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Gert Corfitzen Jürgensen

Hi, I’m Gert Corfitzen Jürgensen

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Jissen Karate

Evaluating the quality of Kata, part 1

By learning Kata, you get the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of the ancient masters. If you perform Kata with the right spirit, confidence, and humility, you will eventually ...

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 ...

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 ...