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Gert Corfitzen Jürgensen

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10 Fascinating Aspects of Okinawan Culture

Exploring the Enchanting Tapestry of Okinawan Culture. Language: Preserving Uchinaaguchi - The Unique Language of Okinawa. In Okinawa, there's a language called Uchinaaguchi which is quite different from Japanese. It ...

Kung fu styles

Kung Fu is a vast and diverse martial arts system that encompasses a wide range of styles, techniques, and philosophies. While it is challenging to provide an exact number, there ...

Pinan or Heian

What should we call the five basic Kata from Itosu? Pinan or Heian? Itosu Ankō, the creator of the Pinan Kata. Itosu was raised in a strict home of the ...