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May 6, 2006 I would like to thank all my students and
friends who have provided much support during my recent move to
Vanouver, British Columbia. The city and province are extremely
beautiful with snow capped mountains towering over the wonderful city
- truly exceptional. The people in vancouver have been very welcoming and I am excited to now call it my home. Naturally
over the last few weeks there has been a slow down in posting as I was
overwhelmed with the logistics of the move, but new postings should
begin to start shortly as new video taping will commence in the near
weeks bringing on new Kata demonstrations. I wish to thank all the internet visitors as well for their understanding during this time of transition. Best wishes to everyone, Shihan Henderson
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May 6th, 2005
Updates to the videos on the site are in progrss.
1. The first updates will embedd the microsoft video player into the
Joomla web pages. Earlier reports indicated that some visitor's
browsers were crashing due to the video play-back. By embedding the
video player this problem should be solved. Also, the video were not
showing up in Firefox. The embedded video was tested in the firefox
browser and indeed shows up so this also solves the problem for Firefox
users.
2. In the near future video will be available in Mac Quicktime
output so that all users can download and enjoy the videos. This will
also enable people to play the Kata and other videos on their video
iPods. This should be coming within the next months.Stay tuned.
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We thank Shihan Des Paroz, Technical Advisor of The International Budo Institute for bringing this significant historical information to our attention.
A photograph of the great master, Itosu Ankoh (1831-1915), a person who
lived during the [late] Ryukyu Kingdom-period and responsible for
having established modern Karate, was dicovered for the first time by
Kinjo Hiroshi. Kinjo (age 87 from Naha city, presently residing in
Hiratsuka, Kangawa Prefecture)has been contributing to the growth of
Karate on the mainland, was in possession of the photo. He donated the
photo to the perfectural library, which will go on public display in
March. With only a [likeness] potrait having existed up until now this
discovery is highly valued by researchers because it is a first rate
document which could lead to learning more about Itosu's legendary
character. - Abe Takeshi
Itosu learned Shuri-te from Matsumura Sokon who was a martial arts teacher for the Kingdom and publicly introduced Karate. Up until that time Karate had never been openly taught. He presented his “Karate 10 Lessons” to the prefecture in 1908 and suggested that Karate should be introduced into the school curriculum. He made some improvements and created Okinawa’s original Kata and [in doing so] established the model from which modern Karate evolved.
The new photo was shot around 1909 or 1910 when Itosu had just started teaching at the Prefectural Middle School (the present Shuri High School). Besides Itosu, [the photo also includes] the [school] principal Okubo Shuhachi, (the Judo sensei) Ikeda Takehiko) and students are there.
Kinjo Hiroshi, mago-deshi, and So-shihan of the All Japan Karatedo Kenshu-kai, says, “We can recall his good natured character.” [In the photo] Itosu’s expression is calm while sporting a mustache. Kinjo recalled a story he was told by his teacher [Hanashiro Chomo]; One day Itosu was attacked by a couple of young men wanting to test their skills. Itosu quickly sent them flying. Later that evening Itosu visited the homes of the young men to see if they were all right.
In the possession of Kinjo [Hiroshi] for a long time the photo was finally authenticated by Kadekaru Toru (49), the chief specialist from Okinawa Kencho Shiryoshitsu [Okinawa prefectural office of historically important documents]. Mr. Kinjo donated about 3000 documents and precious Karate-related books to the Prefecture and said, “They should be used as materials to research historical facts and help make promote Karate worldwide from its Okinawan origin. “Mr. Kadekaru was delighted and said, ”Itosu was a restorer whose role was important for the growth of Karate. Only a [likeness] portrait of him existed in the past.” Miyagi Tokumasa (66) who presides over the Okinawa Karate Bunka Kenkyu-jo said, “Like a shining star, Itosu was a great source contributor for students. This [the photo] will be precious source material to help spread Karate throughout the world.” A part of Mr. Kinjo’s donation, including this photo, will be displayed to the general public, with other recent acquisitions to the museum, from 23–27 March.
Explanation of the Photo by Hiroshi Kinjo The Prefectural Middle School group photo: 2nd row and 2nd from the left is Itosu Ankoh School Principle Okubo [Shuhachi], Ikeda [Takehiko, Judo] Sensei Judo & Kendo students c.1909 or 1910 [venue unknown) Photo courtesy of Kinjo Hiroshi.
Source: Okinawa Times, Evening Paper, 2nd edition, p.5, Society Section, Tues., 28-February-2006 |
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Charles C. Goodin from the Hikan Dojo of the Kishaba Juku Shorin-Ryu is
a very active Karate historian and writer. He is a contributing editor
of Classical Martial Arts Magazine and formerly an editor of Furyu: The
Budo Journal. Mr. Goodin was also responsible for the re-establishment
ot the Hawaii Karate Seinenkai and the formation of the Hawaii Karate
Museum, he is also a member of the Hawaii Karate Kodanshakai.
Mr. Goodin produces the
Karate Thoughts Blog which has lots of interesting articles. We thought that our readers might find the Blog of interest.
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Sporting a new brushed steel skin for Apple's newest operating system, this new version of the player opens the world of Windows Media 9 content to Macintosh users, enabling them to access the best audio and video on the web. New plug-in support added for Internet Explorer, Netscape and Safari enables playback of Windows Media files right from the browser. Optimized specifically for the Macintosh, the player provides intuitive design, reliable performance, and compatibility with most popular Macintosh models and system software. If you don't have Mac OS X, get the Windows Media Player for Mac 7.1 which runs on the Mac Classic OS.
Windows Media Player 9 for Mac OS X is available for download in two file formats: MacBinary (.bin) and BinHex (.hqx). Although the file formats differ, both files contain the same version of Windows Media Player.
The default file format, MacBinary, is smaller and generally takes less time to download. However, if you experience difficulty downloading the MacBinary file, try downloading the larger BinHex file instead (see BinHex Download link in Related Resources section).
Click the Download link to start the download. Note: Windows Media Player 9 for Mac OS X will download to the download location specified in your browser. The default location is the desktop. You will need to use StuffIt Expander to decompress Windows Media Player 9 for Mac OS X. You can get StuffIt Expander from Aladdin Systems.
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Windows Media® Components for QuickTime
Brief Description:
With Windows Media® Components for QuickTime, by Flip4Mac™, you can play Windows Media files (.wma and .wmv) directly in QuickTime Player and view Windows Media content on the Internet using a Web browser. With this component Mac users on Safari should be able to view the .mwv files on this site.
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