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Chōjirō Tani began teaching the Karate style Shūkōkai (meaning the way for all) [2] at a dojo in Kobe, Japan, in 1946. Shūkōkai was designed around the study of body mechanics, is very fast due to its relatively high stance aiding mobility, [ 3 ] and is known for the double hip twist , which maximises the force of its strikes; making it ...
Peter Consterdine is a British martial artist who holds a 9th Dan in karate. [1] He was a Great Britain and England international [2] spending nine years as a regular squad member of the Great Britain Karate squad. In 1969 he was a founder of the Shukokai Karate Union (SKU) and he was Vice President of the English Karate Federation until his ...
The four major karate styles developed in Japan, especially in Okinawa are Shotokan, Wado-ryu, Shito-ryu, and Goju-ryu; many other styles of Karate are derived from these four. [1] The first three of these styles find their origins in the Shorin-Ryu style from Shuri, Okinawa, while Goju-ryu finds its origins in Naha. Shuri karate is rather ...
Shorin-ryu, Shotokan, Shotokai, Shito-ryu, Shukokai, Shindo Jinen-ryu, Gensei-ryu, Matsubayashi-ryu, Wado-ryu, Tang Soo Do and Soo Bahk Do [1] Rōhai (鷺牌) meaning “image of a heron” or “sign of a heron” is a family of kata practiced in some styles of karate.
The dan ranking system in Go was devised by Hon'inbō Dōsaku (1645–1702), a professional Go player in the Edo period. [1] [4] Prior to the invention, top-to-bottom ranking was evaluated by comparison of handicap and tended to be vague.
5th dan karate Patrick James "Pat" McKay (born 29 May 1957, Kilmarnock, Scotland ) is a Scottish and British karateka . He has a fifth Dan black belt in karate and is a 13-time Scottish Champion and a 5-time winner of World Karate Championships .
Kumite is an essential part of karate training, and free sparring is often experienced as exciting, because both opponents have to react and adapt to each other very quickly. In tournaments kumite often takes place inside of a 'ringed' area similar to that of a boxing ring.
Sōchin (壯鎭) (Japanese: "Tranquil Force", or "Preserve the Peace") [citation needed] is a kata practiced in several styles of karate.It may have derived from Dragon style kung fu, [speculation?] and was taught in the Naha-te school in Okinawa by Seisho Arakaki.