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This document provides biographical information about Yoshio Kuba Sensei, a 9th dan black belt in Okinawan Goju Ryu karate. It discusses Kuba Sensei's training history under Seikichi Toguchi and Seiko Higa, two senior students of Goju Ryu founder Chojun Miyagi. It also summarizes Kuba Sensei's qualifications and roles in various karate organizations. The document then provides a brief history of the development of Okinawan Goju Ryu karate from its origins in China to its founding in Okinawa by Kanryo Higashionna and later refinement into a system by Chojun Miyagi.
International kenshi kai karate 1
- 1. շ鱷ձ鴡շٰҴܴձ Yoshio Kuba Sensei Seminars South Africa 2010 Imtiaz Abdulla Sensei 9/30/2010 Contents 1. Yoshio Kuba Sensei 2. Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate History 3. Seiko Higa Sensei 4. Seikichi Toguchi Sensei 5. Applicable Basics 6. Kata Bunkai 7. Conclusion
- 2. Yoshio Kuba Sensei Sensei Yoshio Kuba (9th Dan) was brought to South Africa by Imtiaz Abdulla (7th Dan) to exchange and dissiminate the vast knowledge that Sensei Kuba posseses through this many years training with Seikichi Toguchi, one of the senior students of Miyagi Chojun Sensei and Seiko Higa Sensei. Many don’t knopw but Seiko Higa Sensei was a direct student of Kanryo Higaionna. Sensei Kuba was Toguchi Senseis most senior training student and he agreed to visit South Africa after a success trip Imtiaz Sensei undertook two year ago to Okinawa, Kuba Sensei is a very private and traditional teacher and his acceptance to come to South Africa was something that was possible because of his relationship with Imtiaz Sensei, jhe does not like publicity and does not seek acceptance of recognition as he want to preserve traditional Okinawan Budo and really visits outside Japan, He agreed to visit South Africa from the 21 to 27 September 2010. Sensei Imtiaz also trained with Toguchi Sensei in the 1980’s, before joining Tetsuhiro Hokama Sensei, and this was a home coming of sorts for him. Kuba Sensei is a qualified acupuncturist and phamacist and is highly regarding on Okinawa and Japan for his vast knowledge of Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate and especially the understanding of Kata and the application (Bunkai) of traditional kata. History of Kuba Sensei Budo CAREER Yoshio Kuba is a 9th Dan black belt and is the head of the Kenpokai in Okinawa, Japan. He was a direct student of Seikichi Toguchi Sensei, who was a student of Chojun Miyagi Sensei and Seiko Higa Sensei. Kuba Sensei epitomizes the understanding of Goju and his understand of its concepts and application is legendary but off and on the dojo floor. He run a full time acupuncturist practice in Okinawa and is head of the Acupuncture Association in Japan. The following is his achievements: 1. Started Judo at age of 9. 2. Learned Kempo at age 14. 3. Entered Karate path at age of 15. 4. Became an apprentice of Mr. Seikichi Toguchi of Goju Ryu at age 17. 5. Became a director of Goju Ryu Shoreikan at age 27. 6. Became a Master of Goju Ryu Shoreikan at age 34. 2
- 3. POSTS Held or Holding 1. Chariman of Okinawa Perfecture Acupuncture Association. 2. Director of Okinawa City Karate‐Do Federation 3. Standing Director of Okinawa Perfecture Karate‐Do Union 4. Vice Chairman of Okinawa City Youth Sports Association 5. Chairman and General Master of Okinawa Karate‐Do Association 6. Director of Goju‐Ryu Karate Kenpo Kenbu Kan 7. President of Authentic Goju Ryu Karate‐Do & Kobudo Federation Kenbu Kai the original Traditional Okinawa Martial Arts. EDUCATION 1. Masters degree in Pharmacy 2. Qualified Acupunturist Okinawan Goju‐Ryu Karate is unusual in the martial arts world because it employs both hard and soft techniques with equal effectiveness. Yet the system is not limited to simple punching or kicking; it incorporates locks, body evasion, holds, and throws which are strongly influenced by several of the Chinese animal forms, Yoshio Kuba Sensei understands and teaches these principles with great demonstrated skill. It was this aspect of Okinawan Goju Ryu that Sensei Yoshio Kuba imparted during his 7 day visit to South Africa from the 21 to 27 September 2010. This was Sensei Kuba’s (9th Dan) first visit to South Africa and the African continent and he was accompanied by Miwa Kanazawa Sensei (4th Dan) both from the Okinawan Karate Kenpokai, an organization which teaches the unique fundamentals of Seikichi Toguchi’s Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate together with Yoshio Kuba Sensei’s understand and experience of healing the human body and its weaknesses. Kuba Sensei is a qualified acupuncturist and pharmacist and he understand the human body well enough to make and break it. His understanding of the application of kata is really of the highest calibre. It was this that we were all looking forward to learning over the 7 days ahead of us. History of Okinawan Goju Ryu Goju‐Ryu can be traced to the Fukien Province of China. Though there are many theories as to how the art came to Okinawa, the person credited with its introduction is Kanryo Higashionna (1853‐1917). 3
