Article by Emanuel Giordano
There are many rumors that the Naihanchi kata was once practiced in Goju-ryu as well. Some of them even state that this kata was also practiced by Higaonna Kanryo sensei, known as the "renovator" of Naha-te. However, it is necessary to immediately clarify...
20.09.2023 12:26
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Articolo a cura di Emanuel Giordano
Esistono molte voci relative al fatto che il kata Naihanchi fosse un tempo praticato anche nel Goju-ryu. Alcune di esse affermano addirittura che tale kata fosse praticato anche da Higaonna Kanryo sensei, conosciuto come il "rinnovatore" del Naha-te....
20.09.2023 12:21
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Article by Emanuel Giordano (original article 25/02/2021)
The only Westerner who faced Motobu or, at least, the only one whose encounter has been documented by articles and interviews, was the boxer who was defeated in 1923 at the Butokuden in Kyoto (Motobu, in the 1936 interview,...
25.12.2022 11:34
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Article by Emanuel Giordano
After Sho Iku's death, his second son 尚 泰 Sho Tai (1843 - 1901), the last king of the Ryukyu, ascended the throne of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Sho Tai had already been appointed Prince Nakagusuku (中城 王子 Nakagusuku Oji), that is, the prince heir to the throne, on the...
27.09.2022 12:05
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Article by Emanuel Giordano
Continuation of PART 8
As we saw in the previous part, King Sho Ko retained his title until his death, despite having received permission from the Shogun to abdicate. The son reigned de facto from 1828 with the rank of sessei, and obtained the crown...
19.09.2022 10:43
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Article by Emanuel Giordano
Continuation of PART 7
As I mentioned in part 6, Sho On died at the age of only 18, leaving the throne to the eldest son 尚成 Sho Sei (1800-1804). Sho Sei (also known by the infant name 思徳金 Umitokugani) was officially crowned on January 6, 1803, but reigned for a...
30.08.2022 11:46
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Article by Emanuel Giordano
Continuation of PART 6
Before moving on to the next investiture mission, that of 1808, I would like to talk about the scholar aristocracy, one of the administrative classes of the Kingdom of the Ryukyu. The families of the scholar aristocracy were...
22.08.2022 15:14
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Article by Emanuel Giordano
Continuation of PART 5
Continuing on our path, we will now face the diplomatic mission following that of 1756. In 1794 King Sho Boku died, who was succeeded by his young nephew Sho On (1784-1802) the following year. The latter reigned briefly, as he...
17.08.2022 16:27
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Article by Emanuel Giordano
Continuation of PART 4
Previously we stopped to talk about the sapposhi Quan Kui, but although he is less famous, I would like to dwell for a moment on his deputy, namely the Chinese diplomat 周 煌 Zhou Huang / Shuu Kou (? -1785).
Zhou Huang...
03.08.2022 15:15
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Article by Emanuel Giordano
Before continuing, I would like to delve into some details of this latest Chinese mission, in particular some interesting details on the sapposhi Quan Kui / Zen Kai 全魁.
First of all, its title in Japanese is written 侍講 / 侍讀, which means imperial tutor,...
25.07.2022 11:56
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