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Hi,
Just a quick reply (I'm on my way to the Dojo).
Can't give you direct reference off the top of my head but Ohtsuka and Konishi both helped to sponsor Motobu in their own way.

I believe that...

Hi Graham
My understanding is that the kata we practice are more heavily influenced by Mabuni than Funakoshi - and there's also the influence of Choki Motobu, specifically through Naihanchi. But...

Regarding Wado Ryu:
Wondering, if Hironori Ohtsuka had not met Gichin Funakoshi.... I suspect that from what we know Ohtsuka's interest in Okinawan karate came not from his meeting with Gichin...

I've been thinking about this, I phrase my comments very carefully, having no pre-judgements or motives behind them;

I wonder if all Wado being one would be desirable?

Also, would it be...

Hi,

I don't know how many people would be in a position to make comparisons between the three "strands" of Wado, whatever happens knowledge will always be incomplete.

I was fortunate enough to...

Hello all,

Another Wado practioner and E-Budo lurker here.
Wado is comparatively large here in Europe, so there's lots of us about.

Maybe we could spark up some E-Budo curiosity about Wado. I...

Hi Ellis,
Thank you for your contribution.
So, those that I mentioned as "unverifiable" are legitimate and from the sources you mentioned?

They were:
1. Insolence. 2. Overconfidence. 3. Greed....

Thanks for that Russ,

I picked up another version from an unverifiable source. The ten ran as follows:

1. Insolence. 2. Overconfidence. 3. Greed. 4. Anger. 5. Fear. 6. Doubt. 7. Distrust. 8....

Hi all,

I have been trying to find out what the 10 Evils of Budo are.
The only reference I've found is a description on the Internet of their inclusion in a book by John Stevens, "Budo secrets"....

On another discussion forum there came up this thing about is it okay to invent your own kata? My reply then was, sure it is! I invent a new kata every month, then almost straight away forget it....

Been good so far, though it has tended to ramble all over the place, but I guess that's just the nature of conversation.

To return back to my original point; I seem to be getting a lot of this...

Good to see that this is all beginning to develop momentum.

To Hector Gomez,
You said:
“I am not totally convinced that the only reason karate changed it's
focus in it's kata was simply because...

Gene,
Thank you for that.
As newbie to this forum perhaps I've rushed in where angels fear to tread.

I can see what you’re saying; that there’s a demarcation line that cuts off at probably round...

I have been a member of this group for some time and only recently started posting.

First of all let me say how impressed I've been by the general quality of debate on this forum. Although I have...

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Machimura
[B]After reading a couple of things on those sights provided, I have come to the conclusion that Ohtsuka Sensei revolutionized karate. He implemented the idea...