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Gert Corfitzen Jürgensen

Hi, I’m Gert Corfitzen Jürgensen

Martial Arts Researcher
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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 ...

Gichin Funakoshi

Gichin Funakoshi (1868-1957) was a renowned martial artist and the founder of Shotokan Karate, one of the most popular styles of karate today. He was born in Shuri, Okinawa, which ...

Kiai, Kake-goe and Kime, Part 1, Kiai

Kiai and Kime have a certain kind of mystery in Karate and have been highlighted as something supernatural. Kime and Kiai were often associative with power, focus, and of course ...