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Motobu Chōyū’s Gojūshiho

The other day I wrote a series of articles about how Motobu Chōyū’s Unsū has been transmitted to several lineages in Okinawa. In one of the articles, I quoted a sentence from an article written by Higa Yūchoku Sensei of … Continue reading

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Ancient Karate Practitioners Also Practiced Pole Vaulting

The photo below is titled “Samurai Town” (士族街) from a photo book titled “Travel Souvenir” (1901). The “Samurai Town” refers to Shuri, the capital of the Ryukyu Kingdom. From “Travel Souvenir” (1901), published by Mitsumura Photograph Company. Source: Okinawa Prefectural … Continue reading

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