To make the most of your karate: discover the cultural forces that caused the decline of karate; why the meaning of kata disappeared; why karate people forgot how to use kata training for self-defense.
When the “content unavailable” message appears, they say it happens “usually” “because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it’s been deleted.” But I did not “only share it with a limited group of people.” I did not “change who can see it.” It has not “been deleted.”It has been blocked. But not by me.
This article linked here presents the difference between our approach and standard Shorin Ryu.
Check out the video, images and explanation of the cultural changes that are restoring what was lost:
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I find that the URL’s remain blocked.
Yes. All access through Facebook seems to be blocked. I do not know why that is. The subject matter is all bunkai demos and karate history. It is still accessible at our site at https://mountain-dojo.com/2025/04/01/lost-bunkai-and-the-karate-revolution/, and all the YouTube links still work from there.
Thank you Dr. Z. Facebook access should be restored.