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	Okinawan Karate Club San Francisco
		Okinawan Karate Club of San Francisco, teaches traditional Okinawan Shorin Ryu karate as taught by Eizo Shimabukuro O'Sensei and Okinawan Shudokan karate as taught by the late Walter Todd Sensei.
		The Okinawan Karate Club of San Francisco is directly supported by O'Sensei Eizo Shimabukuro of Okinawa.
		Original content taken from the Okinawan Karate Club of Dallas, copied with permission.
	www.okinawankaratesanfrancisco.com (227 words)

	Okinawa Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Okinawans are a unique blend of Malay from Formosa and Philippines, Chinese from China, and Japanese (Yamato) from Japan.
		Other prominent examples of Okinawan culture include the sanshin, a three-stringed Okinawan instrument, closely related to the Chinese sanxian, and ancestor of the Japanese shamisen, somewhat similar to a banjo.
		Okinawan culture also features the eisa dance, a traditional drumming dance.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Okinawa (874 words)

	Okinawan language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Okinawan (Okinawan: Ucinaːguci) is a Ryukyuan language spoken in Japan on the southern island of Okinawa, as well as the surrounding islands of Kerama, Kume-jima, Tonaki, Aguni, and a number of smaller islands located to the east of the main island of Okinawa.
		Okinawan has three short vowels, [a i u], and five long vowels, [aː eː iː oː uː].
		Okinawan dialects retain a number of old grammatical features, such as a distinction between the terminal form (終止形) and the attributive form (連体形), the genitive function of が ga (lost in the Shuri dialect), the nominative function of ぬ nu (Japanese: の no), as well as honorific/plain distribution of ga and nu in nominative use.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Okinawan_language (351 words)

	Religion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		But it is believed that Okinawan animism and shamanism have been transformed and influenced by Shintoism, Buddhism, and Taoism, religions transmitted to Okinawa from Japan and China.
		According to Okinawan animism, the world is inhabited by a myriad of spirits – ancestral spirits, heart spirit, well spirit, spring spirit, house spirit, tree spirit, rock spirit.
		In the Okinawan villages, the kaminchu is a priestess in charge of religious rites.
	www.okinawa.com /religion.html (1113 words)

	BUBISHI: THE SECRET OF KORYU UCHINADI (ANCIENT AND TRADITIONAL OKINAWAN KARATE)
		The Okinawan Bubishi is supposedly a compilation of teachings on the White Crane/Monk Boxing systems, that is, selfdefense techniques where the weapons are the empty hands.
		In the Okinawan Bubishi, the White Crane and Monk Boxing system are melted in an unique improved fight method, and we doesn´t know if it was originally a published book or a handmade manual of some school that were copied by students.
		Okinawan karate (formely Tode-jutsu) were an informal civilian art of self-defense, health improvement and stamina development adapted to Okinawan culture, that was strongly influenced from chinese literature, arts, medicine, agriculture, religion and trading.
	www.geocities.com /Colosseum/Bleachers/6758/bubishi.htm (3360 words)

	Karate and Okinawan Sumo
		Thus, many of the early Karate practitioners were also proficient in Okinawan music (particularly the sanshin), dance, calligraphy, poetry, and other martial arts such as kenjutsu or iaido, kobujutsu (various weapons arts using the bo, sai, tonfa, nunchanku, etc.), kendo, ju jutsu, judo and sumo.
		Okinawan sumo was covered by the Japanese language newspapers and even by the Advertiser, Star-Bulletin and neighbor island newspapers.
		Okinawan sumo arose from the grappling tradition known as tegumi (the same characters as in kumite, but in reverse order) or motou.
	seinenkai.com /art-sumo.html (1620 words)

	Okinawan Karate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It is true that Okinawans, under the rule of foreign powers, were prohibited from carrying weapons or practicing with them in public.
		Okinawan (Okinawan: Ucinaaguci) is a Ryukyuan language spoken in Japan on the southern island of Okinawa, as well as the surrounding islands of Kerama, Kume-jima, Tonaki, Aguni, and a number of smaller islands located to the east of the main island of Okinawa.
		The Okinawan word for the Okinawa language is "uchinaguchi." "Uchina" is the Okinawan word for Okinawa and "guchi" is literally mouth.
	www.wwwtln.com /finance/137/okinawan-karate.html (1326 words)

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		Okinawans have a life expectancy of 81.2 years, compared to the Japanese, who were second at 79.9 years, according to World Health Organization and Japan Ministry of Health and Welfare data in 1996.
		Okinawan music, language, colors and weavings, and clothing are “in.” Some of the most popular bands in Japan come from Okinawa, he said.
		Okinawan dishes and spices have experienced a “rediscovery” to the point where some are difficult to obtain in Okinawa because of the huge demand abroad, said Willcox.
	www.mauinews.com /story.aspx?id=4999 (1021 words)

