is a

karate (; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ), also , is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tī'' in Okinawan) un ...

practitioner, historian, novelist, and the founder o
Okinawa Karate-Do Muso-Kai

Biography

Kiyoshi Arakaki was born on October 17, 1954, in

Naha is the Cities of Japan, capital city of Okinawa Prefecture, the southernmost prefecture of Japan. As of 1 June 2019, the city has an estimated population of 317,405 and a population density of 7,939 people per km2 (20,562 persons per sq. mi.). ...

Okinawa most commonly refers to: * Okinawa Prefecture, Japan's southernmost prefecture * Okinawa Island, the largest island of Okinawa Prefecture * Okinawa Islands, an island group including Okinawa itself * Okinawa (city), the second largest city in th ...

, Japan as the first son of Dr. Seiei Arakaki and Yoshiko Arakaki. At the age of 13, Kiyoshi Arakaki was introduced to

Shōshin Nagamine was an Okinawa karate master as well as a soldier, police superintendent, mayor of Naha City, play director and author. Early life and karate-do Nagamine was born in Tomari, in Naha, Okinawa. He was a small and sickly child, and he contract ...

Matsubayashi-ryū Matsubayashi-Ryū (松林流), is a style of Okinawan karate founded in 1947 by Shōshin Nagamine (1907–1997) (an Okina Sensei). Its curriculum includes 18 kata, seven two-man yakusoku kumite (pre-arranged sparring) routines, and kobudō (wea ...

. In 1973, he graduated from Naha High School,

. In 1977, he traveled to the United States. In 1977, he taught self-defense at

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. In 1979, he worked for Mother Teresa's "

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" in

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, India. In 1982, he founde
Muso-Kai Karate-Do
and opened his first dojo in

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Philosophy

Understand the original meaning of Okinawan Karate Kata and its names. Spread Okinawan Karate and Okinawa Kobudo (Weapons). Understand the correct thought and body movement of martial arts. The Inner Physical Dynamic System (Gamaku) ''Enabling Newton's Law of Motion (Force = Mass x Acceleration) to be applied to Martial Arts using isolated core muscle movements and gravity to deliver the technique.'' Imaginary Center of Gravity (Balance in Unbalance) ''The Inner Physical Dynamic System is applied. Using the principles of the Inner Physical Dynamic System you can concentrate the full force of your body weight into your technique. By using isolated muscles to shift your weight you can exert overwhelming force with minimal effort to be applied to a strike, kick, throw, or to offset the opponent's center of balance regardless of size ratio.'' Walking in the Martial Arts (Gravity Applied) ''Walking is free-falling to your imaginary center of gravity. Applying this principle allows you to move in any direction without your initial movement being detected. By using gravity and "falling" into your attack you can deliver much faster and more powerful techniques with minimal effort.''

Activities

Karate Seminars Arakaki hosts seminars twice a year (May and October) in the Japanese cities of

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, and

where he works to spread his philosophy based on Okinawan Karate. Since its founding in 1982 Arakaki has worked to establish Muso-Kai Karate in the international community. With its headquarters in

, Muso-Kai Karate also has clubs in

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, and all over Japan. University Lectures * November 15, 2012 Arakaki spoke on "Karate in East" at a lecture organized by Industrial -Social Department of

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. * May 23, 2013 Arakaki spoke on "Physical Thought of Japan and East" at a lecture organized by Industrial -Social Department of

. * November 11, 2013 Arakaki spoke on "Karate as Methodology" at a lecture organized by Global Media Study's Department at

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. * November 18, 2013 Arakaki spoke on "Physical Thought of Japan and East" at a lecture organized by Industrial -Social Department of

. * November 18, 2013, Arakaki spoke about the body procedure of "

Shuri-Te Okinawan martial arts refers to the martial arts, such as karate, tegumi and Okinawan kobudō, kobudō, which originated among the indigenous people of Okinawa Island. Due to its location (between "Mainland Japan" and Taiwan), Okinawa was influenc ...

(Okinawan Traditional Karate)" at a lecture organized by the Normal Walk (Standard Walking) Body Institute carried out at

Kinugasa Campus.

Bibliography

* December 1999: Killer Fist (Satsuken) * February 2000
The Secrets of Okinawan Karate
* January 2001
The Secret of Okinawan Karate Part 2）
* December 200
The Secrets of Okinawan Karate
(English version)　 * May 2003: The Secret of Okinawan Karate Part 3] * August 2004
Monkey (Story of Choki Motobu)
* March 2004
Los Secretos Del Karate De Okinawa: Esencia Y Tecnicas　(The Secrets of Okinawan Karate Spanish version)
* January 2006: La Potenza Segreta Del Karate Di Okinawa. Principi E Tecniche delle Originil (The Secrets of Okinawan Karate Italian version) * September 2011
The Secret of Okinawan Karate Part 4
* December 2011: The History of Okinawan Karate-Do "The Verification of Martial Arts in the Ryukyu Kingdom Era of Okinawa." * May 2013
Elucidation Of Pinan or Heian ( The Explanation Of Okinawa Karate As A Method Of Martial Arts )

Filmography

* August 2013: The Essence of Naifanchi * April 2014: The Essence Of Pinan

References

# ^ http://ameblo.jp/kiyoshiarakaki/entry-11365717764.html # ^br>Normal walk (standard walking) body Institute
# #cite ref-3, ^
The body Procedure of Shuri-Te
(Okinawan traditional Karate) # #cite ref-4, ^]
Killer Fist (Satsuken)
# ^
The Secrets of Okinawan Karate
# ^
The Secrets of Okinawan Karate Part 2
# ^br>The Secrets Of Okinawan Karate (Essence and Techniques ) English
# ^br>The Elucidation Of Pinan or Heian (The Explanation Of Okinawa Karate As A Method Of Martial Arts
)

External links

Okinawa Karate-Do Muso-Kai Homepage
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