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Yoshitaka Funakoshi’s Shotokan
Yoshitaka "Gigo" Funakoshi was born in Okinawa in 1906. Already from childhood, he was diagnosed with tuberculosis, which was also the cause of his death in 1945. Yoshitaka began his ...
The Bubishi – Part 1
Bubishi - The classic manual of combat. The origin of the Bubishi. The Bubishi is a classical Chinese martial arts manual that holds significant importance in the realm of Okinawan ...
The 36 Clans of the Min-People
The families from Min, known as the 36 families from Min (閩人三十六姓), were sent to the Ryukyu Islands (modern-day Okinawa) under the orders of the Ming Chinese Emperor. These families ...