Motobu Naoki·Oct 20, 2025Motobu Chōsei: Headmaster of Motobu Kenpō and Motobu UdundīA biographical article about my father, Motobu Chōsei, was recently featured on the website of Monthly Hiden, Japan’s leading martial arts…
Motobu Naoki·Jun 9, 2025Records about Kakidī after WWIIIn 2013, I published several articles about kakidī (掛け手, the pronunciation of kakede in the Okinawan dialect) on Facebook, and around 2015…
Motobu Naoki·Jan 3, 2025Did Motobu Chōki Hold a Karate vs. Boxing Exhibition Match in Okinawa?This question has been occasionally raised over time. Recently, it became a topic of discussion again, so I decided to write a brief…A response icon1A response icon1
Motobu Naoki·Dec 26, 2024Another Passai of the Motobu Udun Preserved in Motobu TownPreviously, I introduced the Kāmi nu Kū (Ja: Kame no Kō, 亀の甲) dance from the Nakaoji area of Nakijin Village. This dance is a “Karate…
Motobu Naoki·Dec 20, 2024The People of Motobu Town Skilled in Martial ArtsThe following passage is from the Ryūkyū Shimpō article titled “Sports Fudoki: Motobu Town — Defiant Spirit Forged by the Sea” (April 30…
Motobu Naoki·Nov 27, 2024Yamada Tatsuo’s TuitīIn “Yamada Tatsuo and Motobu Chōsei”, the instructional manual “An Introduction to Japanese Kenpō Karatedō: A Guidebook” that Yamada Tatsuo…A response icon1A response icon1
Motobu Naoki·Nov 21, 2024Yamada Tatsuo and Motobu ChōseiYamada Tatsuo was one of Motobu Chōki’s early students, and after the war, he corresponded with the Sōke (Motobu Chōsei). This…A response icon7A response icon7
Motobu Naoki·Aug 25, 2024Yabu Kentsū’s Evaluation of Itosu AnkōThe day after the obituary of Itosu Ankō that I introduced previously, a more detailed report based on an interview with Yabu Kentsū was…A response icon1A response icon1
Motobu Naoki·Aug 22, 2024The 1915 Death Report of Itosu AnkōItosu Ankō is a big name in karate history. It seems that there are hardly any Shuri-te schools today that haven’t been influenced by Itosu…A response icon1A response icon1
