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Kanshiwa by Masami Sensei
Ageshio Japan recorded in these last weeks serial of videos showing training sessions with the different masters you can work with using the Agency services. You can follow Ageshio Japan on their youtube Channel. Masami Sensei Shihan Masami Kinjo (Takayama) is well known in the Koburyu world.8th degree black belt (Kyoshi), she is a former Pro Dancer and support her husband in every exhibition, seminar and lessons. I had the luck to meet her in 2019 when Kinjo sensei went to France for 3 seminars, at that stage my Japanese was too weak to exchange a lot with her but only with some words I discovered a fantastic woman always…
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Kobu No Sanseiryu Seminar
Today we had the luck to be on-line with Okinawa to work in detailed the last Kata of our school : Kobu No Sanseiryu. The session was lead by Kaicho Kinjo sensei and Masami sensei.On line we had Rochester, Ohio & Michigan Dojo members for the USA & Lionel Reynaud for Europe. Kobu No Sanseiryu & Sanseiryu Sanseiryu is the last kata of the Uechi-Ryu system; it is the most advanced kata embedding the native chinese techniques brought by Kanbun Uechi from Fujian (Tiber, Crane, Dragon). Based on this well advanced Kata, Kaicho Kinjo sensei worked and modify the tecniques and the dynamic to introduce his concepts; as the differences…
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Koburyu Taisabaki
Last video from Ageshio but not the least interesting as Kinjo sensei is sharing wth us his way of working the Taisabaki. Taisabaki 体捌き Taisabaiki can be translated as body management but this is more the way to use your body better.Indeed, martial artist are working a lot to optimize the way they are using their body to move / punch / kick / block using their whole body. For that you need to improve your stance, your techniques and understand some concept of internal karate.The concept of Taisabaki is not only applicable to karate, it is applicable on all bujustsu and it should be incorporated in other sport such…
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Koburyu Warm-up
In the same serial of videos, Ageshio (Japanese travel agency) is releasing a short video in which Kinjo sensei is explaining the Junbi Undo basic warm-up to be performed before each Karate session. Another good way to discover our way of training :
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Koburyu Karate Seminar
The last June 27th, was organized a specific on-line Koburyu Karate seminar.The intent of this seminar was to gather Japanese, American & European Koburyu Practitioner. For the USA : Rochester (NY) & MichiganEurope : Lionel Reynaud The original On-Line Zoom was planned to learn Koburyu Kobudo and Kinjo sensei kindly proposed to change the session to learn Karate basics and present us deeply the principles of the Koburyu Karate. The 3 levels of Kata During the session, Kaicho Kinjo sensei took lot of time to explain the evolution he made based on Uechi-Ryu system and explained in depth the aim of the 3 levels of Koburyu Kata execution.2 katas were…
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Koburyu Karate Videos
Koburyu USA has launched their Youtube Channel covering Karate & Kobudo training.They recorded some videos during Kinjo sensei seminars in USA.This a fantastic video database for all Koburyu practitioner. You can access to the Channel by clicking here.You can consult the USA Koburyu websute at the following URL : https://koburyu.org