	Prism Online
		The United States began forcing Okinawans out of their homes in order to build bases immediately after the war with Japan ended, according to the Okinawa Voice, a newsletter published by the Okinawa Christian Peace Center.
		A custom of Okinawans is to inform the ancestors of day-to-day events in the lives of the descendents.
		But Okinawans are asking why Japan still needs protection now that the cold war is over and why the bases need to be concentrated on their island.
	www.journalism.sfsu.edu /www/pubs/prism/nov95/20.html (1044 words)

	BioNatural - BioCalcium - Okinawan coral calcium
		The only Okinawan Coral Calcium supplement at optimal pH with added Concentrace®, a natural blend of 82 ionic (absorbable) trace minerals plus added vitamins C, D and E for maximum absorbtion into cells.
		BioNatural Okinawan Coral Calcium has added Vitamin D with 100% of the recommended Daily Values and to ensure maximum benefit to the body from all nutrients.
		BioNatural Okinawan Coral Calcium with Concentrace® provides you with 400 IU of Vitamin D and 200 IU of natural Vitamin E as well as 75 mg of Vitamin C. 200 mg of Magnesium has been added.
	www.bionatural.com.au /?newsID=89545 (805 words)

	Okinawan Temple (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Satanuka "TODE" Sakugawa - was born in the Okinawan village of Shuri in 1733 and later died in 1815 at the age of 82.
		Sokon "BUSHI" Matsumura - was born in the Okinawan village of Shuri in 1796 and later died in 1893 at the age of 97.
		(Shuri-te, for the Okinawan village of Shuri; Naha-te, for the Okinawan village of Naha; Tomari-te, for the Okinawan village of Tomari).
	www.okinawantemple.com /lineage.html (972 words)

	RIKodokan Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate Main
		He first stayed in the Kojo dojo (Kojo was an Okinawan martial artist who taught in Fuchow), and then continued his studies with other teachers, eventually learning some form of Southern Chinese chuan'fa (Japanese: kenpo, or fist-method), under a teacher known as Ryu Ryu Ko.
		Some karate teachers have also mastered a large body of kobudo knowledge and continue to pass it on within their dojos, and many karate teachers teach a few weapon katas that are either a part of a larger kobudo system, have been handed down outside any formal system, or were created by those teachers.
		There are a number of schools that teach Okinawan kobudo in Japan, particularly those stemming from Inoue and Sakiyama sensei, students of Taira Shinken, but in general the level of instruction and in-depth knowledge on the Japanese mainland is limited.
	www.geocities.com /rikodokan/goju-ryu_history.html (3420 words)

	Okinawan Karate Club of Springfield - Karate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Okinawan Karate Club of Springfield is a traditional martial arts school.
		The goal of the Okinawan Karate Club of Springfield is to teach practical Martial Arts skills, and just as importantly, instill self-confidence and foster discipline among the students that they can take with them outside of the dojo.
		Okinawan Karate Club is affiliated with the All Okinawan Shorin Ryu Karate and Kobudo Federation located in Okinawa, Japan.
	springfieldkarate.com /Karate.htm (179 words)

	Kobudo: The Okinawan Weapon Arts
		Many Okinawans were educated in Japan and/or China and thus had opportunities to learn the weapons arts of these countries.
		Thus, some Okinawans were educated in the use of traditional Japanese weapons such as the long and short swords, yari (spear), naginata (halberd), and bow and arrow.
		Sokon "Bushi" Matsumura, the bodyguard and karate instructor to the King of Okinawa, for example, was a master of the Jigen-ryu form of swordsmanship.
	seinenkai.com /art-kobudo.html (1253 words)

	Tokyo Food Page Listings - Okinawan Restaurants
		In addition to the usual Okinawan stir-fries and other standards, you'll find several premium brand-name pork and beef varieties as well as fish and seafood flown in fresh from the islands.
		The "fl rabbit" is a lively after-work pub serving tasty Okinawan food and drink (especially their stir-fry dishes).
		The Okinawan soba is made from nice, roughly cut noodles and served in a peppery soup along with tasty stir-fried vegetables.
	www.bento.com /r-oki.html (1043 words)

	Okinawan Karate Club of Atlanta - Martial Arts - Karate - Georgia - Atlanta!
		Okinawan Karate Club of Atlanta, Marietta / Atlanta Georgia, teaches traditional Okinawan Shorin Ryu karate as taught by Eizo Shimabukuro O'Sensei, Shudokan karate as taught by the late Walter Todd Sensei, and Toei Jujitsu.
		Okinawan weapons training, self-defense, and karate for adults and children.
		The Okinawan Karate Club of Atlanta is directly supported by O'Sensei Eizo Shimabukuro of Okinawa.
	www.atlantaokinawankarate.com (175 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Okinawan Karate: Its Teachers, Styles, and Secret Techniques (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Okinawan Karate, long sought after by connoisseurs of Okinawan Martial Artsl arts, is the definitive survey and examination of traditional Martial Artsl arts of the island.
		With detailed lineage charts of most of the major Okinawan Martial Artsl arts systems, sequential photographs displaying the distinctive techniques of his subjects, solid reportage, and frank quotes from his interview subjects, Okinawan Karate is a complete and encyclopedic source of information.
		Married to the daughter of a prominent Okinawan religious leader, he has been allowed unusul access to the inner teachings and opinions of many of the masters he has encountered.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0804832056 (661 words)

