)In the previous article, I mentioned that the kata of Naha-te (Gōjū-ryū) and the kata (tàolù) of Yongchun White Crane Fist are not similar…Jul 10Jul 10