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Gert Corfitzen Jürgensen

Hi, I’m Gert Corfitzen Jürgensen

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Bodhidharma and martial arts

Did Bodhidharma already know martial arts? I did some research about Bodhidharma's background in martial arts. This is what I found. The origins of Bodhidharma's martial arts background are somewhat ...

Interpretation of techniques (short version)

Most practitioners of Karate do not pay much attention to the whole technique. I think that is a fundamental mistake. Let us take Gedan-barai as an example; in most cases, ...

The Bubishi – Part 2

Bubishi - The classic manual of combat. Fighting techniques mentioned in the Bubishi. While it doesn't provide an exhaustive list, it covers a wide range of techniques and principles. Here ...