OSS!! JOURNEY - series 2  Oshiro Toshihiro Sensei of RyukyuBujutsuKenkyu Doyukai

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OSS!! JOURNEY -Shimizu Natsuki touches upon the essence of Okinawan Karate-

series 2 

Oshiro Toshihiro Sensei of RyukyuBujutsuKenkyu Doyukai

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【Previous issue】Explanation and instruction of the kata “Chatanyara Kuusanku”

【Next issue】Interview with and lesson by Oshiro Sensei on how to use the body

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In this second installment of "OSS! JOURNEY", Natsuki Shimizu visits the master of Okinawan Karate, Toshihiro Oshiro, and learns the kata “Chatanyara Kuusanku”.

Oshiro instructs and explains the kata in an easy-to-understand way by breaking down the individual movements one by one.

Having lived in the U.S. for 40 years and having spent a lot of time teaching people from all over the world, Oshiro's method of teaching is very concrete and easy to understand.

When he shows the practical application of the techniques, it becomes so much easier to understand how the techniques should be practiced by oneself.

 

Natsuki discovers the differences between the kata that she has learned and the one taught on Okinawa. As she learns that the kata competitions of today have great strength and beauty there are also many areas where the original way of using the body of karate has been forgotten. Through this experience of learning the essence of karate, Natsuki has gained a great respect and a drive to learn more about the original way of doing Karate!

 

The Next issue of the video is dedicated to teaching the fundamentals of how to use the body in koryu karate. Natsuki Shimizu who is child of our modern times has been studying karate for many years, but she still has trouble doing the movements the way they did it in the old days. However, after following Oshiro Sensei’s instructions, she is able to move faster and with a more powerful feeling in her movements. By studying koryu Shimizu Natsuki thinks she has come closer to the “real” shape of the kata, and she looks forward to putting it into her daily training.

 

 

Year of Production: 2021