Thank you Adam Newhouse

by admin | May 11, 2018 | Business, Information, People, Training

  Black Belts Only: The invisible but lethal force of Karate by Adam Newhouse Sensei Newhouse graciously sent me a copy of his new book. At first I was tentative as I felt a response as well as critique would be appreciated, but what if I did not like it?  Well...

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...