Isshin - Concentration the Art

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

Tuesday, December 26, 2023

At Times I had fun doing karate.

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    I have always approached my training in the arts very seriously.  But also having trained with many others I learned a bit about others ...
Monday, December 25, 2023

Shimabuku's Vision

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Certainly, this is not the whole story of Isshinryu Karate, but I believe it does show the core of how that history occurred. To me Isshinry...

Acupuncture for Self Defense

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 Grandmaster Kim , 37th family generation TCM came to the U.S. In 1964.  He soon wrote this book only to get ripped off by the publisher.  H...
Saturday, December 23, 2023

Like-a-Stick-of-Straw

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  Posted on   September 6, 2017   by   Andreas Quast There is the working hypothesis of a prototypical combative method of indigenous Ryūkyū...

The formal opening for Northern Eagle Claw forms

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  When I studied Faaz Tzi Ying Jow Pai (Northern Eagle Claw) I was informed that each form had a formal opening when the form was performed ...

Are you off to play ti-gwa?

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Please allow me this opportunity to introduce to you my late Okinawan mother-in-law, Mrs Kinjo, alias Ōbā (or Honoured Grandmother). She was...

A brief anatomy of the horse stance

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  A fundamental part of traditional training the horse-riding stance (Ma Bu in Chinese) is a popular yet painful exercise. Here we are going...
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I am a sudent of Tom Lewis and I teach youth at the local Boys and Girls Club (Adults and Youuth) for free these past 35 years. A sample of my students sho-dan kata performances can be found at http://www.youtube.com/user/BushiNoTeIsshinryu
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