He
incorporated facets of many different martial arts schools into his art, but
experts believe he was most heavily influenced by the traditions of Akiyama
Yoshin and the Nakamura Yoshin schools. The art was instrumental in the
development of Wado-ryu karate.Its underlying philosophy is that
gracefulness and yielding,soft-flowing movements such as that found in
nature, are ultimately more powerful and effective than the application of
brute force. |