Articles

We are in the process of collecting informative articles about Karate in Hawaii. There is actually much more than most people would suspect.

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• Hawaii Research Articles
  
• Articles Sorted by Sensei
  
• Articles by Researchers & Authors
  
• Rare Karate Books
  

Hawaii Research Articles

The following are articles that Seinekai President, Charles C. Goodin, has written or were written about his Hawaii Karate history research. Mr. Goodin was formerly an editor of Furyu: The Budo Journal (a local journal published by Wayne Muromoto) and is currently a Contributing Editor of Classical Fighting Arts, formerly Dragon Times. Click on blue links for online articles and journals.

The Roots of Okinawan Karate in Hawaii, by Charles C. Goodin. Okinawan Mixed Plate: Generous Servings of Culture, Customs and Cuisine, Hui O Laulima, August 2000.

• Karate: "A Living Tradition," Interview With Charles C. Goodin, Director, Hawaii Karate Museum, by Diane K. Murakami. Eye-Ai: Japanese Entertainment & Culture. April 2010. Volume 34, No. 397. Pages 34 - 37.
  
• O'ahu Digital Dojo, by Edward Knox. Hana Hou! The Magazine of Hawaiian Airlines. February/March 2010. Volume 13, Number 1. Page 21.
  
• Column: The Early Days of Okinawan Karate in Hawaii (Part 1), by Charles C. Goodin. Okinawa Karate News, 6th Edition.
  
• Special Feature: Interview with Charles C. Goodin, Curator of the Hawaii Karate Museum. Okinawa Karate News, 6th Edition.
  
• Karate's Roots: A collector offers a public display of his artifacts documenting the martial art's history in Hawaii before World War II, by Venus Lee. Honolulu Star-Bulletin, June 25, 2005.
  
• Karate Kids of Yesteryear, by Michael Tsai. The Honolulu Advertiser, June 19, 2005. Island Life Section.
  
• Okinawan Karate in Hawaii: A Cultural Legacy. The Pre-War Years, by Charles C. Goodin, April 2005 (pdf format). Extracted from the Uchinanchu Newsletter with permission of the Hawaii United Okinawa Association
  
• Hawaii Okinawa Center Hosts Karate Photo Exhibit. The Hawaii Herald. Friday, April 1, 2005. Page 4.
  
• Saturday, June 25: Opening Reception -- Hawaii Karate Roots. Legacies. March 2005. Volume 11, No. 1. Page 2.
  
• Karate History at the Hawaii Okinawa Center: Exhibit of Karate History. The Hawaii Hochi. Thursday, February 24, 2005. Page 5.
  
• Okinawan Karate: A Cultural Legacy. A Special Exhibit At the Hawaii Okinawa Center. February 21, 2002. Uchinanchu. January/February 2005. Issue #99. Page 5.
  
• First Worldwide Uchinanchu Conference Journal, Hawaii 2003. September, 2003. Articles by various authors. Excerpts from Charles C. Goodin's The Roots of Okinawan Karate in Hawaii appear on pages 53 and 54.
  
• A Teaching Unit on Okinawan Culture, Farrington Community School for Adults in cooperation with the Hawaii United Okinawa Association, February 2003. This resource booklet will be provided to the public schools in Hawaii. Goodin was a consultant on The Okinawan Martial Arts section, which included his articles The Roots of Okinawan Karate in Hawaii and Karate and Okinawan Sumo.
  
• A Man On A Mission: Charles Christopher Goodin and the Hikari Institute, by Patrick Masashige Simoni, Eye-Ai: Japanese Entertainment and Culture, January 2003 (pages 26 - 29)
  
• Old Style Karate in Hawaii: An Important Aspect of Okinawan Culture, by Charles C. Goodin. The Hawaii Herald, Friday, January 11, 2002.
  
• The Roots of Okinawan Karate in Hawaii, by Charles C. Goodin. Okinawan Mixed Plate: Generous Servings of Culture, Customs and Cuisine, Hui O Laulima, August 2000. (See cover above)
  
• The Roots of Okinawan Karate in Hawaii, by Charles C. Goodin. Hawaii Pacific Press, August 1, 1999.
  
