Monday, September 18, 2023

Tadahiko Otshuka and his kata

 



Master Ramon Fernandez-Cid Comment: " tadahiko ohtsuka sensei was for me a great discovery I made, many years ago, thanks to Roland Habersetzer and his magazine le ronin, of which I was subscriber. Ohtsuka Sensei Compiled numerous kata in its archaic forms, both from the line of the nahate, and the lines of shurite and tomarite, as well as white crane. His Magna work of compilation was published through an encyclopedia composed of 8 books with the corresponding videos about the compilation of kata called Okinawan Gōjū Ryu karate gojukensha kyohan.

The present video shows members of the gojukensha performing different archaic forms of kata, both from nahate, and from shurite-Tomarite, and deserves a stopped observation by the curious and scholars. If I'm not wrong, at simple sight the version of kata jion presented, with tatzuna no kamae instead of kakiwake uke, it would be the's. And she deserves a wide comparative analysis with the jion of shotokan and shitō-Ryu. Tatzuna no kamae presents a more aggressive strategy, taking the initiative, that kakiwake uke, which marks completely, not only the kata of kata, but also its myo. For those who do not know tadahiko ohtsuka sensei, unfortunately already deceased, copy below the translation of his vital review that was published in an interview published in this address:
https://jamessumarac.com/an-interview-with-sensei-tadahiko.../

Biography: Ohtsuka Tadahiko was born in Tokyo on June 10, 1940. He began studying gōjū Ryu Karate-do in 1955 under the direction of master sosui ichikawa, a senior student of the legendary kanki izumikawa, from the line chojun miyagi To seko higa. Ohtsuka Sensei got his fifth dan in 1965, and also graduated in law at Meiji University. Two years later, a meeting with the Chinese Master of tai chi yang ming shih had a great impact on his life, which resulted in the development of a passion for tai chi chuan. Then, in 1968, he discovered the Chinese internal kung fu systems of hsing I and ba gua through master wang shu chin from Taiwan, who came to stay several years in Japan. At the same time, he studied the technique for the maximization of attack power with master shorin ryu yochuku higa from Okinawa.

Ohtsuka Sensei founded his own partnership in 1970, gōjū kensha. He was one of the greatest contemporary sensei, taught continuously karate and tai chi, and in the appropriate stages, he integrated his wide knowledge of the inner Chinese kung fu in his teaching. In addition to being alderman of Tokyo Central Municipality of chuo-ku for more than 30 years, he traveled frequently to Okinawa, Taiwan and China to continue his research on the internal (Soft) and external (hard) styles that evolved to the Current Karate. He saw his research as progressive, reversing concern for the limited skill tournament technique that now prevails, and bringing martial arts to versatile and vital techniques, which established their original reputation. Rest in peace."


  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-h_00ItEFs



 

Victor

This group is where the Tomari Rohai I learned came from.


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