![]() ![]() Stuff that I think every Karate Nerd™ should know today.Ĭheck it out: #1: Boshi-ken – The Thumb Strike Stuff that was secret, deadly, and often pretty weird. There’s a LOT of modern sport Karate in Okinawa too nowadays, and I actually competed myself when I lived there.īut once I opened my arms to embrace the historical awesomeness inherited in the technical registry of ancient Okinawan Karate, I gradually uncovered nuggets of old-school wisdom hidden in narrow alleys, inside secret dojos, run by unassuming masters who couldn’t care less about trophies, belts or accolades. These techniques are rarely seen in “modern” Karate today. Today I’ve decided to share two of my favorite traditional, and pretty deadly, techniques of classical Okinawan Karate with you – straight from the birthplace of our beloved art. Techniques that seemed too dangerous, unorthodox or difficult during the historical transition of Karate from Okinawa to Japan and subsequently the rest of the world, were either changed or removed from modern Karate.Īnd if you ask me, it’s time we revive them. ![]() If you are NOT a McDojo™ zombie, my guess is… Funakoshi Gichin (1868-1957) You know, the disturbing feeling that maybe these moves were not really designed to kick anybody’s a** in a real fight? How many times have you found yourself thinking, “Man… this stuff would probably never work on the street” while learning a new kata? The above statement was written in 1956 (!) by master Gichin Funakoshi.Īs you probably know, Funakoshi was the founder of Shotokan Karate and widely regarded as one of the most influential pioneers of modern Karate. The Karate that high school students practice today is not the same Karate that was practiced even as recently as ten years ago, and it is a long way indeed from the Karate I learned when I was a child in Okinawa.” Times change, the world changes, and obviously the martial arts must change too. “Hoping to see Karate included in the physical education taught in our public schools, I revised the kata to make them as simple as possible. ![]()
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