• The Roots of Karate in Hawaii, by Charles C. Goodin. Pacific Citizen Holiday Issue, Japanese American Citizens League, December 1999.
  
• The Roots of Okinawan Karate in Hawaii, by Charles C. Goodin. Masters of Combat, July 2000.
  
• America's First Karate Article? A Friendly Challenge to Researchers, by Charles C. Goodin. Reports on the Sunday, January 3, 1925 article entitled Dreadful "Karate" or Japanese Boxing, that appeared in the Nippu Jiji, a Japanese language newspaper published in Hawaii. Dragon Times, Volume 21, 2002. See Dragon Times Online.
  
• Karate, Old-Style: Aficianado Looks At Its Island History, by Vicki Viotti. The Honolulu Advertiser, Island Life Section. Sunday, June 10, 2001.
  
• Hard-Hitting Historian: Local Sensei Charles Goodin Uncovers Karate's Island Roots, by Ken Nushida. Hana Hou! The Magazine of Hawaiian Airlines. Volume 3, Number 6, December 2000/January 2001.
  
• Searching for Prewar Karate in Hawaii, by Wayne Muromoto. Furyu: The Budo Journal, Issue #10, Spring 2000. (See cover at right)
  
• Wanted: Hawaii Karate "Pioneers", by Steve Lum. The Hawaii Herald, April 2, 1999.
  
• Thomas Shigeru Miyashiro: Hawaii's First Nisei Karate Sensei, by Charles C. Goodin. Dragon Times, Volume 17, 2000. See Dragon Times Online.
  
• Hawaii's First Nisei Karate Sensei (Thomas Shigeru Miyashiro), by Charles C. Goodin. Hawaii Pacific Press, September 1, 1999.
  
• Choki Motobu: Revelations from His Son, Chosei. Part 3, by Charles C. Goodin. Dragon Times, Volume 21, 2002. See Dragon Times Online. Reprinted in Patrick McCarthy's Koryu Journal, 1st Quarter 2002.
  
• Choki Motobu: Revelations from His Son, Chosei. Part 2, by Charles C. Goodin. Dragon Times, Volume 20, 2001. See Dragon Times Online. Includes the Motobu geneology. Reprinted in Patrick McCarthy's Koryu Journal, 4th Quarter 2001.
  
• Choki Motobu: Revelations from His Son, Chosei. Part 1, by Charles C. Goodin. Dragon Times, Volume 19, 2001. See Dragon Times Online. Includes a translation of the Daidokan Dojo Rules. Reprinted in Patrick McCarthy's Koryu Journal, 3rd Quarter 2001.
  
• Chojun Miyagi's 1934 Visit to Hawaii, by Charles C. Goodin. Dragon Times, Volume 17, 2000. See Dragon Times Online.
  
• Chojun Miyagi's 1934 Visit to Hawaii, by Charles C. Goodin. Hawaii Pacific Press, April 15, 2000.
  
• Mizuho Mutsu: Unraveling the Mystery, by Charles C. Goodin. Dragon Times, Volume 18, 2001. See Dragon Times Online.
  
• "What Is Self-Defense?" by James Mitose: Is There A Link To Choki Motobu? by Charles C. Goodin. Classical Fighting Arts, Issue #3, 2004. See Classical Fighting Arts Online.
  
• Ju Jitsu vs. Wrestling and Boxing: Three Months of Electrifying Mixed Matches in Hawaii, by Charles C. Goodin. Classical Fighting Arts, Issue #5, 2004. See Classical Fighting Arts Online.
  
• Jiu-Jitsu vs. Wrestling & Boxing: The Early Matches Part 2, by Charles C. Goodin. Classical Fighting Arts, Issue #6, 2005. See Classical Fighting Arts Online.
  
• Noriyuki Pat Morita: In the Footsteps of a Sensei. Furyu: The Budo Journal, Issue #6, Spring 1996.
  
• Zenko Heshiki: Zen Priest and Karate Sensei. Furyu: The Budo Journal, Issue #5, Winter 1995. (Sensei Zenko Heshiki) (See cover at right)
  
• Karate and Okinawan Sumo, by Charles C. Goodin. Hawaii Pacific Press, October 1, 1999.
  
