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Books by Nathan Ligo Ligo Dojo Blog Nathan Ligo, Author, Director — 12 April 2013
One of my earliest forays into published writing was this Blackbelt Magazine Article that ran in 1994. I was at Davidson College soon after the two years I spent in Japan. The article begins:
The Japanese refer to Mas Oyama’s Kyokushin Karate as kenka karate, meaning “brawling” or “brutal” karate. But Mas Oyama tells is students “Baka! Kenka karate ja-nai! Budo Karate da!” which translates to “Fool! This is not brawling karate! It’s budo karate!”
Click here to see the whole article: Blackbelt Magazine Article about Mas Oyama by Nathan Ligo. This a high resolution PDF, so it may take a moment to open.
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