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  2. Yoshukai Karate - Wikipedia

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    However, the standardized English translation is "Striving for Excellence." Yoshukai Karate has been featured in Black Belt Magazine. [1] [2] [3] Yoshukai karate is a separate Japanese style from Chito-ryu (which still retains its strong Okinawan roots). Kata, kobudo, kumite, and all karate aspects are drawn from the Founder, Mamoru Yamamoto.

  3. Michael G. Foster - Wikipedia

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    Michael G. Foster (19 April 1940 – 11 February 2021) was a U.S. karate pioneer and the founder and head of Yoshukai International, a world-wide organization of Yoshukai Karate schools. Yoshukai is a Japanese karate style adapted from Chito-ryu by Yoshukai founder Mamoru Yamamoto. [1]

  4. Chitō-ryū - Wikipedia

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    Yoshukai is a Japanese karate style adapted from Chitō-ryū by Mamoru Yamamoto. [28] Foster was originally named the Director of the U.S.A. Yoshukai Karate Association in 1966 by Mamoru Yamamoto, when it was affiliated with the United States Chitō-ryū Karate Federation. In this capacity, Foster established and headed a number of karate ...

  5. Category:Japanese martial arts - Wikipedia

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    Magyar; Македонски ... Kata; Kiai; Maai; Nippon Kempo * ... Yoshukai Karate; Z. Zero Range Combat This page was last edited on 14 September 2024, at 21:36 ...

  6. Karate kata - Wikipedia

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    Kata (Japanese: 形, or more traditionally, 型; lit. "form") is a Japanese word describing detailed patterns of movements practiced either solo or in pairs. [1] Karate kata are executed as a specified series of a variety of moves, with stepping and turning, while attempting to maintain perfect form.

  7. Tai sabaki - Wikipedia

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    These kata were named Tai sabaki Shodan, Tai sabaki Nidan and Tai sabaki Sandan and are some of the original kata of Shindo Jinen-ryu style of karate, created by Yasuhiro Konishi. All three katas were created on the basis of the Tai sabaki movements and the circular motions of aikido. Although they do not contain complex movements, the whole ...

  8. Zen Nippon Kendō Renmei Iaidō - Wikipedia

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    Three more kata were added in 1981 and two more in 2000, increasing the number of seitei iaido kata to the current twelve. These kata are officially known as the "All Japan Kendo Federation Iai" (全日本剣道連盟居合, Zen Nippon Kendō Renmei Iai), or Zen Ken Ren Iai (全剣連居合) and commonly referred to as seitei or seitei-gata. [1]

  9. Front stance - Wikipedia

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    Front stance, sometimes also called forward leaning stance or forward stance, is a basic stance used in various Asian martial arts.Although the specifics of the stance vary by style, overall it is visually similar to a lunge, with the forward leg bent at the knee, and the rear leg straight, while the hips and shoulders remain squarely facing forward.