Chojun Miyagi On Karate’s Philosophy, Styles, and Training Method
On January 28, 1936, Chojun Miyagi Sensei, the founder of Goju-Ryu Karate, delivered a lecture on karate at the lecture hall located on the 4th floor of Meiji Shoten in Sakaisuji, Osaka. The lecture,...
Motobu Choki trained many students who went on to become influential karate masters in their own right and played significant roles in shaping the development of karate. Amongst them are Hironori...
Motobu Choki's teachers were who's who of the pioneering Okinawan karate masters and not many were fortunate enough to study under such caliber of teachers. This post covers brief information about...
Fighting science in Motobu Choki's time was pretty much non-existent but he was a martial genius and way ahead of his time in many ways. In this article, we will explore how Motobu Choki trained to...
Motobu Choki's first book on Okinawan karate titled "Okinawan Kenpo Karate Jutsu" was published in 1926. Although thin in content (only 128 pages long with a lot of blank space throughout), the...
Motobu Choki (1870–1944) was probably the only karate master who openly tested his skills and proved that his karate style was effective in actual combat. Many believe that his no-nonsense...
