Tegumi
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Also known as | Grappling Hand, Okinawan Sumo, Okinawan wrestling |
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Focus | Ryūkyū Kingdom |
Creator | Various |
Olympic sport | no |
Tegumi (手組) or Mutō (無刀) is a traditional form of
According to
It is believed by some, Nagamine included, that tegumi was probably the original form of fighting in Okinawa and, after incorporating striking and kicking techniques imported from China, became the progenitor of Te, which is the foundation of modern karate.[1]
According to Gichin Funakoshi's autobiography, early students of karate benefitted from experience in tegumi growing up, which gave them the fundamentals of fighting. He speculated that it was part of what would now be termed "the childlore" of Okinawa.[2]
Known as tegumi in
Okinawan folklore is full of references to tegumi and it is believed that the island's version of sumo can find its roots in the rural wrestling of the past.
References
- ^ Mottern, Ron (July 11, 2010). Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R. (eds.). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation: Volume 1 (Illustrated, Reprint ed.). Bloomsbury USA. p. 207.
- ISBN 9780870114632.