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Gert Corfitzen Jürgensen

Hi, I’m Gert Corfitzen Jürgensen

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How to practice Nami-gaeshi

Nami-gaeshi translates into "wave return", a more understandable description is "returning wave". The name of the technique refers to the movement that the leg performs. The leg movement resembles an ...

Kiai, Kake-goe and Kime, Part 3, Kime

In the following, I will try to clarify what I understand by Kime. There have been a lot of different explanations for Kime over time. One explanation is that one's ...

Shima – Okinawan Sumo

Wrestling has been a popular form of combat sport throughout history, with various styles and techniques developed by different cultures around the world. One such intriguing style is Shima, also ...