I have heard this statement also, but I personally have no reference to supply you with for any further clarification. It is certainly a most...
My apologies for the error.
ShotokanWarrior wrote: You need to relax and take a deep breath. I didn't insult the JKA, I merely related the FACTS as they happened. The...
Right. I'm sure that the JKA is worried about karate becoming an Olympic sport. More likely, they're worried that they won't be in charge of it....
Well in fact it is indirectly related to the later war with America, even though the 'Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere', Japan's concept for...
In fact, Japan militarily occupied Korea from 1910 - 1945, and forced upon them many changes in the Korean way of life in order to make 'their'...
Kosokun: You are correct, sir, it was Motobu Choki, not Mabuni, and the discussion itself was originally published in 1934, and was...
The information was gleaned from the book "Unante", by author John Sells, who has proven to be one of the most thorough researchers into the...
The Heians/Pinans were not formed from Kanku Dai/Kusanku, but were formed by Itosu from two earlier kata called Channan Dai and Channan Sho. He...
Also take note that there are some karate masters that do receive the 10th dan while they are still living, and I am not referring to some of the...
This is essentially correct, and for the most of the Japanese styles, the same method applies. Grades beyond 5th Dan are usually considered...
The romanized Japanese translation (transliteration, really) of side snap kick is Yoko-Geri Keage, and for Side thrust kick it is Yoko-Geri Kekomi.
The picture shows the proper frame for a side snap kick (as opposed to a side thrust kick), and in the Shotokan version of Chinto (renamed...
Sagi Ashi-dachi or One-legged Stance. The Chinto kata is called by the name Gankaku in Shotokan and Shotokai.
Traditionally, in Japanese karate, "Dai" means "greater" and "Sho" means lesser, at least when used in reference to kata. Also by tradition, the...
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