© 2012 Ryan Parker
Daruma: putative creator of the Kiko method of the Ekkin-kyo
Kiko techniques are Okinawan exercises used in "old
style" karate. They are essentially the Ryukyu version of Qi-Gong
(chi-gung). In fact, Kiko is the Japanese pronunciation of the same characters
( 気功).
Some Okinawan instructors have retained
the use of the older Chinese pronunciation while others
© 2012 Ryan Parker
Daruma: putative creator of the Kiko method of the Ekkin-kyo
Kiko techniques are Okinawan exercises used in "old
style" karate. They are essentially the Ryukyu version of Qi-Gong
(chi-gung). In fact, Kiko is the Japanese pronunciation of the same characters
( 気功).
Some Okinawan instructors have retained
the use of the older Chinese pronunciation while others