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Sunday, October 1, 2023

Chin Na a subsidary for Isshinryu

 

https://isshin-concentration.blogspot.com/2020/03/another-look-at-potential-use-of-chin.html

 



An important subsidiary to the study of karate should be Chinese Chin Na (or Quin Na) which means “grappling or seizing “ techniques...

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