- 4. As a young man, Higashionna was a sailor on the Shinko‐Sen, a ship which regularly traded with China. On one of these visits, he saved a drowning child who turned out to be the son of a noted pugilist named Liu. In appreciation, the grateful boxer began instructing the young Okinawan in the art of Chinese boxing. Higashionna remained and studied in China for approximately 15 years and then returned to teach on his native island. It was during this period in Okinawa that Higashionna modified the techniques learned in China to suit his people and thus created Naha‐te, derived from combining the name of the Okinawan city of Naha with Te, the native barehanded fighting technique. Among Higashionna's top students were Chojun Miyagi and Juhatsu Kyoda. Miyagi, being independently wealthy, was able to devote his life to the study of the martial arts and he further developed and refined the principles set forth by his teacher. He created the simplified forms, Gekisai number one and two, as well as the openhand kata Tensho. Although a renowned technician, Miyagi's major accomplishment was his formulation of a more cohesive system which would allow penetration into deeper and more advanced techniques of Naha‐te. Additionally, Miyagi was responsible for creating the name Goju‐Ryu. At the first martial arts convention held in Kyoto, Japan in 1930, Miyagi sent student Jinan Shinzato as his representative. Since there did many martial artists attending who represented schools with impressive sounding names, Shinzato, not want to feel humbled, had to invent the name Hanko‐Ryu (half‐hard style) on the spot for his art. Later, when Shinzato related this to his teacher, Miyagi decided to use the name Goju‐Ryu (hard‐soft style), which was taken from a poem in the ancient martial arts text Bubishi. Miyagi's curriculum consisted of four major components; this is still being taught in the Kenpokai today: Tee chikata mani This referred to the study of solo forms, the traditional kata which combined various karate techniques into a moving sequence. These forms included koryu, or classical kata such as Sanchin, Saifa, and Sesan, which originated in China. Miyagi also developed the Hookiyu (standardized) and kihon (basic) kata to allow a more progressive approach to the koryu forms. Kumite There was no freestyle kumite (sparring) in Miyagi's program, just prearranged combat practice enabling two persons to perform a kata together in order to experience the physical meaning of the form, and to see how the techniques could be used against actual attackers. This form is accurately called bunkai kumite. Both kihon and koryo kata have specific bunkai kumite. However today kumite has evolved to include various forms including Jiyu Kumite both full and non contact, both these are practiced in the Kenpokai; Te tochimani This study consisted of short, two‐man prearranged fighting exercises, each with its own special ending technique. It was used as a beginning approximation for real fighting situations. In today's practice, this form is also called Kiso kumite and Yakuso kumite. Ikukumi This last component involved real combat practice, but was set up in such a way that the students were not injured. The junior was allowed to attack with any technique to any part of the senior's body without restraining kicks or punches. The 4
- 5. Ծǰdzܱdzǰǻ岵,ܳɲԴdzǷɱٴԾپٱԲdzܲԳٱٳٲ. Finally, when he saw an opening, the senior jumped in and pushed the junior back with the palm of his hand. The senior student accordingly had to master a tremendous number of techniques in order to use them instantaneously. Since scoring points was of no interest, the senior's counterattack had to be final and decisive. It generally took a minimum of ten years to reach this level. In 1933, the Dai Nippon Butoukai (Greater Japan Martial Virtues Association) was formed and Miyagi was named the Okinawan representative. He presented his article, "An Outline of Karate‐Do," at one of the organizations meetings and was subsequently awarded the title "Karate Master" by the emperor. Miyagi thus became the first master so designated in the karate world. SEIKO HIGA SENSEI'S BACKGROUND Seiko Higa Sensei modernized and improved on the original Traditional Okinawa Martial Arts. He worked hard on all the kata. With his excellent educational background, Higa Sensei decided to form the World Federation with Okinawa Kobudo Goju Ryu Karate‐do. After much hard work, in 1933 “The World Federation Okinawa Kobudo Goju Ryu Karate‐do” (Sho‐Do‐Kan) was established. After the formation of Sho‐Do‐Kan, Higa Sensei came to an agreement with the Okinawa Federal Government, to train in the Okinawa Police Academic School, Ryukyu University and all the high schools. It was then a compulsory subject for all the students in Police Academic School, Ryukyu University and high schools. The objective of this is to maintain the culture of Okinawa Martial Arts. From 1933 to 1952, Higa Sensei successfully established thirty‐two Dojos in Japan. He also established Okinawa’s Karate‐Do Federation. Higa Sensei’s family is the only one in Okinawa to train in this traditional Martial Art. The past four generations of Higa Sensei’s family trained very hard. Higa Sensei's organization developed into the biggest organization in the World to offer hard training in the traditional Okinawa Kobudo Goju‐Ryu Karate‐Do. Higa Sensei passed away in 1966 at the age of 68 years. World Traditional Federation 5
