Al Bailey, Reese Rigby, Judy Rigby, Charlie Murray, Tom
Lewis, Dennis Lockwood,Wayne Ellis, John Mumford
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Monday, April 27, 2015
Shimabuku Shinso in 1972 when he was sharing with Charles Murray
In 1972 while serving in the USAF in Okinawa, Charles Murray
had the chance to train in Agena with
Shimabuku Tatsuo. He was a new sho-dan under Tom Lewis. He was serving in the USAF and was stationed on Okinawa. He was able to train in Agena when his time permitted for about one year.
When training there Shimabuku Shinso chose to share training
in Chinkuchi with Charles.
Sunday, April 26, 2015
The Karate Song
Discovered by Joe Swift
translation
http://www.stamfordisshinryu.com/id187.htm
translation
http://www.stamfordisshinryu.com/id187.htm
Aa sanjento hi no hikari
Myo gunjorno umi no iro
Saekeki shima no tokonga
Saegigaumishi mute no ken.
Kokoro o Kitau, mi o kitau
Aa, Okinawa no, Karate-do !
Aa ware osou tekki araba
Shurei no kuni ni shingiari
Tetsu no kobushi wa kanzento
Niku o kirasete, hone o utsu
Kokoro o mamaru, Mi o mamaru.
Aa, Okinawa no Karate-do !
Aa tensenshi kodai yori
Hewa no kane wa naritsutau
Semeru ni arazu fusegu waza
Gotai ga bukizo kono karate
Kokoro o tadasu, mi o tadasu
Aa Okinawa, no Karate-do !!
ENGLISH
Ah, beautiful islands of sunlight
and the color of the sea
the proud fighting spirit of the
islanders and the empty handed
sword of Justice.
Training spirit and training body
This is Okinawan Karate-do !
O, but if an enemy should happen to
attack us, and the method of
courtesy prove to no avail, if he
should cut our flesh with
his iron weapon, even then
we will punch through to his bone.
Courtesy and defense together
this is Okinawan Karate-do !
O ! Ever since the mythical
ancestry of Japan, the bell of
peace has been ringing continually
in Okinawa. The way of courtesy
and the five bodily weapons of
Karate together, to make a straight
character and good etiquette,
This is Okinawan Karate-do !!!
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This song, "Karate-Do Sanka", attempts to epitomize
some of the most important aspects of Karate. The most important lines of the three verses are:
"Kokoro o kitau, mi o kitau"; "Kokoro o mamaru,
mi o Mamaru"; and "Kokoro o tadasu, mi o tadasu".
"Kokoro" means spirit, heart, mind, or feeling.
"Mi" is the body. Since the word "Kitau" means training or practice,
the first line may be translated as, "Training spirit and body",
i.e. making not only the body strong through the many repetitions of years of continuous practice, but also strengthening the spirit to be
able to tackle the most difficult tasks, both physical, mental and
spiritual.
The second line combines with the word for defense,
"Mamaru". Hence the total meaning is defense with body or the blocking
and attacking method of the Karate-jutsu, and more importantly the ability to avoid fighting even when it means walking away from
the insult or some other difficult situation, in other words,
defense with the spirit, or in a rough approximation, courtesy.
The third line builds us up to the most important and
difficult of the three concepts, character and etiquette. "Tadasu"
means to make straight and so the literal translation of this is, "Make
a straight spirit and a straight body." In other words, to correct and
perfect the very way in which each individual thinks and acts on a moral basis,
as determined by his society and religion. |
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Kyudokan secrets striking variations - notes on a video
Against a right punch
1.
Right cross hand open hand parry as
the hip rolls back
2.
Then as the hips roll forward left
punch to the solar plexus
Against a right punch
1.
Right foot hi block then left punch to solar plexus (interior
line of defense)
Against a right punch
2.
Left foot forward right hi block,
then left punch to ribs (exterior line of defense)
Against a right punch
1.
Left foot forward right hi block,
shuffle in with right descending elbow (exterior line of defense)
Against a right punch
2.
Left foot forward right hi block,
right hand grabs their fist, rotate your hand clockwise and down while your left hand presses their inside elbow down an the same
time (exterior line of defense)
Against right punch
1.
Left foot forward and simultaneous Left Low
block and right backfist strike to the head. (interior line of defense)
Against right punch
1.
Left foot forward, right cross body
elbow strike into their arm (interior line of defense)
Against right punch
2.
Left foot forward, right cross body
elbow strike into their arm then right elbow (backward strike) into their body or forward right elbow strike (interior line
of defense)
Against right punch
1.
Left foot forward, left inward cross
body parry/strike (exterior line of defense)
Against right punch
1.
Left foot forward, left punch to
their lower abdomen (interior line of defense)
2.
Or
Left foot forward, left punch to their lower abdomen then right punch to
their solar plexus (interior line of defense)
Right foot forward right punch
1.
Left foot forward, left low block to
their punch, Then right palm heel strike
to their jaw (interior line of defense)
Right foot forward right punch
2.
Left foot forward, left low block to
their punch, Then right vertical punch
to their throat (interior line of defense)
Right foot forward
3.
Left foot forward, left low block to
their punch moving their arm to the outside, follow with a right low forearm
strike to the neck behind their head. (interior line of defense)
Right foot forward
1.
Right foot forward with right outside
block, then rotate the right fist open and grab their arm and pull (exterior
line of defense ) this is a variation of the sutrisno open hand block rotate
hand and grab and pull)
Right foot forward Right punch
2.
Right foot forward with right outside
block, then rotate the right fist open and grab their arm and pull , when
attacker pulled forward the left flat hand strikes the are and the right spear
hand opens and strikes to the face, eyes or throat (exterior line of defense )
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Friday, April 17, 2015
Thursday, April 16, 2015
From “The Study of China Hand Techniques” by Marinobu Itoman
These
kanji are from a section of the I-Ching which reads,
“The Yi is a book which
should not be let slip from the mind. Its method (of teaching) is marked by the
frequent changing (of its lines). They change and move without staying (in one
place), flowing about into any one of the six places of the hexagram. They
ascend and descend, ever inconstant. The strong and the weak lines change
places, so that an invariable and compendious rule cannot be derived from them;
- it must vary as their changes indicate. The goings forth and comings in (of
the lines) are according to rule and measure. (People) learn from them in
external and internal affairs to stand in awe. (The book), moreover, makes
plain the nature of anxieties and calamities, and the causes of them. Though
(its students) have neither master nor guardian, it is as if their parents drew
near to them. Beginning with taking note of its explanations, we reason out the
principles to which they point. We thus find out that it does supply a constant
and standard rule. But if there be not the Proper men (to carry this out), the
course cannot be pursued without them.”
(English translation by James Legge)
(http://ctext.org/book-of-changes/)
From “The Study of China Hand Techniques” by Marinobu Itoman
Translation & Commentaty by Mario McKenna
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Exploring the Mabuni Bubishi mystery form
This form is found in the text of the Bubishi. While it appears a Chinese form exactly what it is remains a question.