• Karate Ethics: Demon's Hand, Saint's Heart, by Charles C. Goodin. Hawaii Pacific Press, October 1, 1999.
  
• Yabu Gunso's 1927 Visit to Hawaii: Do You Know These Men? by Charles C. Goodin. Uchinanu Newsletter, Hawaii United Okinawa Association, November/December 1999.
  
• Kobudo: The Okinawan Weapons Arts, by Charles C. Goodin. Hawaii Pacific Press, November 15, 1999.
  
• Karate: A Window to Okinawan Culture, by Charles C. Goodin. Hawaii Pacific Press, December 15, 1999.
  
• General articles by Charles C. Goodin: click here.

  
  

Articles Sorted by Sensei

Visitors to Hawaii: Kentsu Yabu, 1863-1937. Choki Motobu, 1871-1944. Kenwa Kanna, 1877-1950. Chojun Miyagi, 1888-1953. Mizuho Mutsu, 1898-1970. Kamesuke Higashionna, 1905-1968? Hironori Ohtsuka, 1892-1982. Tsuyoshi Chitose, 1898-1984. Shoshin Nagamine, 1907-1996. Kanki Izumigawa, 1908-1969. Gogen Yamaguchi, 1909-1989. Masutatsu ("Mas") Oyama, 1923-1994. Akio Nozoe, 1926-1987. Shigenobu Nakano, about 1926. Seikichi Odo, 1926 - 2002. Tatsuo Suzuki, 1928. Hirokazu Kanazawa, 1931. Morio Higaonna, 1938. Katsuhiko Shinzato, 1939.

Hawaii Instructors: Chinzen Kinjo, 1873-1962. Seio Morikone, 1881-1977. Seiichi Urasaki, 1884-1966. Watoku Higa, 1888-1986. Chonin Sanra Arakaki, 1894-1975. Chinyei Kinjo, 1899-1987. Seishin Uehara, 1901 - 1956. Oki Shikina, 1904 - 1983. Shuichi Agena, 1911 - 2001. Robert Igarashi, 1914 - 2004. William K. S. Chow, 1914 - 1987. Thomas Shigeru Miyashiro, 1915 - 1977. James Mitose, 1916 - 1981. Richard Kim, 1919 - 2001. Tommy Morita, 1919 - 2000. Mitsugi Kobayashi, 1923. Tomu Arakawa, 1925 - 1997. Takamasa Bingo, 1926 - 2003. Masaichi Oshiro, 1926. Winfred E. S. Ho, Sr., 1927. Jimmy Miyaji, 1928. Bobby Lowe, 1929. Anthony "Tony" Troche, 1929. Edmund Parker, 1931 - 1990. Kenneth Murakami, 1932 - 1992. Pat Morita, 1932. Kiyoshi Aihara, 1932. Walter Nishioka, 1932. Carlton S. Shimomi, 1933 - 2002. Bruce Haines, 1934. Joseph A. Bunch, 1938. Kenneth Funakoshi, 1938. Zenko Heshiki, 1938. Kiyohisa Hirano, 1938. Pat Nakata, 1944. Clarice Tsuchiya-Hirano, 1944 - 2003. Feliciano "Kimo" Ferreira, 1949. G. Hisae Ishii-Chang, 1949. Paul Ortino, Jr., 1954.

Articles by Researchers & Authors

David Chambers

• Classical Fighting Arts (formerly Dragon Times) & Tsunami Video.

Michael Colling

• Translation of Kempo Karate Do: Universal Arts of Self-Defense, An Illustrated Guide, Tsuyoshi Chitose, with Christopher Johnston. Order this book online at the Shindokan Books International website.
  
• Tsuyoshi Chitose: Notes on the Life of the Karate Pioneer and Founder of Chito Ryu, by Michael Colling. Dragon Times, Volume 19, 2001. See Dragon Times Online.
  
• The Chito Ryu Legacy. Furyu: The Budo Journal, Issue #7, Winter 1996-97. (Dr. Tsuyoshi Chitose)
  
• Diversity of Chito Ryu, United States Chito Ryu Newsletter , Fall 2000.

Walter Dailey

• Former publisher of Bugeisha: Traditional Martial Artist.
  
• Bogu. At the Zentokukai website.

