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Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER-1 page THE HISTORY OF KARATEDO IN OKINAWA------------------------ 2 Tracing Karatedo’s Name--------------------------------- 2 Tode (Tudi) Sakugawa------------------------------------ 3 Karatedo’s Origin-------------------------------------- 11 Bodhidharma-------------------------------------------- 16 Karatedo in the Twentieth Century---------------------- 17 Karatedo at Schools and their Instructors-------------- 18 History of Karatedo Organizations---------------------- 21 ・Zen Okinawa Karatedo Renmei----------------------- 25 ・Okinawa-Ken Karatedo Renmei----------------------- 27 ・Okinawa Karate Kobudo Renmei---------------------- 28 ・Okinawa-Ken Karatedo Rengokai--------------------- 28 ・Okinawa Dento Karatedo Shinkokai------------------ 28 Historical Individual Okinawan Organizations----------- 31 Karatedoka who were given Awards in Okinawa------------ 32 Kentsu Yabu and U.S.A.--------------------------------- 33 CHAPTER-2 THE HISTORY OF KARATEDO IN JAPAN------------------------- 36 Meishojuku--------------------------------------------- 37 University Karatedo Clubs------------------------------ 39 Okinawan Karatedo Instructors in Japan before World War II------ 42 Kanbun Uechi and Uechi-Ryu----------------------------- 45 History of Karatedo Organizations---------------------- 47 Contributing people in Japanese Karatedo History------ 49 Goju-Ryu Members----------------------------------- 49 ・Goju-Ryu Karatedo Senbukai--------------------- 50 ・Zen Nihon Karatedo Renmei Gojukai-------------- 51 ・Zen Nihon Karatedo Gojukai--------------------- 52 ・Karatedo Goju-Ryu Soke Komeikan---------------- 52 ・Okinawa Karatedo Goju-Ryu Shoreikan------------ 52 ・Kokusai Karatedo Gojukai----------------------- 53 Wado-Ryu Members----------------------------------- 53 ・Zen Nihon Karatedo Renmei Wadokai-------------- 54 ・Wado-Ryu Karatedo Renmei----------------------- 55 Shito-Ryu Members---------------------------------- 56 ・Zen Nihon Karatedo Renmei Shitokai------------- 57 ・Nihon Karatedo Itosukai------------------------ 59 ・Nihon Karatedo Shukokai------------------------ 59 ・Nihon Karatedokai------------------------------ 59 ・Motobu-Ha Karatedo Seishinkai------------------ 60 Shotokan-Ryu Members------------------------------- 60 ・Nihon Karate Kyokai---------------------------- 62 ・Nihon Karatedo Shotokai------------------------ 64 ・Nihon Karate Shotorenmei----------------------- 65 ・Noguchikai------------------------------------- 65 Nihon Karatedo Motobukai (Motobu-Ryu)-------------- 65 Nihon Karatedo Rengokai---------------------------- 66 Nihon Karatedo Renbukai----------------------------- 70 Kanken Toyama and Shudokan-------------------------- 71 Daidokan Dojo (Shorin-Ryu=Kobayashi)--------------- 72 CHAPTER-3 KATA----------------------------------------------------- 76 Shuri-------------------------------------------------- 78 Naha--------------------------------------------------- 81 Tomari ------------------------------------------------ 82 About the Kanji of Kata------------------------------- 83 About Kata Training----------------------------------- 84 (1) Naifanchi--------------------------------------- 84 (2) Sanchin----------------------------------------- 84 (3) Pinan------------------------------------------- 85 (4) Interesting Questions about Kata---------------- 87 (5) About Kata as Budo------------------------------ 88 (6) About some Kata in History---------------------- 89 Sesho Arakaki and his three Kata----------------------- 90 Kanryo Higaonna’s Kata--------------------------------- 92 Gichin Funakoshi’s Kata-------------------------------- 95 Choki Motobu’s Techniques------------------------------ 98 Kata List (22 groups)--------------------------------- 100 (page 101) Bugei no Kai (Seitoku Higa) Goju-Ryu Toon-Ryu Uechi-Ryu (page 102) Shudokan (Kanken Toyama) Okinawa Kenpo Shorin-Ryu (Matsubayashi) Isshin-Ryu Shorin-Ryu (Matsumura Seito) Chito-Ryu Chubu Shorin-Ryu (page 103) Shotokan-Ryu Shorin-Ryu (Seibukan) (page 104) Shorinji-Ryu (Kyudokan) Kenshukai Shorin-Ryu (Kobayashi) Matsumora-Ryu (page 105) Shito-Ryu Ryuei-Ryu Tozan-Ryu Kojo-Ryu (page 106) Wado-Ryu Gohaku-Ryu (Gohakukai) CHAPTER-4 STYLES (RYUHA)----------------------------------------- 