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Zarei - Seated Bow

Zarei 座礼 – Three types of Seated Bow

April 4, 2020
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Zarei (座礼): The Three Degrees of Traditional Seated Bows [caption id="attachment_3852" align="alignright" width="300"] Zarei - Seated Bow[/caption] The following educational excerpt is drawn directly from the Gōjū-Ryū Karate-Dō Desk Reference 剛柔流空手道 机参照: Volume 2: Dōjō Auxiliary, Glossary & Terminology 道場の補助、用語集 と 辞書. In traditional Japanese martial arts, physical technique is

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Seiwakai USA 2020 Dojo membership dues

April 1, 2020
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A Message of Unity to Seiwakai USA Member Dōjō: 2020 Membership Updates April 1, 2020 To my friends, family, and member dōjō of Seiwakai USA - Gōjū-Ryū Karatedō, I pray you are all safe and well. We are navigating through deeply troubling times, but we are one, we are Seiwakai,

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Saifa

March 25, 2020
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Introduction to kata Saifa, techniques and Kihon bunkai. https://youtu.be/R65aHRo2DAI https://youtu.be/thou8WAKDJo from our headquarters dojo in Omagari Daisen Akita: https://youtu.be/hJNSa1-ZyNw

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Rei San Soku 礼三息: To Bow with Three Breaths

March 20, 2020
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From "Gōjū-Ryū Karate-Dō Desk Reference 剛柔流空手道 机参照: Volume 2: Dōjō Auxiliary, Glossary & Terminology 道場の補助、用語集 と 辞書" Rei San Soku 礼三息: To Bow with Three Breaths In Budō 武道 and Karate-dō, when performing Keirei 敬礼 (standing bow); we bend from the hips with the back straight and not curved. It’s

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Ojigisuru お辞儀する To Bow

March 6, 2020
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From "Gōjū-Ryū Karate-Dō Desk Reference 剛柔流空手道 机参照: Volume 2: Dōjō Auxiliary, Glossary & Terminology 道場の補助、用語集 と 辞書" Ojigisuru お辞儀する To Bow Rei o shinai Karate-Dō wa tada notatakaidesu 礼をしない空手道はただの戦いです Karate-Dō without 'Rei' is just a fight All elements of Budō 武道 begin and end with Rei 礼 (a bow). Similar

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A special association wide women’s group?

July 28, 2018
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A message for our club members: Special Association Wide Women's Group What are your thoughts on a special woman's group (Joshi-bu) for our karate organization (Seiwakai) and / or for your association? Not necessarily nor specific to Goju-ryu but to Karate-do in general and hopefully our branch of Gojuryu in

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空手道の2020年東京オリンピック正式種目採用を希望します　- KARATE into the Olympics 2020 – 28K supporters

October 30, 2014
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空手道の2020年東京オリンピック正式種目採用を希望します　- KARATE into the Olympics 2020 - Decision Makers: 全日本空手道連盟 +1 The Issue Signature-collecting Campaign for Karate into the Olympics 2020 Looking forward to the Tokyo Olympics 2020, Japan Karatedo Federation, in coordination with the　WKF, has been making every effort for the inclusion of Karate into the Olympics with the

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