Isshin - Concentration the Art

Ongoing thoughts on my martial studies and interests, which encompass almost everything.

Thursday, February 26, 2026

A bit of what I have learned.

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        Just a small point, I realize how little about the martial arts I really know.   I have been fortunate to have a...

The Bushi No Te Isshinryu Gojushiho Source

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  This is a study in individual derivation of a kata.   The Gojushiho kata which our instructors practice came from the Gojus...

Just a touch of Tjimande in the Air

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  Among my various studies was I received some instruction on the Sutrisno Family version of the art of Tjimande . Not that I...

Hyakujo

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A monk asked Hyakujo, 'What is the most wonderful thing in life? Hyakujo replied, "Sitting alone on top of the great Tai...

A long, long time ago, in a distant land….. All good stories should start that way.

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    The other day I was reading Mark Tankosich’s paper “ Karate Ni Sente Nas hi ” and was entranced by the story about Choki ...

Those Okinawan's without karate were not defenseless

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  It might be that Okinawan's without karate did not miss what they did not have.        
Monday, February 23, 2026

I said here boy is my saifa posture correct

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  I said here boy is my saifa posture correct boy listen when i speaking to you boy!  
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