Motobu-ryu
September 27, 2023 11:13 PM
Previously, I introduced a photo of Kiya
Taketoku's kumite in Ameblo.
Source:
Karate e Kobudo
Tradizionali di Okinawa - Okinawa Dento Karate-do
As you can see in the link above, the source
was uploaded to Facebook by an overseas karateka, and the author was taught by
German karate researcher Andreas Kvasto.
I had seen photos of Kumite of Takeshi Kiya's
students before, but I think this was the first time I had seen a photo of
myself. I was asked about the source, so I looked it up at the time but
couldn't figure it out. However, after that, I heard that he apparently copied
from a book published by a person from the German branch of a certain Kiya
Takeshi dojo in Okinawa. I have not seen the book.
Later, information was received from various
people, and it turned out that these photographs were from Okinawa Kenpo
Kara-tedo Basic Kumite (1932) by Taketoshi Kiya.
Come to think of it, when I attended the
inauguration ceremony of the Okinawa Karate Kaikan in 2017, I remember hearing
that a book by Takeshi Kiya had been discovered. I didn't think much about it
at the time, but looking back now, it seems that it was the above book. The
original is handwritten and seems to be about 70 pages long. More detailed
images have also been uploaded to the Facebook page of the Shaolin-ryu
Tsukamoto Dojo.
All Okinawa Shaolinji Karatedo Association
Zen Okinawa Shorinji-Ryu Karatedo Kyudoukan Tokyo
When I saw these photos, I thought they were
similar to the kumite of Motobu Asamoto. It has been pointed out that Professor
Takeshi Kiya's counterpart in the photo may be Motobu Asamoto, but I don't
think so. Probably one of his apprentices. Of course, as mentioned in
"Honaga Asanoku - Kiya Taketoku's Real Name", the two are relatives
and have been practicing karate together since they were children, so I think
they naturally practiced kumite as well.
Previously, I wrote about the characteristics
of Koryu kumite such as "entering the body", "body
preparation", and "removal". It can be seen that the above
kumite also applies to these principles.
In addition, the description of the photo
above says "back throwing type", which shows that it is a photo of
the throwing technique. In other words, it is a photo of the handle.
The picture is blurry, but it looks like the
moment you go deep into the enemy's bosom, put your right arm around the
enemy's back, and throw it. In the Motobu style, this type of throwing
technique is called "entering throw". Unlike judo, enemies will poke
you, so you need to devise ways to prevent them from hitting you.
In the past decade or so, Toride has been
attracting attention in the karate world. Even in the breakdown of the WKF
(World Karatedo Federation) group type, flashy throwing techniques have been
demonstrated recently. Unfortunately, they are not the original handles. It is
a newly created acrobatic handle.
In the Showa era, it was often claimed that
"there is no throwing technique in karate" or "it is an evil way
to use such a technique in karate". Many older people may still believe
so. Professor Takeshi Kiya's photographs would serve as proof against such
claims.
Source:
"Kiya Taketoku no Kumite" (Ameblo, May 10, 2020).
"Kiya Taketoku's Throwing Technique" (Ameblo, May 13,
2020).
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