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...

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,...

Article by Emanuel Giordano On November 17, 1668, King Sho Shitsu died, who was replaced by his son Sho Tei, who was officially crowned on January 11, 1670. According to Liao Zhenpei, music typical of the Qing dynasty was played for the first time on this occasion, during an official...

Article by Emanuel Giordano After requesting the investiture from Peking (Beijing) in 1621, 1625, 1626 and 1627, Sho Ho finally received the investiture in 1633. This was the last mission sent by the Ming dynasty. In fact, Beijing, the capital of the Ming dynasty, fell to the invading Manchu...

Article by Emanuel Giordano Relations between China and Okinawa began in 1372, when King Satto of Chuzan (1320-1395), one of the three kingdoms of Okinawa, met with Chinese envoys. Chinese envoys arrived in Chuzan in 1372, demanding the admission of Chinese cultural supremacy and for Okinawa...

Article by Emanuel Giordano “Around the time the education minister was organizing the first national athletics demonstration in mainland Japan, the Okinawa Central Physical Education Secretariat wanted me to introduce Karate, the martial art that was secretly passed down for generations...

Articolo a cura di Emanuel Giordano  “Nel periodo in cui il ministro dell’educazione organizzava la prima dimostrazione di atletica nazionale nel Giappone continentale, la segreteria centrale di educazione fisica di Okinawa volle che io presentassi il Karate, l’arte marziale tramandata...

Article by Manuel Vignola At this point Funakoshi began to have a first success especially in the university field, and with the increase in the number of students another famous character intervened in his support: Hakudo Nakayama (1872-1958), probably the most famous Kendo Master in Japan...

Articolo a cura di Manuel Vignola A questo punto Funakoshi iniziava ad avere un primo successo soprattutto in campo universitario, e con il crescere del numero degli studenti un altro famoso personaggio intervenne in suo supporto: Hakudo Nakayama (1872-1958), probabilmente il più famoso Maestro...

Article by Emanuel Giordano The topic is always much debated, and the confusion due to the various oral traditions is great. Kyan sensei lived mainly in Okinawa and Tokyo, where he moved for a while to follow his father, a member of the exiled court of the former ruler of the extinct Ryukyu...