Charles C. Goodin

• See List of Hawai Research Articles.
  
  • Contributing editor of Classical Fighting Arts (formerly Dragon Times).
    
  • Former editor and author for Furyu: The Budo Journal.
    
  • Former special writer for The Hawaii Herald.
    
• The Why of Bunkai: A Guide For Beginners, by Charles C. Goodin. Appeared in Classical Fighting Arts, Issue 8, 2006 (an edited version), and Patrick McCarthy's Uchinadi: An Informal Journal for the Progressive Traditionalist, 3rd Quarter 2005.
  
• Okinawa's Bushi: Karate Gentlemen, by Charles C. Goodin. Appeared in Classical Fighting Arts, Issue 7, 2005, and Patrick McCarthy's Uchinadi: An Informal Journal for the Progressive Traditionalist, 4th Quarter 2005.
  
• Karate First Day Covers: The Kumite Stamp. Classical Fighting Arts, Issue #2, 2003. See Classical Fighting Arts Online.
  
• Karate First Day Covers: The Makiwara Stamp. Classical Fighting Arts, Issue #1, 2003. See Classical Fighting Arts Online.
  
• Values: The Shame Game. The Hawaii Herald, January 3, 2003, Special New Year's Supplement, Section C, page 5.
  
• Karate First Day Covers: The Naihanchi Stamp. Dragon Times, Volume 23, 2002. See Dragon Times Online.
  
• The Monument to Chotoku Kyan in Kadena Cho. Dragon Times, Volume 22, 2002. See Dragon Times Online.
  
• America's First Karate Article? A Friendly Challenge to Researchers. Reports on the Sunday, January 3, 1925 article entitled Dreadful "Karate" or Japanese Boxing, that appeared in the Nippu Jiji, a Japanese language newspaper published in Hawaii. Dragon Times, Volume 21, 2002. See Dragon Times Online.
  
• Tengu: The Legendary Mountain Goblins of Japan. Furyu: The Budo Journal, Issue #2, Summer-Fall 1994.
  
• Daruma: Determination and Zen Training in Budo. Furyu: The Budo Journal, Issue #3, Winter 1994/95.
  
• What is Karate? A Beginner's Guide to Classical Karate. Furyu: The Budo Journal, Issue #4, Spring-Summer 1995.
  
• Hyaku Hachi No Bonno: The Influence of The 108 Defilements and Other Buddhist Concepts on Karate Thought and Practice. Furyu: The Budo Journal, Issue #7, Winter 1996-97.
  
• Nagamine Shoshin: "Karate and Zen As One". Furyu: The Budo Journal, Issue #8, Winter-Fall 1997.
  
• In Memory of Grandmaster Nagamine Shoshin. Bugeisha: Traditional Martial Artist, Issue #4, Winter 1997.
  
• Kata: The Living History of Matsubayashi-ryu Karate. Martial Arts Illustrated, August 1998 (Premier Issue).
  
• The 1940 Karate-Do Special Committee: The Fukyugata Promotional Kata. Dragon Times, Volume 15, 1999. See Dragon Times Online.
  
• The 1940 Karate-Do Special Committee: The Fukyugata Promotional Kata, by Charles C. Goodin. Reprinted in Patrick McCarthy's Koryu Journal, 1st Quarter 2000. (See cover at right)
  
• First and Last, The Fukyugata Promotional Kata, by Charles C. Goodin. Masters of Combat, July 2000.
  
• Hyaku Hachi No Bonno: The Influence of The 108 Defilements and Other Buddhist Concepts on Karate Thought and Practice. Reprinted in Koryu Journal, 2nd Quarter 1998.
  
• A Pine Forest Grows in Canada: Matsubayashi-Ryu Seminar in Canada. Furyu: The Budo Journal, Issue #9, Spring-Summer 1998.
  
• 60th Annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival Welcomes World Matsubayashi-Ryu (Shorin-Ryu) Karate-Do Association: World Seminar in Little Tokyo. 2000 Nisei Week 60th Annual Japanese Festival Journal.
  
• 60th Annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival Welcomes World Matsubayashi-Ryu (Shorin-Ryu) Karate-Do Association: World Seminar in Little Tokyo. American Samurai, Presents Karate-Do News, Volume 03/2000, page 23.

