Comprehensive Karate: from Beginner to Black Belt an Introduction to the History, Kata and Practice of Traditional Karate-Do by Michael J
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Tra Storia E Leggenda “Kusanagi No Tsurugi” La Spada Falciatrice D’Erba
Tra storia e leggenda “Kusanagi no Tsurugi” la Spada Falciatrice d’Erba Si narra che il dio Haya Susanoo - figlio del dio Attorno alle spade giapponesi (alla loro origine, ai Izanagi, creatore, insieme alla dea Izanami, delle fabbri che le forgiarono, ai personaggi che ne furo- isole nipponiche - venne esiliato nella regione di no in possesso o ne subirono gli effetti) sono fiorite Izumo dalle otto centinaia di decine di migliaia nel tempo numerose storie e leggende come quella di dei. Qui egli uccise un drago con otto teste per di Susanoo, sospese tra mito e realtà storicamente salvare una vergine, offerta in sacrificio al mostro. documentate. Tramandati di padre in figlio in epoche Trafitta a morte la bestia, si affrettò a smembrarla con lontane, molti di questi racconti sono inverosimili la propria spada ma, arrivato alla coda, non riuscì a alla luce della pragmatica logica occidentale, ma un troncarla: il filo della spada si intaccava, cozzando tempo erano venerati in Giappone come indiscutibili contro un elemento prodigiosamente inscalfibile. verità rivelate: spade indistruttibili e prodigiosamente Squarciata la coda per tutta la lunghezza, il dio trovò affilate riparavano torti e scacciavano spiriti malvagi all’interno una grande spada, che venne chiamata in nome della giustizia. E portavano nomi propri, Tsumugari (La Ben Affilata). Susanoo la consegnò legati al possessore, al fabbro o, più frequentemente, alla dea solare Amaterasu, che la diede poi al nipote ad un particolare elemento della loro straordinaria Ninigi quando questi discese dal cielo per governare vicenda. il Giappone. La spada fu infine ereditata dagli impe- ratori, il decimo dei quali, Suigin, ordinò che fosse _ custodita nel tempio di Ise. -
Education Reform in Japan: a Case of Immobilist Politics (The Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies Series) 1
Education Reform in Japan The Japanese education system is widely praised in western countries as a model to be emulated. In Japan, however, the system is criticized for its strict uniformity and for its supposed failure to train the creative minds that are needed for the next stage of economic advance. Since 1967 the Japanese government has twice embarked on major reform initiatives, but despite these high-profile attempts it has failed to achieve significant reform. Education Reform in Japan explains this failure in terms of an inability to reach consensus. The author argues that the prolonged one-party dominance by the Liberal Democratic Party has led to an internal diversity that has obstructed political change. He describes the paralysis that develops in the Japanese policy-making process when rifts occur between bureaucrats, party leaders and politicians specializing in education. He argues, moreover, that this ‘immobilism’ is not confined to education reform, but afflicts other areas of Japanese policy making as well. Leonard Schoppa is an Assistant Professor in the Woodrow Wilson Department of Government and Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia. He was first exposed to the Japanese education system as an elementary school child living in Japan, and became interested in the Japanese education reform debate after working as a junior high school teacher in the city of Kumamoto. His subsequent research took him back to Japan for numerous interviews with leading politicians, government officials and teachers’ union leaders. THE NISSAN -
Spring 1997 Newsletter
Volume 1 Issue 1 Spring 1997 CASK first New association to join Wado-Kai to govern Wado Canada The Canadian Associated Welcome to the first edi- Schools of Karate-do is tion of Wado-Kai Canada the first organization to newsletter. join Wado-Kai Canada. The purpose of this From its inception in a newsletter is to introduce small church hall in Victo- you to the Wado-Kai ria, BC, in 1982, CASK Karate Association of has grown to more than Canada, a federally- and 300 students in 10 loca- provincially-incorporated tions around British non-profit association. Columbia. It was formed in February Founder is Sensei Greg 1996 with the blessings of Reid, Shichidan (7th de- Master Masaru Shintani . gree), who has worked in close co-operation with The mandate of Wado-Kai Sensei Robert Reid, Go- Canada is to continue to dan (5th degree). promote and teach the traditional values and SENIOR STUDENT techniques of Wado-Kai Master Shintani and Sensei Greg Reid demonstrate finer karate as was founded by points of technique during Victoria seminar Sensei Greg is the most Master Hironori Otsuka senior student of Master and passed forward Masaru Shintani, who is through Master Shintani. head of Wado-Kai in North America. Shintani Sensei has au- thorized the association to CASK, which represented hold gradings at all ranks Canada in the 1994 All- and to issue certificates Sensei Les Bowers was elected the first president of the Japan Wado-Kai National for these ranks. Wado-Kai Karate Association of Canada at the Championships and the association's first annual general meeting Feb. -