108 Okinawan Styles (27)---------------------------------108 Goju-Ryu (page 108) Shorin-Ryu (Kobayashi)--(page 111) Uechi-Ryu (page 113) Funakoshi Shorin-Ryu (page 114) Gohaku-Ryu (page 114) Isshin-Ryu (page 114) Konan-Ryu (page 115) Kushin-Ryu (Arakawa)--(page 115) Maeda-Ryu (page 115) Modi Motobu-Ryu (page 115) Motobu-Ryu (page 116) Nihon Shorinji Karatedo (page 117) Pangainun-Ryu (page 118) Ryuei-Ryu (page 118) Shogen-Ryu (page 119) Shohei-Ryu (page 119) Shorin-Ryu (Matsubayashi)--(page 119) Shorin-Ryu (Sukunabayashi)--(page 120) Shorinji-Ryu (1)--(page 123) Shorin-Ryu Matsumura Seito (page 123) Tozan-Ryu (page 124) Yabiku-Ryu (page 124) Okinawa Kenpo (page 124) Ishimine-Ryu (page 125) Kojo-Ryu (page 126) Kushin-Ryu (Kinjo)--(page 126) Shito-Ryu (1)--(page 126) Japanese Styles (20)---------------------------------- 126 Goju-Ryu (page 127) Shito-Ryu (2)--(page 128) Shotokan-Ryu (page 130) Wado-Ryu (page 131) Chito-Ryu (page 133) Daiwa-Ryu (page 133) Gensei-Ryu (page 134) Itosu-Ryu (page 135) Kenyu-Ryu (page 135) Kushin-Ryu (Ueshima)--(page 135) Matsumora-Ryu (page 135) Nihonden-Ryu Heiho Motobu Kenpo (page 136) Nihonkenpo-Ryu (page 139) Oto-Ryu (page 140) Seishin-Ryu (page 141) Shindojinen-Ryu (page 141) Shorinji-Ryu (2)--(page 141) Shorinji-Ryu (3)--(page 142) Shoto-Ryu (page 142) Toon-Ryu (page 143) Iemoto Seido------------------------------------------ 144 CHAPTER-5 THE HISTORY OF BUKIJUTSU-------------------------------- 148 Bukijutsu--------------------------------------------- 148 Bukijutsuka Stories----------------------------------- 149 Historical Bukijutsu Organizations-------------------- 154 Current Individual Bukijutsu Organizations------------ 157 Simple Bukijutsuka Genealogy-------------------------- 164 CHAPTER-6 OTHER MARTIAL ARTS-------------------------------------- 172 Jujutsu ( 柔術)---------------------------------------- 172 Judo ( 柔道) and Kendo ( 剣道)--------------------------- 173 Iaido ( 居合道) and Aikido ( 合気道)---------------------- 174 Wu Shu and Kung Fu ( 武術 and 功夫---Shaolin-Ch’uen, Taichi-Ch’uen, Xingyi-Ch’uen and Baguazhang)------- 175 Tae Kwon Do ( 跆拳道)----------------------------------- 176 CHAPTER-7 DEGREES AND TITLES IN KARATEDO------------------------ 178 People who were awarded titles from Butokukai--------179 CHAPTER-8 KARATEDO TOURNAMENT------------------------------------ 184 Bogutsuki Tournament Groups List---------------------188 Sparring Tournament Champions List (All Japan Karatedo Federation’s Members only)-------- 191 CHAPTER-9 GENEALOGY OF OKINAWAN KARATEDOKA------------------------ 196 Shuri-Te (Sui-Di) Genealogy-------------------------- 196 Naha-Te (Nafa-Di) Genealogy--------------------------- 206 Kojo-Ryu (Kojo Noto and Kojo-Ryu Kata)------------- 218 Tomari-Te (Tomai-Di) Genealogy------------------------ 227 Konsei-Te Genealogy----------------------------------- 229 CHAPTER-10 DOJO IN OKINAWA----------------------------------------- 236 Shuri-Te (Sui-Di) Dojo-------------------------------- 236 Naha-Te (Nafa-Di) Dojo-------------------------------- 242 Konsei-Te (including Tomai-Di) Dojo------------------ 251 CHAPTER-11 THE HISTORY OF OKINAWA--------------------------------- 264 The Hierachy of Ryukyu Dynasty-----------------------268 The Ryukuan Royal Family Genealogy-------------------269 The Karatedoka who had training in China-------------270 Karatedoka who taught Karatedo overseas--------------270 American Karatedoka who were pioneers for the U.S.A.------------- 273 CHAPTER-12 THE PHILOSOPHY OF KARATEDO------------------------------ 278 Budo ( 武道)------------------------------------------- 280 Bushido ( 武士道)-------------------------------------- 282 Dojo ( 道場)------------------------------------------- 287 Gokui and Gokuhi ( 極意と極秘)-------------------------- 289 Shingi ( 心技)----------------------------------------- 289 Shu-Ha-Ri ( 守破離)------------------------------------ 290 Bunbu-Ryodo ( 文武両道)--------------------------------- 291 Zanshin ( 残心)---------------------------------------- 291 Karatedo ( 唐手道) and Karatedo ( 空手道)----------------- 292 Zen no Kowa ( 禅の講話=Lecture on Zen)------------------ 292 Zen Mondo ( 禅問答)------------------------------------- 294 Afterword--------------------------------------------- 294 .
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