Bruce A. Haines

• Karate's History and Traditions, Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1968.
  
• Karate and Its Development in Hawaii to 1959, University of Hawaii, 1962.

Stanley E. Henning

• See a List of His Articles.

Zenko Heshiki

• Karate (booklet).
  
• Karate, All Ways Are One, The Journal, Institute for Zen Studies, Volume 1, Number 1, January 1997.
  
• Featured in Gojushi-Ho Kata. Karate Illustrated, September 1971.
  
• Featured in Zenko Heshiki: Zen Priest and Karate Sensei. Furyu: The Budo Journal, Issue #5, Winter 1995.
  
• Featured in Hyaku Hachi No Bonno: The Influence of The 108 Defilements and Other Buddhist Concepts on Karate Thought and Practice. Furyu: The Budo Journal, Issue #7, Winter 1996-97.
  

Morio Higaonna

• Humility.
  
• The History of Karate: Okinawan Goju-Ryu, Dragon Books, 1996.
  
• Traditional Karate-Do: Okinawa Goju Ryu, Volumes 1 - 4.
  
• Higaonna Sensei is featured in an extensive series of excellent Tsunami Videos.
  

G. Hisae Ishii-Chang

• Video on Shihan Kenneth Funakoshi.
• Video on Shihan Kiyohisa Hirano.
• Video on Hanshi Jimmy Miyaji.

Dean & Scott Jitchaku

• Okinawa's Gichin Funakoshi: The Father of Modern Karate-Do. Hawaii Pacific Press, January 15, 2001.

Angel Lemus

• Former editor of Bugeisha: Traditional Martial Artist.
  
• Inside Out. Martial Arts and Sports: Can you tell the difference?
  At the Zentokukai website.

Mario McKenna

• See some of his articles at his website: Kowakai Karate.
  
• Okinawa Kata Classification: An Historical Overview, Classical Fighting Arts, Issue No. 1, 2003 (pages 18 - 26).

Wayne Muromoto

• Furyu: The Budo Journal

Pat Nakata

• Budo

Graham Noble

• The Cat of Goju-Ryu (posted here July 5, 2011).
  
• Mas Oyama in America (posted here April 28, 2010).
  
• An Interview With Goshi Yamaguchi (posted here May 1, 2009).
  
• An Interview With Hirokazu Kanazawa, Classical Fighting Arts, Issues No. 7, pages 25 - 34 (2005) & No. 8, pages 22 - 29 (2006).
  
• An Interview with Dan Smith, Seibukan Karate, Part I, Classical Fighting Arts, Issue No. 5, 2004 (pages 17 - 24).
  
• An Interview with Dan Smith, Seibukan Karate, Part II, Classical Fighting Arts, Issue No. 6, 2005 (pages 20 - 24).
  
• A Meeting With Chosei Motobu, Classical Fighting Arts, Issue No. 1, 2003 (pages 40 - 47).
  
• Master Choki Motobu ... 'A Real Fighter', Fighting Arts International, Issue No. 32, Volume 6, No. 2, 1986 (pages 10 - 17).
  
• Master Choki Motobu: A Real Fighter, at Dragon Times.
  
• Master Choki Motobu, 'A Real Fighter', at Journal of Combative Sport.
  
• Masters of The Shorin-ryu, Part One, Fighting Arts International, Issue No. 50, Volume 9, No. 2, 1988 (pages 24 - 28).
  
• Masters of The Shorin-ryu, Part Two, Fighting Arts International, Issue No. 51, Volume 9, No. 3, 1988 (pages 32 - 35).
  
• Masters of The Shorin-ryu, Part Three: The Life and Times of Chotoku Kyan, Fighting Arts International, Issue No. 52, Volume 9, No. 4, 1988 (pages 28 - 32).
  
• The First Karate Books, Fighting Arts International, Issue No. 90, 1995 (pages 19 - 23).
  
• Graham Noble on Karate Books Part Two: The West Learns About The 'Empty Hand', Fighting Arts International, Issue No. 93, 1997 (pages 42 - 48).
  
