COPYRIGHT WARNING! With the kind permission of Takao Nakaya, I am quoting from ‘KARATEDO History and Philosophy’ 6th Edition , 2018. I have edited/omitted portions in order that Nakaya Sensei’s rights are preserved. “The Meishojuku dormitory was built in the middle of the summer, in 1912. It was between two eras (Meiji and Taisho) and …
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YOYOGI DOJO – THE LITTLE KNOWN CONNECTION BETWEEN SHOTO-RYU (GIMA-HA SHOTOKAN-RYU) AND GOJU-RYU
As stated in a post from January 2022, I recall a weekend that I once spent with Chinen Teruo Sensei of Judokan Goju-Ryu. Due to the fact that he knew (my at that time previous instructor) Sensei Narumi Hidetada, I had a unique opportunity to have deep conversations with him. I learned that they had …
The Relationship between Bushido and Karatedo.
Nakaya Takao Sensei gave me permission to use some of his writing, solely for the purpose of education for our Gima-Ha organisation. I therefore, with his permission, reproduce the following excerpt from KARATEDO – History and Philosophy. I thank him sincerely. “Now, I chose four Okinawan Karatedoka who went to the mainland of Japan, and …
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The Beginning
SHINKIN (MAKOTO) GIMA Makoto (Shinkin) Gima is one of the seminal figures in the modern history of karate. He began his karate studies in 1912 under Kentsu Yabu (a Shihan-Dai under the great master Ankoh Itosu). Master Makoto Gima also studied under Itosu, and therefore had trained in Okinawa for several years. At that time …