A Shingon Buddhist temple situated on Mt. Togano in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture. It was erected in the 1206 by a priest named Myoe. It houses Japan’s oldest tea garden and has been designated as a historical site...
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Josh GoldKowashiya
Bone-crusher. A rough person who frequently causes training injuries through the use of excessive force when applying techniques.
Kotodama 言霊
(also Kototama). Any of numerous systems whose basic tenet is that sounds have an intrinsic value capable of affecting physical reality. The OMOTO RELIGION embraces such a belief and Morihei UESHIBA was influenced by...
Kotegaeshi 小手返し
Wrist turn or twist. In aikido, a pressure applied outwardly against the back of the wrist.
Koshinage 腰投げ
Hip throw. Refers to any number of techniques where one executes a throw by projecting the attacker over the hips.
Korindo 光輪洞
A post-war art related to aikido created by Minoru HIRAI, former General Affairs Director of the KOBUKAN DOJO.
Fumimaro Konoe
(12 October 1891- 16 December 1945). B. Tokyo. Businessman-turned politician and twice prime minister of Japan (1937-39, 1940-41). Formed a coalition government in an effort to reduce the influence of militarists and...