1938
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Karate footage from 1938/9
Recently, I came across the TV documentary Japan – A Living Travel Book. Sponsored by the Japan Society for International Cultural Relations, the film was likely produced in 1938 by James Farquharson Leys (1901–1999), a Canadian author, historian, and radio broadcaster. A Living Travel Book is a documentary that portrays Japan in the late 1930s. It offers… Continue reading
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Article by Nakasone Genwa (1938)
Nakasone Genwa 仲宗根源和 (1895–1978) was man of many talents. In his youth he studied karate briefly with Itosu Ankō 糸洲安恒 (1831–1915) at Shuri Middle School from which he graduated in 1913. Later he probably also was taught by Yabu Kentsū 屋部憲通 (1866–1937) at the Okinawa Normal School. Throughout the 1930s and early 1940s, he was… Continue reading
Investigations into the history of karate 