Anyone who wishes to study Karate-jutsu should always try to work his weak side harder. However, if one really has a desire to learn the martial arts, I would state that any age is a good age providing the student is seriousĢ. ![]() Starting at this age enables one to develop the systematic skills that are highly desirable when one reaches adulthood. The best age to start Karate-jutsu training is 12 years old. The following 7 points are Motobu’s advice for people studying Karate-jutsu (extracted from this pamphlet).ġ. “Tode” is of course what we today call Karate. So, he wrote a small pamphlet (a guide book if you like) which he entitled “The Techniques of Tode”. Since the Japanese public knew very little about Okinawan Karate, Motobu was asked to write something about it. ![]() Now, the following article was written by Motobu on May 5, 1926. And to say that Motobu had a pretty interesting background would be an understatement. ![]() I believe it’s always good to have background info on people who write what you read. And although “saru” literally means monkey, it’s not used in a negative way at all.Īs usual, if you don’t know who he was, do your homework here. Or – as they say here in Okinawa – Motobu Saru. Today I decided to give the keyboard to someone else:
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