Tui Na (Qinna 擒拿)

by admin | May 4, 2018 | Protection, Styles, Training

    Tui means "to push" and Na means "to lift and squeeze." Now this expression is more correlated to the healing arts, in fact Tui Na is a name of a healing art using the manipulation of body tissues and structures.  However it is directly related to the...

Wing Chun – Goju Connection

by admin | Apr 27, 2018 | Styles, Training

    White Crane Derivatives The Ancient Bubishi as well as most Karate Styles are derived from the White Crane Styles of China*, which heavily influenced the practitioners of Okinawa and Japan. So it is important to study some of the correlations not only...

Bubishi Keys Deeper Look

by admin | Apr 20, 2018 | Protection, Science, Styles, Training

  Why are these images different? Last Friday the blog was about  Kenwa Mabuni and his coveted Bubishi, received from his teacher; Anko Itosu.  Just one more legendary Master and Style that worked with this information and method called Kyusho. You have also read...

Mabuni

by admin | Apr 13, 2018 | Beginner, Information, Styles

  Another Bubishi Advocate In 1934 Sensei Kenwa Mabuni published his book “Seipai No Kenkyu” as a Study of Seipai Kata.  In the book Mabuni Sensei mentions  the "Bubishi" and included the iconic drawings from from Anko Itosu’s copy of the that Bubishi. From a...

Kyusho in Tegumi

by admin | Apr 6, 2018 | Beginner, Protection, Training

Why Yes of course. Why not ingrain the best and most efficient methods in your training? Tegumi (手組Naha-Te) or Mutō (無刀 Shuri and Tomari-Te) is a traditional form or method of grappling and or wrestling from old Okinawan practices.  It has been written that Tegumi...