"I Was Shimabuku's Makiwara"

"I Was Shimabuku's Makiwara"
An Exclusive Interview with Isshinryu
Grandmaster Angi Uezu
Inside Karate

July 1988

By Brian Wilkes

Battle of the Arts

Battle of the Arts
Isshinryu Karate vs Kenpo Karate
Black Belt

November 1994

By John Bishop

Kichiro Shimabuku Isshinryu Karate's Living Legend

Kichiro Shimabuku Isshinryu Karate's
Living Legend
Official Karate

October 1984

By George Parulski

The Gen Lee Fist

The Gen Lee Fist
Published in Street Defense -

The Practical Martial Arts Magazine,

Volume 2, Number 3

Manor Books, New York, 1977





Although not Isshinryu, the manner of fist formation is similar.

I wouldn't recommend striking with the thumb knuckle unless

you have trained for it and not much is said about placing the

thumb on top providing bio-mechanical strength in the wrist.


Nice 'stache though.