I was pointed to this blog post by the grandson of Motobu Choki. I’m posting it with a caveat that it’s an AI translation done by the Motobu Ryu page, so take it with that grain of salt. In the past, I’ve argued that Mitose likely trained with either Mizhuo Mutsu, Kamesuke Higashiona, or Thomas Miyashiro in Okinawan Karate. Technically it would be training in Motobu Ryu. If that’s the case, he would have had at most, six years of training when he started the self defense club. If the Motobu Ryu folks think it’s the most likely explanation, I feel I’m in good company.
A Close Look at the Combinations
Andy Henson sent me a link to a couple of videos by The Martial Alchemy Channel of some former Shaolin Kempo instructors who have moved on to other arts revisiting the material and taking an in-depth look at the combinations. They have a playlist that includes most of the techniques from 1-27. There’s a few unrelated videos in the playlist – it includes non-Kempo content, too. I don’t necessarily agree with all of the conclusions that they draw, but they do explain their thinking clearly. See what you think.
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Time to get angry -with me.
We’ve posted all but two of the combinations we have access to, and now we’re going to dig into the material. This is a bit of foreshadowing, but three years ago Marlon Wilson posted a video that really got to the heart of the matter.
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