Book review
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Review: Toyama Kanken: The Heritage of Shudokan
This year, a biography of Tōyama Kanken (1888–1966) was published in both German and English. On 236 pages, it deals with the life and work of the karate master who opened his first dōjō, the Shūdōkan, in Tōkyō in 1930. Tōyama Kanken was a student of Itosu Ankō and Higaonna Kanryō, and also learned from Continue reading
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Review of Stephen Turnbull: Ninja: Unmasking the Myth
For the academic study of karate, it is always important to think outside the box. I regularly look to see what’s new on the publication market and what scholarly approach the authors have chosen for their research of other martial arts disciplines. It has been a long time coming. But now Stephen Turnbull’s new book Continue reading
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Review: About authenticity and hybridity in Capoeira Angola
For the academic study of karate, it is also important to think outside the box. I always look to see what’s new on the market and what scholarly approach the authors have chosen for their research of other martial arts disciplines. Compared to other body cultures such as the Olympic martial arts disciplines of jūdō Continue reading
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Review: Bibliography of Japanese Karate and Kobudo
The academic study of the Japanese martial arts has only gained momentum in recent decades. An important component of research is the use of original sources. Even in the age of the Internet and online OPACs, a bibliography is an essential tool for researching sources. For the martial arts disciplines of karate and kobudō, Andreas Continue reading
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Review: Book about Erwin von Baelz
For the academic study of karate, it is also important to think outside the box. I always look to see what’s new on the market and what scholarly approach the authors have chosen for their research of other martial arts disciplines. Erwin von Baelz (1848–1913) was a German doctor and, together with German surgeon Julius Continue reading
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Review: Compendium of classical texts from the Tokugawa period
For the academic study of karate, it is also important to think outside the box. I always look to see what’s new on the market and what scholarly approach the authors have chosen for their research of other martial arts disciplines. Historical texts are an indispensable source for the study of Japanese martial arts. However, Continue reading
Investigations into the history of karate 