The Karate of Choki Motobu DVD by Chosei Motobu Yukiyoshi Marutani brother of Ricardo Almeida and

brother of Ricardo Almeida and is a successful competitor himself

Run time: 150 min

The Hiden Mokuroku is the cornerstone of Daito Ryu

Run time: 88 min

renowned for his extraordinary demonstrations

The Karate of Choki Motobu DVD by Chosei Motobu Yukiyoshi Marutani brother of Ricardo Almeida andProbably the event most responsible for the worldwide popularity of karate is Master Choki Motobu's defeat of a western boxer in 1925. Initially ridiculed by the audience at an "all comers" prizefight in Kyoto, Japan, laughter turned to stunned silence when the middle aged and rather portly Okinawan karate man knocked his strongly built young opponent unconscious within seconds. Karate became an overnight sensation, and the mainland Japanese embraced