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My interpretation: Gedan-barai
This article is about an alternative approach to the basic block Gedan-barai. The well-known basic use of Gedan-barai. Everybody knows that one, so no further comments unless you have some! ...
Kōsaku Matsumora
Kōsaku Matsumora was a respected practitioner of Tomari-te, a style of Okinawan martial arts that developed in the Tomari region. Kōsaku Matsumora was born in 1829 and received his training ...
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 ...