Firstly for a bit of context, my sensei comes from ITKF and he is well aware about the bukai of the kata, the story of karate, tradition and he is also well-aware about MMA and other martial arts. Now, for our gradings teachers from the JKA come and check our kata, the feedback is provided via a...
I have got a question to the community, and hope someone will be able to answer it:
Who did coin the term (and when) that Funakoshi Gichin (1868-1957) is the „Father of Modern Karate(do)“?
Thank you!
Thomas Feldmann, HOPLOblog
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It's been some time since I've been on any forums, so I thought if I make a comeback it would be best to just reintroduce myself...
My name is Seizan Breyette, a UechiRyu practitioner and teacher on Okinawa. My wife and I own a dojo in Nagahama Yomitan, Japan. I teach UechiRyu...