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This is one of an occasional series of portraits of karate leaders from Aotearoa New Zealand taken from martial arts magazines from the 1970’s and 1980’s. Master Bob Johnson ~ White Tiger Kung Fu Taken in New Zealand, 1964 by … Continue reading →

This is one of an occasional series of portraits of karate leaders from Aotearoa New Zealand taken from martial arts magazines from the 1970’s and 1980’s. WE TRACE THE LIFE AND DEVOTION TO THE ARTS OF JOHN JARVIS, 5TH DAN, … Continue reading →

This is one of an occasional series of portraits of karate leaders from Aotearoa New Zealand taken from martial arts magazines from the 1970’s and 1980’s. MARY A. STURM, SHODAN, TRACES THE LIFE OF KEN McLENNAN Ken McLennan was already … Continue reading →

This is one of an occasional series of portraits of karate leaders from Aotearoa New Zealand taken from martial arts magazines from the 1970’s and 1980’s. Robert Francis McCallum Age: (at time of writing): 48 Height: 5ft 7 in. Weight: … Continue reading →

Kancho Jack Sims, 9th dan/black belt, Chidokan Karate-do (The essence of this article was written by Bryan Fitzpatrick with edits by Lexie Matheson) The Chidokan style of karate was introduced into the South Pacific region by Jack Sims in 1967.  This … Continue reading →

Okinawan Karate Videos (A resource that will be added to and updated periodically) Okinawan Karate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBm64jDx-yU Tee – The Spirit of Okinawan Karate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MuwIOjVkMY Way of the Warrior – Karate Morio Higaonna and Goju Ryu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzweNdOc52c Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate-do Katas, … Continue reading →

Translated by Kiyotaka Yamada. Some editing by Lexie Matheson Translator remarks: This is a part of the meeting records. It appears as an appendix in the book, ‘Karatedo Dai Hokan’ written by Kanken Toyama. Pages 377-392 (Tsuru Shobo, 1960). The … Continue reading →

The Legend of Choki Motobu Translated by Sanzinsoo. Slight edits by Lexie Matheson Note: This is a full translation of an article by Seijin Jahana. The original title ‘Choki Motobu, a Forerunner of Combative Karate’ appeared in the monthly magazine ‘Aoi Umi’ … Continue reading →

Sakugawa Kanga Kanga Sakugawa (1733 – 1815) – sometimes known as Kanga Sakukawa but Sakugawa is his Okinawan dialect family name – also Sakugawa Satunushi and Tode Sakugawa, was a Ryūkyūan martial arts master and major contributor to the development of Te, the … Continue reading →