=SAMPLE= U.S.A., Three Okinawan Karatedoka Moved to the Mainland
=SAMPLE= ┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉ TRACING KARATEDO’S NAME In its earliest stages, the martial art we know as Karate was called “Ti” ( 手 ---pronounced “Tea” in the Okinawan language, Japanese pronounce it “Te”).------------------------------------- -------------------------------- Now I must introduce one Karatedoka whose name is Kanga Sakugawa, also called “Tudi” (唐手) Sakugawa----------------------------------------- Its Kanji “ 唐手” which began to be pronounced as “Karate” later,-------------------- ------------------ KENTSU YABU (9/23/1866-8/27/1937) AND U.S.A. In 1921, Kentsu Yabu was the first person recognized as a Karatedoka in Okinawa to visit America. Yabu had another distinctive “first” in his life. Rikugun Kyododan (12/1871- 11/1899---Army Instructor Teams) educated non-commissioned officers for the Japanese military.------------------------------- ---------------- Ironically, his first son, Kenden Yabu (1888- 1939), was a person to become a conscientious objector. As a result, Kentsu and Kenden had a very difficult time communicating. Kenden had two younger brothers, Kenyu and Kenshin. Kenden’s solution was to go to America to find a better environment.------- ----------------------------------------When Yabu went to the U.S.A., three Okinawan Karatedoka moved to the mainland of Japan within a few years. It became important to Karatedo history later. They were Choki Motobu who moved to Osaka in 1921, Gichin Funakoshi to Tokyo in 1922, and Kanbun Uechi to Wakayama in 1924. THE HISTORY OF KARATEDO IN JAPAN Gichin Funakoshi gave a Karate demonstration (Kusanku-Dai) in Kyoto, Japan, in 1916 with Shinko Matayoshi (page 197), who demonstrated weapons (Tonfa and Kama).-------------------- Later, Kano invited Funakoshi, on behalf of “the Japanese government, to give a demonstration in the first Kobudo Taiiku Tenrankai” (Kobudo Physical Education Exhibition---May 4 - 6, 1922). -
Weapon Group Feats for Pathfinder: Class: Weapon Group Proficiencies
Weapon Group Feats for Pathfinder: Class: Weapon Group Proficiencies at 1st Level: Alchemist Basic weapons, Natural, Crossbows, any other 1 Barbarian Basic weapons, Natural, any other 4 Bard Basic weapons, Natural, any other 3 Cavalier Basic weapons, Natural, Spears, any other 3 Cleric Basic weapons, Natural, deity’s weapon group, any other 2(3 groups if not following a deity) Druid Basic weapons, Natural, druid weapons, any other 1 Fighter Basic weapons, Natural, any other 5 Gunslinger Basic weapons, Natural, firearms, any other 3 Monk Basic weapons, and all monk weapons Inquisitor Basic weapons, Natural, deity’s weapon group, Bows or Crossbows, any other 3 (4 groups if not following a deity) Magus Basic weapons, Natural, any other 4 Oracle Basic weapons, Natural, any other 1 (+3 if taking Skill at Arms) Paladin/AntiPaladin Basic weapons, Natural, any other 4 Ranger Basic weapons, Natural, any other 4 Rogue Basic weapons, Natural, any other 3 Sorcerer Basic weapons, Natural, spears, crossbows , any other 1 Summoner Basic weapons, Natural, spears, crossbows , any other 1 Witch Basic weapons, Natural, spears, crossbows , any other 1 Wizard Basic weapons, Natural, spears, crossbows This system doesn’t change Racial Weapon Familiarity. Weapon Group Name: Weapons In Group: Axes bardiche, battleaxe, dwarven waraxe, greataxe, handaxe, heavy pick, hooked axe, knuckle axe, light pick, mattock, orc double axe, pata, and throwing axe Basic club, dagger, quarterstaff, and sling Blades, Heavy bastard sword, chakram, double chicken saber, double -
Kyokushinkaikan Kumite Rules
International Karate Organization Kyokushinkaikan World Sokyokushin KYOKUSHINKAIKAN KUMITE RULES DURATION OF A MATCH 1.1 Each Kumite shall last 3 minutes. 1.2 If no decision in favour of either opponent is made by the 4 judges and the referee, and then the referee will authorize an extension, such extension to be limited to 2 minutes duration. 1.3 If after the first extension there is still no decision a further two minutes, ENCHO is given. If after this second two minutes a draw is given the contestants must be weighed. 1.4 If one of the competitors is lighter then the other for a value described below, such will be declared a winner. There is no Tameshiwari test. They must fight one more extension of 2 minutes duration and a decision must be made. If one of the competitors is lighter then the other for a value 5 kg or more, such will be declared a winner. (For men and woman both Category) CRITERIA FOR DECISION Full point win (IPPON-GACHI): The following cases will be judged as IPPON-GACHI (full point victory). 2.1 With the exception of techniques which are fouls and not allowed by the contest rules, any technique that connects and instantaneously downs the opponent for longer than 3 seconds, scores a full point. 2.2 If the opponent has loss of his will to fight for more than three seconds. When a contestant informs the referee or judges that he is beaten as the result of techniques allowed within the contest rules, his opponent shall be awarded a full point and the match. -
