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Mike Clarke
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I'm trying to find out more information on a training tool used in Okinawan Goju-ryu, the kongoken.
I know it was brought back to Okinawa from Hawaii in the early 1930's by Miyagi Chojun sensei.
I've spoken to a karate historian in Hawaii and he reckons it might have had something to do with the suger cane crushing machines they had back then, or maybe as ships balast? [they weigh around 60lbs].
There are no known photographs of people on the islands using a kongoken either for work or training.
Anyone out there know anything?
Mike.
I know it was brought back to Okinawa from Hawaii in the early 1930's by Miyagi Chojun sensei.
I've spoken to a karate historian in Hawaii and he reckons it might have had something to do with the suger cane crushing machines they had back then, or maybe as ships balast? [they weigh around 60lbs].
There are no known photographs of people on the islands using a kongoken either for work or training.
Anyone out there know anything?
Mike.