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Gert Corfitzen Jürgensen

Hi, I’m Gert Corfitzen Jürgensen

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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 ...

Glima, Iceland’s martial arts

Unveiling Iceland's Viking Legacy. Glima, a martial art deeply rooted in Icelandic heritage, stands as a testament to the rich Viking legacy. Developed during the Viking Age, Glima has evolved ...

How karate lost its grappling techniques

Tracing the transformation of karate from a grappling art to a kicking and punching discipline. Itosu Anko and Funakoshi's vision. In the early 1900s, Itosu Anko embarked on a revolutionary ...