Rules and Options
Rules and Options The author has attempted to draw as much as possible from the guidelines provided in the 5th edition Players Handbooks and Dungeon Master's Guide. Statistics for weapons listed in the Dungeon Master's Guide were used to develop the damage scales used in this book. Interestingly, these scales correspond fairly well with the values listed in the d20 Modern books. Game masters should feel free to modify any of the statistics or optional rules in this book as necessary. It is important to remember that Dungeons and Dragons abstracts combat to a degree, and does so more than many other game systems, in the name of playability. For this reason, the subtle differences that exist between many firearms will often drop below what might be called a "horizon of granularity." In D&D, for example, two pistols that real world shooters could spend hours discussing, debating how a few extra ounces of weight or different barrel lengths might affect accuracy, or how different kinds of ammunition (soft-nosed, armor-piercing, etc.) might affect damage, may be, in game terms, almost identical. This is neither good nor bad; it is just the way Dungeons and Dragons handles such things. Who can use firearms? Firearms are assumed to be martial ranged weapons. Characters from worlds where firearms are common and who can use martial ranged weapons will be proficient in them. Anyone else will have to train to gain proficiency— the specifics are left to individual game masters. Optionally, the game master may also allow characters with individual weapon proficiencies to trade one proficiency for an equivalent one at the time of character creation (e.g., monks can trade shortswords for one specific martial melee weapon like a war scythe, rogues can trade hand crossbows for one kind of firearm like a Glock 17 pistol, etc.). -
Grandmaster Kyu Ha Kim Stands Where He Has Stood for Over Fifty Years, in Front of a Group of Students Patiently Explaining the Subtleties of a Judo Technique
Grandmaster Kyu Ha Kim: Life & Legacy by Christopher Moore, 2014 (updated in 2021) “My Family grew rice on our farm in Korea. When the rice plants were young, they grew straight and tall. As they grew older and became heavy with rice, their heads bowed.” Grandmaster Kyu Ha Kim, 10th Degree Black Belt I was born in Korea in 1935. I grew up in a small town near Daejeon. My first exposure to Judo came from my older brother. He showed me some techniques in the backyard. When I entered high school, I started to seriously train myself. Judo became my life. Through Judo I was able to go to college at the Yudo College which was later renamed Yong-In University. After I won the National Championships for the second time, I became well known throughout Korea. I had the honor of teaching many members of the US military including some officers. I was invited to tour the United States teaching Judo. After visiting the United States, I decided I wanted to stay here. It was through Judo I was able to do this. I settled in Pittsburgh, PA and opened my dojo. Today I have two dojos and also teach an accredited course at the University of Pittsburgh. I have had the honor of teaching thousands of people including several national champions and the current president of the USJA. I even coached the US Team. Judo is quite literally my life. It brought me to this country. It is how I make a living. It is how I raised my family. -
Kagami Kagami Production: the Newsletter of the Jikishin-Kai International
Kagami Kagami Production: The Newsletter of the Jikishin-Kai International Executive Advisor: Masayuki Shimabu- Kagami - Winter 2008 Volume 2, Issue 4 kuro, Hanshi Advisor: The Logic of Iaijutsu by Masayuki Shimabukuro, Hanshi Carl E. Long, Renshi In this issue of our newsletter, I would like to focus my discussion on the meaning of the waza of Iaijutsu, as Iaijutsu represents the “backbone” of the Jikishin-Kai International. As most of Editor: our members know, Iaijutsu is a unique practice. Many Kenjutsu styles include iai as a compo- nent their training, but there is a difference between styles designated as Kenjutsu, as opposed Erik A. Johnstone to those classified as Iaijutsu, such as Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu. Kenjutsu refers to sword meth- ods that take place once the sword has already been drawn, with oppo- Assistant Editor: nents facing each other from kamae. Iaijutsu is face to face combat; a Adrian Smith response to an attack or combative situation while the sword is still in the saya. Iaijutsu imparts methods of Inside this Issue: instantaneously defending against an attack, often from a disadvanta- From the Editor’s 2 geous position. Desk There are obviously many waza in Instructors’ Semi- 4 Iaijutsu. The waza recreate possible nar Report combative scenarios, but it is a mis- take to think of a waza as a single European Report 5 method of dealing with a specific attack. Instead, one should think of the curriculum of waza as an alpha- Dojo Spotlight 6 bet, with each technique represent- ing a letter. However, just knowing the alphabet is not enough. -
