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Exploring identity, memory, technology, tradition, and the long-term consequences of human decisions — through fiction and research.

Walking Upright

Karate-Dō · The story of Gichin Funakoshi

A fictional novel inspired by real events. Not a manual of techniques but an essay in lived ethics: how the Okinawan path of karate-dō became a discipline for the body, the mind, and the way we move through the world. A meditation on lineage, dignity and the quiet decision to walk upright.

Walking Upright Trilogy - Book 1.

Bushi. The guardian of Shuri

From Tōde to Karate-Dō · The story of Sōkon Matsumura

This book is a work of historical fiction inspired by the life of Sokon “Bushi” Matsumura, one of the most influential figures in Okinawan martial history. Before karate had its modern name, Matsumura served the Ryūkyū Kingdom as a warrior, royal bodyguard, and strategist trained in Okinawa and China. Through students such as Ankō Asato and Ankō Itosu, Matsumura’s legacy ultimately reached Gichin Funakoshi, who introduced karate to the world.

Walking Upright Trilogy - Book 2

Waka-sensei. The prince who never reigned

From Tōde to Karate-Dō · The story of Sōkon Matsumura

This book is a work of historical fiction inspired by the life of Sokon “Bushi” Matsumura, one of the most influential figures in Okinawan martial history. Before karate had its modern name, Matsumura served the Ryūkyū Kingdom as a warrior, royal bodyguard, and strategist trained in Okinawa and China. Through students such as Ankō Asato and Ankō Itosu, Matsumura’s legacy ultimately reached Gichin Funakoshi, who introduced karate to the world.

Walking Upright Trilogy - Book 3

The path of Karate-Dō

From Tōde to Karate-Dō · The history behind the fiction

The Path of Karate-Dō is a historical essay that explores the origins and evolution of karate through the lives of the masters who shaped it. Drawing on historical sources, memoirs, and martial traditions, it traces the path from the warriors of the Ryūkyū Kingdom to the emergence of modern karate. Written as a companion to the Walking Upright trilogy, it reveals the history, people, and sources behind the stories.

A companion volume to the Walking Upright Trilogy