Kiyoshi Arakaki

Kiyoshi Arakaki
Kiyoshi Arakaki
Born	October 17, 1954; Naha, USCAR; (now Naha, Okinawa, Japan)
Native name	新垣清 Arakaki Kiyoshi
Nationality	Japanese
Style	Karate, Okinawa

Kiyoshi Arakaki (新垣清, Arakaki Kiyoshi, October 17, 1954) is a karate practitioner, historian, novelist, and the founder of Okinawa Karate-Do Muso-Kai.

Biography

Kiyoshi Arakaki was born on October 17, 1954, in Naha, Okinawa, Japan as the first son of Dr. Seiei Arakaki and Yoshiko Arakaki. At the age of 13, Kiyoshi Arakaki was introduced to Shōshin Nagamine's Matsubayashi-ryū. In 1973, he graduated from Naha High School, Okinawa. In 1977, he traveled to the United States. In 1977, he taught self-defense at Graceland University. In 1979, he worked for Mother Teresa's "Missionaries of Charity" in Kolkata, India. In 1982, he founded Muso-Kai Karate-Do and opened his first dojo in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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 Tokyo, Osaka, and Okinawa 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 Salt Lake City, Utah, Muso-Kai Karate also has clubs in Los Angeles, Vietnam, and all over Japan.

University Lectures

November 15, 2012 Arakaki spoke on "Karate in East" at a lecture organized by Industrial -Social Department of Ritsumeikan University.
May 23, 2013 Arakaki spoke on "Physical Thought of Japan and East" at a lecture organized by Industrial -Social Department of Ritsumeikan University.
November 11, 2013 Arakaki spoke on "Karate as Methodology" at a lecture organized by Global Media Study's Department at Komazawa University.
November 18, 2013 Arakaki spoke on "Physical Thought of Japan and East" at a lecture organized by Industrial -Social Department of Ritsumeikan University.
November 18, 2013, Arakaki spoke about the body procedure of "Shuri-Te (Okinawan Traditional Karate)" at a lecture organized by the Normal Walk (Standard Walking) Body Institute carried out at Ritsumeikan University 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 2002: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

External links

Okinawa Karate-Do Muso-Kai Homepage