Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Varieties of Taira Shinken Koudo in Japan and Okinawa

 The following videos allow a very interesting for both Inoue and Akamine were students of Taira  Shinken.  Inoue in Japan and Akamine in Okinawa. While both had the same source you can see how different they became in time. 

 

Remember Tatsuo was also a student of Taira. Taira frequently shared a bit of his kobudo kata with other Okinawan Karate Instructors to spread the art.


Ryukyu Kobujutsu | 琉球古武術 (Documentary in Japanese)
This episode of the Budokan Koryu Video Series is about Ryukyu Kobujutsu. Most of it is filmed at the original dojo of Motokatsu Inoue (2 December 1918 – 1 January 1993; a.k.a. Gansho) in Shimizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Some of the Kata and Kumite are performed by Motokatsu Inoue himself. This documentary is entirely in Japanese.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOCBhQcP4LM


 



EISUKE AKAMINE DOCUMENTARY - Pt. 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBT1AGCCQSM


 EISUKE AKAMINE DOCUMENTARY Pt. 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y4SXM-62iU


 


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