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The Legend of Choki Motobu
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calendar_month1978
corporate_fareAoi Umi
Citation
Jahana, Seijin; East Wind Budo. (1978). The Legend of Choki Motobu
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- AuthorJahana, Seijin
- TranslatorEast Wind Budo
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Translation of Seijin Jahana's article "Choki Motobu, a Forerunner of Combative Karate" from Aoi Umi (Blue Sea) magazine No. 70 (February 1978), published on East Wind Budo. Jahana interviewed Chozo Nakama (then 80) in 1978; Nakama stated he learned karate directly from Choki Motobu, whose own dojo opened around 1940 in Nishishinmachi (Kumecho now), Naha after his return from Osaka. Covers the Motobu-Nakama relationship, the unpublished manuscript story, and states Nakama held Hanshi 9th dan.
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- Native titleChoki Motobu, a Forerunner of Combative Karate
- URLhttps://eastwindbudo.org/the-legend-of-choki-motobu/
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). The Legend of Choki Motobu. In Martialis:
Martial Arts Lineage Database.
https://martial.is/entity/01KZGHWBBT0MWNJ2E9X3Z3JA3Z - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed
ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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