Asian Traditions of Wellness
BACKGROUND PAPER Asian Traditions of Wellness Gerard Bodeker DISCLAIMER This background paper was prepared for the report Asian Development Outlook 2020 Update: Wellness in Worrying Times. It is made available here to communicate the results of the underlying research work with the least possible delay. The manuscript of this paper therefore has not been prepared in accordance with the procedures appropriate to formally-edited texts. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper do not necessarily reflect the views of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), its Board of Governors, or the governments they represent. The ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this document and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by ADB in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. Any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or use of the term “country” in this document, is not intended to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this document do not imply any judgment on the part of the ADB concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. ASIAN TRADITIONS OF WELLNESS Gerard Bodeker, PhD Contents I. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. -
The Folk Dances of Shotokan by Rob Redmond
The Folk Dances of Shotokan by Rob Redmond Kevin Hawley 385 Ramsey Road Yardley, PA 19067 United States Copyright 2006 Rob Redmond. All Rights Reserved. No part of this may be reproduced for for any purpose, commercial or non-profit, without the express, written permission of the author. Listed with the US Library of Congress US Copyright Office Registration #TXu-1-167-868 Published by digital means by Rob Redmond PO BOX 41 Holly Springs, GA 30142 Second Edition, 2006 2 Kevin Hawley 385 Ramsey Road Yardley, PA 19067 United States In Gratitude The Karate Widow, my beautiful and apparently endlessly patient wife – Lorna. Thanks, Kevin Hawley, for saying, “You’re a writer, so write!” Thanks to the man who opened my eyes to Karate other than Shotokan – Rob Alvelais. Thanks to the wise man who named me 24 Fighting Chickens and listens to me complain – Gerald Bush. Thanks to my training buddy – Bob Greico. Thanks to John Cheetham, for publishing my articles in Shotokan Karate Magazine. Thanks to Mark Groenewold, for support, encouragement, and for taking the forums off my hands. And also thanks to the original Secret Order of the ^v^, without whom this content would never have been compiled: Roberto A. Alvelais, Gerald H. Bush IV, Malcolm Diamond, Lester Ingber, Shawn Jefferson, Peter C. Jensen, Jon Keeling, Michael Lamertz, Sorin Lemnariu, Scott Lippacher, Roshan Mamarvar, David Manise, Rolland Mueller, Chris Parsons, Elmar Schmeisser, Steven K. Shapiro, Bradley Webb, George Weller, and George Winter. And thanks to the fans of 24FC who’ve been reading my work all of these years and for some reason keep coming back. -
Martial Arts & Fitness Program Information for Students
Information for Future Students “A Black Belt is a white belt that never quit” Ph: 07 56656269 [email protected] www.southerncrossmartialarts.com Southern Cross Martial Arts Centre program information Index The following index is hyperlinked to the relevant page and/or section. A Adult Karate B C, D Children's Programs Code of Conduct Communication E Equipment Pricelist F Facebook page Facilities Fees Fitness Kickboxing Frequently Asked Questions G Google + page Guarantee H I Instructor Profiles J Junior Dragons program for 5 to 7 year olds K Karate classes Keeping in touch Kidz Thai Boxing Kudo L Little Dragons Program for 3 & 4 year olds Logo M, N, O Membership Details Mission Muay Thai P, Q Prices R Red Dragons program for 8 to 12 year olds S Schedule Student Code of Conduct T, U Timetable Twitter V Values Vision W Welcome XYZ Youth Karate © Southern Cross Martial Arts Association Inc v250716 2 Southern Cross Martial Arts Centre program information Welcome Welcome to the Southern Cross Martial Arts Centre, the home of the Southern Cross Martial Arts Association Inc (IA41386; ABN 79 256 445 915). We are a non-profit, community based, multi disciplinary, professional martial arts school. Thank you for your interest. As far as martial arts schools go, we’ve really broken the mould! How so you may well ask? Consider this: We are a professional school with a strong community spirit – we support a number of charities (Love Your Sister, Fighters Against Child Abuse, Childwise etc), provide scholarships for kids in need, raise funds for charity with events like our Pink Karate breast cancer event, as well as having a program for teens considered to be ‘at risk’; We utilise a character development program developed by a professional, qualified developmental psychologist, Dr Robyn Silverman.