Patrick McCarthy

A Kyoshi 7th Dan from Kyoto’s Dai Nippon Butokukai, Patrick McCarthy is the director of the International Ryukyu Karate Research Society, and DNBK branch chief for Australia. He is known worldwide as a leading authority of karatedo and is responsible for a myriad of important historical contributions which include the English translations of the “Bubishi;” Bushi Matsumura’s 1882 “Seven Precepts of Bu, as well as his 1885 Zayunomei;” Itosu Ankoh’s 1908 “Ten Lesson; Taira Shinken’s 1964 “Encyclopedia of Kobudo” and Nagamine Shoshin’s “Biographies of Karate & Tegumi Masters.” He travels frequently to lecture on karate history, philosophy, kata applications, the “Bubishi”, and kobudo. Patrick McCarthy can be contacted for such seminars by writing to "The Society," PO Box 715, Aspley 4034 Australia

Choki Motobu

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How many martial artists in the history of karate had ever enjoyed the opportunity to study directly under such formidable masters as Bushi Matsumura, Tokumini Pechin, Itosu Ankoh, Matsumora Kosaku, Motobu Choyu and Satkuma Usumei? To the best of my knowledge there was only one, Motobu Choki. With instructors of that caliber, the experience that […]

Dai Nippon Butokukai

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Virtue before Vice Values before Vanity Principles before Personalities An Analysis by Patrick McCarthy Butokukai Kyoshi Karatedo 7th Dan Introduction When Japan emerged from feudalism in the mid-19th century, the Dai Nippon Butokukai was established as the nation’s first and foremost organization responsible for classical and modern martial arts. Although it has had an immeasurable […]