Today, we were delighted to receive two author copies of the current issue of Gekkan Hiden (Monthly Secret). The article is „perfect“; it appeared exactly as we had envisioned. Our goal was to present Hanashiro Chōmo’s words in their unaltered form. Therefore, we decided not to change any of the characters Hanashiro used or to use a modern variant.
This proved to be quite challenging, but with the help of the publisher and several emails (from Germany to Japan / from Japan to Germany), we managed it – and the quality is breathtaking. Unfortunately, a few errors slipped into the German version.
Article #1 and Article #2
The response to the article has also been fantastic; we were honored for the quality of the article by the highest circles – Motobu Naoki sensei kindly wrote a few nice lines about it.
As previously mentioned, the third and fourth articles have already been submitted to the publisher, and I will announce the details in due course. Additionally, my wife is currently working on transcribing our interview with Uema Yasuhiro sensei (January 18, 2024). Both father (Uema Yasuhiro sensei) and son (Uema Takeshi sensei) were very gracious interview partners and warmly welcomed us with open arms. The interview will hopefully be published later this year and will serve as a source for at least „three“ articles.
Karate Kenkyū Shitsu 