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From Nagoya to Paris: an autumn of martial arts in three weeks
Karate, judo and taekwondo at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, and a Chinese champion who won again in Paris nine days later.
Sunday, November 1, 2026Daily edition No. 3
Kawaraban WABUKAN
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The world’s martial arts, told as stories
Master of the day
Doshin So
Founder of Shorinji Kempo in 1947. He joined martial training with Buddhist teaching to build confident, helpful people.
It comes from farm tools of Sumatra and Java.
Weapon of the day · Karambit
Weapon of the day
Karambit kerambit
A small curved knife shaped like a claw, with a ring for the finger. It comes from farm tools of Sumatra and Java.
Art of the day
Aikijujutsu
Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu, spread by Takeda Sokaku in the late 19th century: joint locks, throws and pins using the attacker’s own force.
Morihei Ueshiba studied
Technique of the day · Throws and takedowns
Fireman’s carry
The attacker ducks under one arm, places the shoulders across the opponent’s centre of mass with one arm between their legs and rolls or lifts them over the shoulders.
In brief
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