Motobu Naoki·Jul 15, 2024Motobu-ryū and Motobu UdundīHistory and differences between the two school namesA response icon1
Motobu Naoki·Jun 29, 2024Shō Sanchin: Matsumura’s SanchinUehara Seikichi taught several karate (tōde) kata in the 1960s. They were kata that Motobu Chōyū taught in his evening classes, and Uehara…A response icon1
Motobu Naoki·May 6, 2024Why Uehara Seikichi was chosen as the SuccessorThe other day, I wrote an article about my elementary school days when I went to the Seidōkan dōjō, headed by Fukuhara Chōsei, to learn…
Motobu Naoki·Apr 29, 2024When was Torite introduced to Okinawa?In the previous discussion, I mentioned that in Okinawa, the jūjutsu techniques are referred to as torite (取手, tuitī in the Okinawan…
Motobu Naoki·Apr 16, 2024Techniques of Ten-ryū ToriteIn a recent article on “Ten-ryū Torite”, I introduced a list of its techniques. I would like to examine these techniques a little more in…
