UPD: the deceased turned out to be a Banderist (Neo-Nazi) supporter – but we did not know this as his cover-story was that he was
Category: Yanagi Ryuken
A number of articles translated from Japanese-language sources regarding the well-known martial arts Master in Japan considered a ‘fraud’ in the West and a Spiritual Healer in the East!
The Curious Case Yanagi Ryuken Part III (2012-2022) In His Own Words
Translator’s Note: Ironically, Yanagi Ryuken was born in the USSR during 1941 and not in Japan. Indeed, he was born in those islands ‘North’ of Japan which
The Curious Case of Yanagi Ryuken Part II (2006-2011) – Sanae Kikuta
Firstly, there is much talk in China and Japan that the 2006 fight held in the Hokkaido General Gymnasium (attracting a crowd of around 200 spectators to Sapporo) – a challenge match between 65-year-old Yanagi Ryuken (柳龍拳 – Liu Long Quan) Height 170cm, Weight 77Kg and the 35-year-old Iwakura Tsuyoshi (岩倉豪 – Yan Cang Hao) Height 165cm, Weight 76Kg, a Japanese journalist and political activist trained in Judo, Karate and Brazilian Jujitsu (that occurred on November 26th) was ‘fixed’.
The Curious Case of Yanagi Ryuken Part I (1941-2006) – Iwakura Tsuyoshi
Background information to the infamous 2006 challenge match between Yanagi Ryuken and Iwakura Tsuyoshi in Japan, the video of which went viral in a matter of hours in both Asia and Japan. Curiously, despite Yanagi’s lose – he is as popular as ever in Japan, whereas Iwakura Tsuyoshi has disappeared into obscurity.
THE SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 