Category: Shito-Ryu

Aug 15 2020

Mie Nakayama

Filed under Competition, General, Kata, Shito-Ryu
August 15, 2020

Firstly, I practise katas very accurately going through the basic again and again; I do this for about one hour every day. I then go through the katas imaging the attackers and how I would compete with them. I pay a lot of attention to imagination, feeling, and expression. Mie Nakayama Mie Nakayama can arguably …

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Aug 13 2020

Elisa Au-Fonseca

Filed under Competition, General, Kumite, Shito-Ryu
August 13, 2020

I want to show my children that it is good to dream big, work hard and be kind to those who support you. Elisa Au-Fonseca Elisa Au holds a number of firsts in her competitive career. She was the first American woman to win an individual kumite world title. She was also the first person, …

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Aug 09 2020

Yoshimi Inoue

Filed under Competition, Kata, Kumite, Shito-Ryu, Traditional
August 9, 2020

Karate is 99% feeling. Yoshimi Inoue For many, Yoshimi Inoue’s name will be associated with the many great kata champions he coached, that included Mie Nakayama, Atsuko Wakai and Ryoko Abe. However, Inoue was more than a great coach. He was a martial artist first and foremost. What made him a unique and successful coach …

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Aug 09 2020

Fumio Demura

Filed under General, Shito-Ryu, Traditional
August 9, 2020

Sport Karate is like a game, in traditional Karate you learn human life. Fumio Demura A master of Shito-Ryu Karate and Okinawan Kobudo, Fumio Demura was a true legend and pioneer of American Karate. He has appeared on the front cover of over 30 martial arts magazines. An author of several books, he also built …

Chosin Chibana, Donn Draeger, Fumio Demura, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Kenei Mabuni, Kenwa Mabuni, Kenzo Mabuni, Ryusho Sakagami, Shinkin Taira, shoshin nagamine, Taisaburo Nakamura, Tak Kubota, teruo hayashi, Tsutomu Ohshima, Yasuhiro Konishi, Yuchoku Higa

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Oct 18 2019

Dan Ivan

Filed under General, Goju-ryu, Shito-Ryu, Shotokan
October 18, 2019

Little did I know at that time in my life that destiny might have charted my course. Despite my hostile surroundings, I was at the right place at the right time and on the precipice of a new life. Dan Ivan At times, Dan Ivan’s life has read like a work of fiction. His exploits …