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Ikken Hissatsu (一拳必殺 [1]) is a term used in traditional karate, meaning "to annihilate at one blow". [2] This, however, does not mean that any clash can and should be resolved with the use of only one stroke, [3] but it conveys the spirit that the karateka (player) must partake in.
Matsumura Sōkon, a Karate master and chief bodyguard to the Ryūkyūan king, was sent to defeat Chintō. In the ensuing fight; however, Matsumura found himself equally matched by the stranger, and consequently sought to learn his techniques. Its understood the kata Chintō was well known to the early Tomari-te and Shuri-te schools of karate ...
One interpretation of the final movements is that an opponent's grab to one's chest is secured and then the hops are used to apply one's body weight to break his wrist. In Seiyo Shorin-Ryu Karate, the last three hops are replaced by taitoshi (body leg drop) followed with a series of blocks, a kick and punch.
The U.S.A. Yoshukai Karate Association is a karate association headed by Michael G. Foster. Yoshukai is a Japanese karate style adapted from Chitō-ryū by Mamoru Yamamoto. [ 28 ] Foster was originally named the Director of the U.S.A. Yoshukai Karate Association in 1966 by Mamoru Yamamoto, when it was affiliated with the United States Chitō ...
At the 2012 World Karate Championships held in Paris, France, Kiyuna won one of the bronze medals in the men's individual kata event. [5] The following year, he represented Japan at the 2013 World Games in Cali, Colombia and he won the bronze medal in the men's kata event.
Hojo undō (補助運動) is a Japanese language term, translated as "supplementary exercises", that refers to conditioning exercises used in martial arts, especially in karate. Hojo undō training was designed to develop ambidextrous physical strength, stamina, muscle coordination, speed, and posture. This style of training uses simple ...
Taidō [a] is a Japanese martial art created in 1965 by Seiken Shukumine (1925–2001). [1] [2] [3] Taidō has its roots in traditional Okinawan karate.Feeling that the martial arts, particularly karate, were not adapting to meet the needs of a changing world, Shukumine first developed a style of karate called Genseiryū around 1950.
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