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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.
Based on Taigyoku Shodan with simple punch/kick and kick/punch combinations replacing some single technique counts. Moves 2, 4, 10, 12, 18 and 20 are an in-place chudan gyaku-zuki then moving forward with a chudan mae-geri keage. Moves 6, 7, 8 and 14, 15, 16 are (a moving forward) chudan mae-geri keage and landing with a chudan oi-zuki.
Simplified Chinese characters are one of two standardized character sets widely used to write the Chinese language, with the other being traditional characters.Their mass standardization during the 20th century was part of an initiative by the People's Republic of China (PRC) to promote literacy, and their use in ordinary circumstances on the mainland has been encouraged by the Chinese ...
Tsutomu Ohshima (大島 劼, Ōshima Tsutomu, born August 6, 1930) is a prominent Japanese master of Shotokan karate who founded the organization Shotokan Karate of America (SKA). [1] He is the Shihan (Chief Instructor) of the SKA, and to this day holds the rank of 5th dan , which was awarded to him by Gichin Funakoshi . [ 1 ]
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 ...
Bajiquan (Chinese: 八極拳; pinyin: Bājíquán) is a traditional Chinese martial art that features explosive, short-range power in close combat and is well-known for its rapid elbow and shoulder strikes. [2]
Victor Moore (born August 23, 1943) holds a 10th Degree Black Belt in Karate [1] and was one of the late Robert Trias' Chief instructors of the Shuri-ryū Karate system. [2] Moore was one of the first ten original members of the Trias International Society [3] and also studied and trained with William J. Dometrich in the style of Chito-ryu. [4]
One Armed Boxer: A Touch of Zen: 1972: Fist of Fury (a.k.a. The Chinese Connection) Hapkido (a.k.a. Lady Kung-fu) Kung Fu: King Boxer (a.k.a. Five Fingers of Death) Way of the Dragon: 1973: Enter the Dragon: Little Tiger of Canton: The Awaken Punch: Fist of Unicorn: Karate Kiba: 1974: Yellow Faced Tiger: Fist to Fist: Black Belt Jones: The ...