Masutatsu Oyama was born in Ryong-Ri Yong-chi-Myo’n Chul Na Do Korea in 1923, and completed middle school in Seoul. In 1938, when he was 12 years old, he came to Japan to live, where in 1941, he entered the Tokyo Takushoku University. Oyama had mastered the Eighteen Techniques of Chinese Kempo while he was still […]
Master Gichin Funakoshi is widely considered the primary “father” of modern karate due to his efforts to introduce the Okinawan art to mainland Japan, from where it spread to the rest of the world. Born in 1868, he began to study karate at the age of 11, and was a student of the two greatest
Bodhidharma to Okinawa Most Western students of Asian martial arts, if they have done any research on the subject at all, will surely have come across references to Bodhidharma. He is known as “Daruma” in Japan and as often as not, this Indian Buddhist monk is cited as the prime source for all martial arts
Donald “Buck” Irving Lindsey Don Buck was both kind and powerful. He spent his life helping others and teaching the martial arts. His close friend and teacher, Mas Oyama gave Don Buck the title “Fierce Tiger”. As a child, Don and a few other children stayed at a daycare center supervised by an Indian Yogi.
Larry F. Gagnon grew up in a foster home for the first 17 years of his life. In 1963, at the age of 17, Larry Gagnon left his foster home, joined the US Air Force and was stationed in Germany. After spending 4 years in the Air Force Larry Gagnon was given an honorable discharge.
Taikyoku Ichi Steps 1) From Yoi Dachi, look to your left, step back with your left leg and begin block, turn hips into left ZD as you block GB, with your left hand. Your fist should be 2″ off the knee, in line with your left leg.2) Raise your left hand to perform hidden move,
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Taikyoku San Steps 1) From Yoi Dachi, step back with your left leg and begin block, turn hips into left Kokutso Dachi (KKD) as you perform Chudan Uchi Uke (CUU) block.2) Turn left hand over into a punch to perform hidden move, step through into right ZD and punch chudan with your right hand.3) Look
Ten no Kata was created by Gichin Funakoshi and is presented in the Karate-do Nyumon, the twin to Karate-do Kyohan, also written by Funakoshi Gichin. Ten no Kata means “kata of the universe.”
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Pinan Ichi Steps 1) Bow into Mokuso and slide out into Yoi Dachi. Look to your left, step back with your left foot and begin block, turn hips into left ZD as you perform GB.2) Raise your left hand to perform hidden move, step through into right ZD and punch chudan level with your right
Pinan Ni Steps 1) Bow into Mokuso and slide out into Yoi Dachi. Look to your left, step back with your left foot and stack your hands on the right side. Turn hips into left KKD, perform JU with right hand, CUU with left hand. The left fist is positioned up and down (See picture).
