Funakoshi Okinawan Karate Kenpo Kenkyukai : Funakoshi Ryukyu kenpo naihanchi

Review of Origins of Shotokan (2013) *****

"What did the Karate that Funakoshi Gichin brought from Okinawa to mainland Japan look like? This Dvd can give you the answer to the above question! Funakoshi sensei practiced a form of Okinawan shorin ryu (AND NOT JAPANESE SHOTOKAN RYU!), so definitely the work by Sean can help you to understand which style of Karate the Master taught in Okinawa. I've also found extremely interesting the section on the typical Okinawan hojo Undo tools, that Funakoshi sensei used to condition the body: this is a practice unfortunately often forgotten in the modern day dojos!" Lorenzo Semeraro - 17th August 2021

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Best Karate (series of books), by Masatoshi Nakayama
Bokken: The Art of the Japanese Sword, by Dave Lowry
Bubishi, [Translation & Commentary] by Patrick McCarthy
Chi Kung: The Way of Energy, by Lam Kam Chuen
Classical Fighting Arts of Japan: A Complete Guide to Koryu Jujutsu, by Serge Mol
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Introduction to Karate-Do: Its Inner Techniques and Secret Arts, by Kanken Toyama (Trans. Tobey Stansbury)
Karate Jutsu, by Gichin Funakoshi (Trans. John Teramoto)
Karate Kenpo: The Art of Self Defence, by Kenwa Mabuni (Trans. Mario McKenna)
Karate-Do Kyohan, by Gichin Funakoshi (Trans. Tsutomu Ohshima)
Karate-Do Taikan, by Genwa Nakasone (Trans. Mario McKenna)
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My Art of Karate, by Choki Motobu (Trans. Patrick and Yuriko McCarthy)
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Praying Mantis Kung Fu, by H. B. Un
Samurai Fighting Arts, by Fumon Tanaka
T'ai Chi Classics (Trans. Waysun Liao)
Tanpenshu, Gichin Funakoshi (Trans. Patrick & Yuriko McCarthy)
Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu
The Analects
The Art of Hojo Undo, by Michael Clarke
The Art of Peace, by Morihei Ueshiba
The Art of Shaolin Kung Fu, by Wong Kiew Kit
The Art of War, by Sun Tzu (Trans. Thomas Cleary)
The Beginner's Guide to Shotokan Karate, by John van Weenen
The Book of Five Rings, by Miyamoto Musashi
The Book of Poetry
The Complete Book of Shaolin, by Wong Kiew Kit
The Complete Book of Shindo Jinen-ryu Karate Jutsu Kata, with consent of the son of the founder, and the 2nd Head, Yasuhiro Konishi
The Essence of Karate, by Gichin Funakoshi (Trans. Richard Berger)
The Essence of Naha-te, by Joe Swift
The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do, by Shoshin Nagamine
The Five Classics
The Four Books
The Heart of Karate-Do, by Shigeru Egami
The Life-giving Sword, by Yagyu Munenori (Trans. William Scott Wilson)
The New Testament, with other testimonies
The Origin of Funakoshi Karate, Iwaki Nobuhiro
The Study of Anatomy
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The Study of Emergency Treatment
The Study of Jintai Kyusho
The Study of Recovery, Resuscitation, Medicinal, and Bone-setting Methods
The Study of Seipai: The Secrets of Self-defense Karate Kenpo, by Kenwa Mabuni (Trans. Mario McKenna)
The Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate, by Gichin Funakoshi and Genwa Nakasone (Trans. John Teramoto)
The Unfettered Mind, by Takuan Soho (Trans. William Scott Wilson)
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Zen in the Martial Arts, by Joe Hyams

Funakoshi Okinawan Karate Kenpo Kenkyukai

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Saturday, 31 March 2018

Old Okinawan Funakoshi Naihanchi Kata (Ichi, Ni and San / Shodan, Nidan and Sandan)

Thursday, 8 March 2018

Funakoshi Naihanchi Kata Practised in the Snow