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KARATE JUTSUOn the surface, Karate (empty hand art, empty hand, open hand) is an art of pure punching,blocking and kicking from a series of stances that will enhance the power of the striking orblocking technique. Does this mean that the art of Karate is nothing more than that?Certainly, this is enough to fill a life with dedication and training. Karate is, however, morethan just a punching, kicking and blocking art. Karate includes throws, take downs, shoulderdriving, hip driving and a complex series of foot movements that will enable a Karate person todefend against any non-projectile weapon. Many schools practice Karate as a exercise routine,using many difficult punches and kicks. Other schools try to teach their version of a mysticalOriental philosophy that does nothing but confuse the potential student and disgust the trueKarate-Ka. Karate is the combining of the mind and the body into one well-coordinatedmachine. Karate, at its best, is a combative "ART." Karate, at its worst, is an exercise in asenseless attempt to understand intellectually what is mostly an exercise for the spirit and thebody. Even if a student trains properly and strives to achieve the motor responses necessaryto use Karate as a combative art, only a handful will achieve true combative excellence. Ofthese, only one or two will be able to teach the knowledge they have learned. Karate Jutsu isthe physical science of Karate, and is what must be learned first. Once the physical aspect ofkarate is learned than the arduous task of learning the philosophy, history, and spiritual aspects(Do) of the art begins. It is my belief that warriors are born, not made. While a study of thediscipline of karate can be useful for the shy, reticent person, these people rarely becomewarriors. They can become tougher and certainly able to take care of themselves, but rarely atrue warrior. What is a warrior? What qualities do they have? A warrior is, according to AndoSensei, a student of the physical arts as well as the fine arts. He must be willing to both fight andteach. Honor, integrity, sacrifice, humility, and perserverance are the most important aspects ofhis or her existance. A love of life and a respect for anothers life is important also. Balance in allthings must be achieved by the warrior, and the student of war. Karate do or jutsu teaches usthe warrior principles.
Section fourteenBrief History of the MastersTHE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND OFMaster Motobu, Choki1871-1944Master Choki Motobu was born the third son to the Motobu family in Okinawa. The Motobufamily was of Samurai class, which meant that the first son of the family was taught the familyfighting methods. Choki Motobu, being frustrated by this, tried to sneak in and watch his olderbrother's training. Master Motobu soon found that this was too slow and frustrating for him,so he began to lift heavy rocks and punch the punching post or Makiwara. After a while, hebecame so strong that he earned the name "Monkey King" because of his tremendous leapingability and general agility. In his youth, Master Motobu became known as a brawler and atrouble maker, so when he became the student of Master Itosu, this added to his difficultiesabout being accepted as a student of one of the foremost Masters in Okinawa. MasterMotobu challenged many men in Japan. However, the defeat of a Russian boxer may havemade him the most famous. In 1922, Master Motobu helped Master Funakoshi start theteaching of Karate to the Japanese. While in Japan Master Motobu spent a lot of time at theSeishin dojo teaching and exchanging martial information. Conversations with Kuniba, ShogoSoke led me to believe that Motobu and Funakoshi did not like each other and were not friends.After a few years teaching in Japan, filled with a new outlook on his life, Master Motobureturned to Okinawa in 1936 and began training with Master Kentsu Yabu. Master Yabu wasthe only man to have ever defeated Master Motobu. Master Motobu instructed many notedpeople, who then became masters themselves, among them are Shoshin Nagamine and TatsuoShimabuku. I don’t believe that Master Motobu was the hard drinker and brawler the peoplemade him out to be, I am not sure why I believe this other than to say that really tough, strongpeople do not drink to excess and do not fight without cause. At least not in todays world.Another time and another place.
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Page 19 and 20: Section NineTESTING REQUIREMENTSKOS
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Page 27 and 28: BROWN BELT (3RD KYU) TO BROWN BELT
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