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Motobu Chōki (本部 朝基, April 5, 1870 – April 15, 1944) was an Okinawan karate master and founder of Motobu-ryū. He was born into a branch of the Ryukyuan royal family, and at the age of 12, he and his older brother Motobu Chōyū were invited by Ankō Itosu to be taught karate.
Mar 8, 2023 · Fighting science in Motobu Choki's time was pretty much non-existent but he was a martial genius and way ahead of his time in many ways. In this article, we will explore how Motobu Choki trained to become what many regarded as the best karate fighter of his time in Okinawa as well as in mainland.
Motobu-ryū (本部流) is a karate school founded in 1922 by Motobu Chōki from Okinawa. Its official name is Nihon Denryū Heihō Motobu Kenpō ("Japan Traditional Fighting Tactics Motobu Kenpō"), or Motobu Kenpō for short.
Jul 11, 2023 · We would talk all night about how Motobu Sārū (Chōki) soaked a hand towel in water and used it to take a sword from a Satsuma samurai, or how a kenpo fighter named Kiyuna broke a stack of roof...
Aug 16, 2023 · What I've always heard about Motobu Choki is that he was a great fighter, but a very poor communicator, which is why Funakoshi is so much more influential, despite having been defeated multiple times by Motobu.
Sep 17, 2023 · According to Ishikawa Sensei, when Kanō Shihan came to Okinawa, Motobu Chōki and Gusukuma Shinpan acted as his hosts and called Shimabukuro Tarō to have him perform (the kata) Chintō.
The first of a two articles exploring the truths and misconceptions about Choki Motobu who was arguably one of Okinawa's greatest early twentieth century karate masters, and the most colorful.
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