	Okinawan Festival
		The festival opens on Saturday morning with a parade of Okinawan club banners and a Paranku procession; paranku is a small hand-held drum used in a folk performing art called eisa.
		Traditional Okinawan music and dances are the main attraction, including the Okinawan classical dances Kajadifu and Yotsutake, and a folk dance Obon, in which over 1000 people participate.
		To delight the palate, Okinawan delicacies are featured: andagi (deep-fried doughnuts), ashitibichi (pig's feet soup), yaki soba (noodles stir-fried with vegetables and meat), and an Okinawan plate with a variety of traditional dishes.
	www.loc.gov /bicentennial/propage/HI/hi_s_akaka9.html (310 words)

	An Okinawan Karate Club of Dallas - Dallas Karate - Karate Dallas - Dallas Martial Arts - Martial Arts Dallas
		An Okinawan Karate Club of Dallas - Dallas Karate - Karate Dallas - Dallas Martial Arts - Martial Arts Dallas
		The Okinawan Karate Club of Dallas, located in north Dallas (Farmers Branch), teaches traditional Okinawan Shorin Ryu karate as taught by Eizo Shimabukuro O'Sensei and Okinawan Shudokan karate as taught by the late Walter Todd Sensei.
		Click here for a printable flyer in Spanish
	www.okinawankarateclub.com (133 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Okinawan Karate: Teachers, Styles, and Secret Techniques (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Bishop includes photos of the places he visited and the masters he met throughout the volume, and for most schools offers lineage charts showing who the major instructors of each master were, and that teacher's senior students.
		One emerges with a new awareness of and appreciation for the diversity of Okinawan Karate, both in practice and philosophy.
		This is probably the best guide to different forms of Okinawan martial arts, since the author is able to include his personal observations, and not simply a collection of data from other sources.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0804832056?v=glance (1913 words)

	Grandmaster Chojun Miyagi Founder of Okinawan Goju
		Later, he also taught at the Okinawan Prefecture Police Training Center, at the Okinawan Master's Training College, and at the Naha Commercial High School (where his teacher had once taught).
		In 1933, Goju-Ryu Karate was the first Okinawan martial art to be registered with the Dai Nippon Butoku-Kai, the center for all martial arts in Japan.
		This was a milestone for Karate as it meant it would aligned with the highly respected martial arts of Japan.
	www.northwestgoju.org /historygojucm.htm (641 words)

	Okinawan Festival
		Today, there is a strong Japanese culture in Hawaii and it is celebrated with the Okinawan Festival.
		Along with traditional Okinawan dishes, visitors can experience all kinds of traditional Okinawan culture and arts.
		Other traditional Okinawan musical instruments include the taiko (drum), sanshin (lute) and the koto (zither).
	www.americaslibrary.gov /cgi-bin/page.cgi/es/hi/food_1 (200 words)

	Clark Jones Okinawan Karate - Get Started Today!
		Clark Jones Okinawan Karate is located on the bottom floor of the Mass Health and Fitness Club, 3 Tennis Dr. Shrewsbury MA, 01545.
		Turn right onto Walnut St. (Walnut St. is just past the 2nd driveway for Shrewsbury Nurseries) Take your first left onto Tennis Dr. Follow Tennis Dr about 1/4 mile, Mass Health and Fitness is located on the left hand side.
		Enter the main entrance, take the stairwell on the right and follow the signs to the Clark Jones Okinawan Karate School.
	www.clarkjoneskarate.com /start.html (357 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Okinawan Kempo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Okinawan Karate, The Secret Art of Tuite by Javier Martinez
		Classical Kata of Okinawan Karate (Japanese Arts) by Pat McCarthy
		Customers interested in Okinawan Kempo may also be interested in
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/092012917X?v=glance (637 words)

	Okinawan Karate Books
		Learn about Okinawan defense, power and breaking elements and weapons use, plus more about self-defense techniques for men and women.
		An authoritative book written for both beginners and the general public.
		Covers its Okinawan roots, Gichin Funakoshi, The J.K.A. and practice in the United States.
	www.gungfu.com /cart-htm/media_books_okinawan_karate.htm (703 words)

	Okinawan Shorin-Ryu Internet Marital Arts Links
		Okinawan Karate-Do Web Site Affiliated with the Shorin-Ryu Karate and Kobudo Association
		History of Okinawan Karate-Do (Zen Okinawa Karatedo Renmei)
		The All Okinawan Shorin Ryu Kenshin Kan Karate and Kobudo Federation
	www.okinawan-shorinryu.com /links.html (99 words)

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