The Art of Fighting

Koichi Tohei

April 1, 2020










Koichi Tohei, who in 1974 established the Shinshin Toitsu style of aikido which has an emphasis on the use of internal energy, so much so that it is often referred to as the Ki Society.

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Aristotle Tutoring Alexander the Great

April 1, 2020


Aristotle Tutoring Alexander the Great, by American Painter Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1904).

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Romulus and Remus

March 31, 2020



An image depicting two consecutive events taking place on the bank of the Tiber: Romulus and Remus, the mythical founders of Rome, are being suckled by a wolf while being discovered by the shepherd Faustulus. Above that, Faustulus is giving the infants to his wife Laurentia as the two go on to adopt the twins. The image was drawn in 1480 by the Master of the White Inscriptions and is currently housed at the British Library.

Source: wikimedia.org

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Rosie the Riveter

March 31, 2020





The famous poster “Rosie the Riveter,” created by J. Howard Miller in 1943 and used to recruit women into the factories to help the war effort and beneath it a photo of wartime worker Naomi Parker that is widely believed to have inspired the “Rosie the Riveter” poster.

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Mabuni Kenwa Kata Application

March 26, 2020


An image from Mabuni Kenwa's book; Karate Do Nyumon, (1938) showing Taira Shinken and Mabuni Kenwa demonstrating kata applications.

Source: ryukyu-bugei.com

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Be Water My Friend

March 26, 2020





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Chen Wangting

October 2, 2019



Chen Wangting (1580–1660), seated in this picture, he is often credited with creating Tai Chi Chuan and is the founder of Chen Tai Chi. 

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Nagoya Castle

August 30, 2019



Nagoya Castle, home and possibly the birth place of Oda Nobunaga which was later restored by Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Source: wikipedia.org

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Ashikaga Takauji

August 30, 2019



An image of the Ashikaga Shogunate from the fourteenth century, painted by Yoshitsuya c.1850. The image depicts (left to right), Toki Yorito, the shogun Ashikaga Takauji and Akamatsu Goro Noritada.

Source: artsanddesignsjapan.com

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Takauji Ashikaga

December 3, 2018


Takauji Ashikaga, shogun of Japan from 1338–1358 who was the first of the Ashikaga shogunate and who ushered in theMuromachi Period (1338-1573) after usurping power from the emperor Go-Daigo.

Source: wikipedia.org

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