• The Life Story of Karate Master Gogen Yamaguchi, Dragon Times, Issue No. 8 (pages 28 - 31), 1996.
  
• Master Funakoshi's Karate: The History and Development of the Empty Hand Art, Part I, Dragon Times, Issue No. 3 (pages 6 - 7, 38).
  
• Master Funakoshi's Karate: The History and Development of the Empty Hand Art, Part II, Dragon Times, Issue No. 4 (pages 6 - 9).
  
• Master Funakoshi's Karate: The History and Development of the Empty Hand Art, Part III, Dragon Times, Issue No. 5 (pages 5 - 7).
  
• Early Ju-jitsu: The Challenges, Part I, Dragon Times, Issue No. 5 (pages 23 - 24).
  
• Early Ju-jitsu: The Challenges, Part II, Dragon Times, Issue No. 6 (pages 23 - 24, 31, 38).
  

Yukihiko Noda

• Hawaii No Bujutsu Jijo (The Circumstances of Bujutsu in Hawaii). The Hawaii Hochi. January 1, 2005. Section D. Includes two sections on Karate (discusses Bobby Lowe and Charles C. Goodin).
  

Shingo Ohgami

• See A List of His Publications.
  
• Karate Katas of Wadoryu. 1981.

A. Sonny Palabrica

• Significant Achievers: Gogen Yamaguchi, Black Belt Magazine, March-April, 1966.
  
• Chitoryu Karate, Black Belt Magazine, November-December, 1964.
  
• Wally Jay: "Prograssive Judo", Black Belt Magazine, September, 1965.

Andreas Quast

• Okinawa Karate and Kobudo: Over 200 Japanese Monographs from the 20th Century (pdf format), prepared by Andreas Quast, January 2006.

Sanzinsoo

• Translation of Historical Outline of Karate-Do, Martial Arts Of Ryukyu, by Chojun Miyagi.
  
• Translation of Breathing In and Breathing Out In Accordance With "Go" and "Ju": A Miscellaneous Essay on Karate, by Chojun Miyagi.
  
• Translation of Oral History About Kanryo Higaonna Handed Down By Disciples Of Seiko Higa.
  
• Translation of Master Chojun Miyagi At The Meeting In 1936.
  
• Translation of Memories of My Sensei, Chojun Miyagi, by Genkai Nakaima.
  
• Translation of Master Seiko Higa In My Memories, by Saburo Higa.
  
• Translation of Sensei Meitoku Yagi.
  
• Translation of Master Yuchoku Higa Practice Karate In The Moonlight.
  
• Translation of Legend of Choki Motobu, by Seijin Jahana.
  
• Translation of Dancing Old Man, by Kiyohiko Higa.

Joseph Svinth

• Electronic Journals of Martial Arts and Sciences.
  
• See A List of His Publications and Editorial Work.
  
• Karate Pioneer Yabu Kentsu, 1866-1937, by Joseph R. Svinth. Journal of Combative Sport, June 2003. Originally, Journal of Asian Martial Arts, 2001, 10:2: 8-17.

Charles Joseph Swift

• See A List of His Publications. Website: Traditional Karate Kobudo.
  
• Mutsu Mizuho's Karate Kenpo.
  
• Wisdom from the Past: Tidbits on Kata Applications from Pre-War Karate Books.
  
  Part One
  Part Two: The Writings of Funakoshi Gichin
  Part Three: Motobu Choki
  Part Four: Mutsu Mizuho's Karate Kenpo
  
• Channan: The "Lost" Kata of Itosu?
  
• A Night of Talking about Karate: Karate Ichiyu-Tan, by Choki Motobu. Originally published in Karate Kenkyu (1934). Translation by Charles Joseph Swift. From Classical Fighting Arts, Issue No. 2, 2003 (pages 48 - 49).
  
• Karate Den, by Kosugi Hoan. Originally published in the June 1930 issue of "Bungei Shunshu." Translation by Charles Joseph Swift.

Mark J. Tankosich

• Practice Kata Correctly, by Kenwa Mabuni. Translation by Mark Tankosich.
  
• Karate ni Sente Nashi: What the Masters Had to Say, 2004 (hosted here in pdf format).
  
• Japanese Ego Negation and the Achievement of Self, 1990.

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