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Gert Corfitzen Jürgensen

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Rules about the Embusen

Rules about the Embusen (Line of movement). First, we need to define the term "Kiten". Wikipedia says: .. "Nearly all Japanese-influenced Kata start and end on exactly the same Embusen ...

Kanga “Tode” Sakugawa

Sakugawa Kanga, also known as Tōdī Sakugawa or Tōde Sakugawa, was a renowned martial arts master from the Ryukyu Kingdom, which is now part of modern-day Okinawa, Japan. He lived ...

The word Kime

I have been digging into the use of the word "Kime". Most Karate people know the word, and most likely the meaning of it. At least they know what their ...