Newsletter 916
Theory of Secret Techniques Proven!
Thanks to Tom Jackson,
who pointed me.
So I write,
on the Matrix Karate page of MonsterMartialArts.com,
about how Karate was passed down.
I write about the transmission of Karate
from Okinawa to Japan,
and I ask the question…
would the Okinawans really be willing
to teach the Japanese real karate
after the Japanese had ‘stolen’ their emperor?
And,
I ask the question…
would the Japanese,
even if they knew the true karate,
be willing to teach the Americans,
who had just A bombed their cities?
Two important questions.
and totally justified,
considering the condition of Karate
in modern times.
And what is the condition?
Well,
I hold to the fact
that there are secret techniques.
There are techniques that haven’t been passed down.
There are things that were held on to,
and the real karate is a mere shadow in history.
This is a sometimes unpopular position,
especially when some people hold up the karate they learned,
and think they know it all.
Their sweat obscures knowledge.
So,
the Tom J referenced at the beginning of this newsletter,
pointed me to a book
Hidden Karate:
The True Bunkai for the Heian Katas and Naihanchi
by
Gennosuke Higaki
In this book
(about page 65)
the author talks about ‘The Secret Pact.’
This pact was made between the Okinawa masters,
that the true karate should be taught.
That the real techniques should remain hidden.
There is a lot of information
concerning those ‘lost’ bunkai.
Including oral teachings,
reasons for techniques,
and so on.
It is really interesting,
I’ve been saying this for years,
then to have it totally validated
and by someone who’s credentials appear legit
is pretty cool.
Mind you,
the author apparently uses a pseudonym,
but he speaks of his training,
and the people he studied under,
and it sounds truthful.
And,
what is also interesting,
I have claimed to to know
one of the most pure styles of Karate in the world.
From a line parallel to the Japanese methodologies,
from a classmate of Funakoshi’s.
Kanken Toyama.
In the book,
the examples of bunkai
are VERY much like the ones I learned.
The reasons are the pretty much the same.
So this book validates what I have been saying
about the purity of my style of Karate.
Anyway,
I could go on and on,
but if you are interested,
Temple Karate is the course which has
much of my old style updated.
and has a series of videos
on what the original self-defense technique were based on.
Or,
you could look at the Kang Duk Won book,
which is on Amazon.
(doesn’t have the special section
on original techniques)
But,
this has given me much food for thought,
I’ll be doing a lot of research and cogitating on this stuff.
And a book,
of course.
But,
just thought I’d pass it on,
there was a secret agreement
by Okinawan masters
to keep their art secret.
Which agreement has caused Karate
to become less than it was,
has degraded the art immensely.
But I don’t believe in secrets,
I believe you only learn through honest communication,
so stay tuned.
Here’s the Temple link…
http://monstermartialarts.com/martial-arts/temple-karate/
Have a great work out!
Al
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