- 6. appointed Cyoboku Takamine Sensei to be the successor of Higa Sensei. Takamine Sensei served as the president from 1966 to 1992. He retired at the age of 97 years. Seikich Higa Sensei – son of Seikou Higa took over the responsibility from Takamine Sensei. At the age of 74 years, Seikich Higa Sensei, was elected as the president of Traditional Goju Ryu Karate‐Do Kobudo Federation. Seikichi Higa Sensei passed away a few years ago. Seikichi Toguchi Sensei Miyagi had a number of talented, dedicated students such as Seiko Higa, Seikichi Toguchi, and Meitoku Yagi, who have all developed esteemed reputations in their own right. In the years before Miyagi's death, Toguchi remained with his instructor and other senior students and was given further insight into Miyagi's principles and theories. Shortly after Miyagi's death in 1953, Toguchi decided to carry on the principles of his teacher and formed the Shorei‐Kan (school to respect courtesy and manners) Okinawan Goju‐Ryu Karate‐Do. He opened the first Shorei‐Kan dojo (school) in Naha city in 1955, and since it was very close to a U.S. Army base, many American GIs came to study. Because of the introduction of Westerners into the Okinawan dojo, Toguchi realized the need for more development of the existing system. The forms of Gekiha, Kakuha and, bunkai were thus created. Toguchi further developed Goju‐Ryu by creating a number of advanced supplementary training methods. A typical Toguchi class in the late 50s (and still today) consisted of the following: 1. Preparatory exercises to warm up the body for karate movements. 2. Supplementary exercises to practice the basic techniques in kata. 3. Kata, bunkai, and Kiso kumite practice. 4. Application of kata techniques. Toguchi also created Hakutsuru no mai, a kata adapted from the original Chinese white crane form which is performed to music. The kata and subsequent bunkai tell the story of a white crane fighting a snake. This beautiful form is rarely seen in the United States and is known only to a small number of Goju‐Ryu practitioners. 6
- 7. Applicable Basics We have given the above background for all to understand the lineage and content that was taught by Kuba Sensei at the seminars which are noted for their strictness and discipline. His system utilizes free sparring, and various other fighting practices on several forms, the most important and difficult being Ikukumi. Proponents of the Kuba taught system believes their approach has several advantages when compared to styles, simply because of certain detailed studies which include: extraction and application of kata techniques, logical progression of techniques, variety of advanced techniques, safety of training methodology, understanding of the weaknesses of the human body, and repairing the damages cause by the application of techniques to weak areas. KATA Bunkai The meanings of forms were extracted and analyzed via a series of progressive kata and their respective bunkai kumite. The bunkai are arranged so that the student actually executes the specific self‐defense application of each kata with his partner, analyzing the physical aspects both from striking and blocking to using these blocks to exploit the weaknesses of the human body including the use of Gyaku Te in the application of Torite. The student progressed through a series of kata and bunkai, each successive form building on the one before. This progression of techniques was originally designed by Miyagi and was further developed by Toguchi and refined to greater detail by Kuba. In this way, the student learns new techniques but still practices, maintains, and sharpens earlier skills, with the basics as the key to developing to a higher level. At the black belt level, students practice the koryu bunkai kumite, which are the bunkai to kata such as Seiyunchin or Seipai. According to Kuba Sensei, a student first learns the mechanics, and then after a time the kata becomes part of the practitioner. Only at this point can application of the motions become apparent and, more importantly, a part of the martial artist. At this level, the kata has a meaning and is no longer a mere routine. In every kata the concept of Torite is emphasized and taught, within Torite there are various concepts of fighting and body dynamics. 7