Motobu NaokiShō Sanchin: Matsumura’s SanchinUehara Seikichi taught several karate (tōde) kata in the 1960s. They were kata that Motobu Chōyū taught in his evening classes, and Uehara…Jun 291Jun 291
Motobu NaokiinMotobu-ryu BlogIrimi and Tai Sabaki of the Old-Style Shuri-teIn my article “Kūsankū of Naha-te,” I wrote that the old-style Shuri-te and Naha-te were not differentiated by kata. For example, because…Aug 23, 2023Aug 23, 2023
Motobu NaokiWhy Uehara Seikichi was chosen as the SuccessorThe other day, I wrote an article about my elementary school days when I went to the Seidōkan dōjō, headed by Fukuhara Chōsei, to learn…May 6May 6
Motobu NaokiShō Sanchin: Matsumura’s SanchinUehara Seikichi taught several karate (tōde) kata in the 1960s. They were kata that Motobu Chōyū taught in his evening classes, and Uehara…Jun 291
Motobu NaokiinMotobu-ryu BlogIrimi and Tai Sabaki of the Old-Style Shuri-teIn my article “Kūsankū of Naha-te,” I wrote that the old-style Shuri-te and Naha-te were not differentiated by kata. For example, because…Aug 23, 2023
Motobu NaokiWhy Uehara Seikichi was chosen as the SuccessorThe other day, I wrote an article about my elementary school days when I went to the Seidōkan dōjō, headed by Fukuhara Chōsei, to learn…May 6
Motobu NaokiTechniques of Ten-ryū ToriteIn a recent article on “Ten-ryū Torite”, I introduced a list of its techniques. I would like to examine these techniques a little more in…Apr 16
Motobu NaokiWhen was Torite introduced to Okinawa?In the previous discussion, I mentioned that in Okinawa, the jūjutsu techniques are referred to as torite (取手, tuitī in the Okinawan…Apr 29
Motobu NaokiMotobu Chōyū and Arakaki-ha’s KataLast year, I wrote several articles about Unsū of Motobu Chōyū (Motobu Umē). Motobu Chōyū’s Unsū has been handed down in several…Jan 27