Kenyu Chinen is a real inspiration for all karate students to keep on a lifetime practicing the way of the empty hand. In this video he presents the kata naihanchi sandan and pinan shodan with some bunkai.
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Toshimitsu Arakaki
This is an inteview with master Toshimitsu Arakaki, Hanshi 10th-dan, Matsubayashi-ryu Karate. He discusses his live and shares advices on training with a personal view.
Basic Bo Jutsu
The Bo was the master weapon in Okinawan, bigger, longer, better as the Sai or anything else. It was the equivalent of the Big Gun in any arsenal today. It is capable of incredible destruction of anything it touches. Be aware that the initial strike to the center of his bo between the hands is not a “miss” of his hands, it is done intentionally to “miss the hands” because in this example we are not wanting to crush/destroy and/or separate fingers from hand.
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