| Kiyoshi Arakaki | |
| Native Name: | 新垣 清 Arakaki Kiyoshi |
| Native Name Lang: | jp |
| Birth Date: | 17 October 1954 |
| Birth Place: | Naha, USCAR |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Martial Art: | Karate, Okinawa |
is a karate practitioner, historian, novelist, and the founder of Okinawa Karate-Do Muso-Kai.
Kiyoshi Arakaki was born on October 17, 1954, in Naha, Okinawa, Japan as the first son of Dr. Seiei Arakaki and Yoshiko Arakaki. At the age of 13, Kiyoshi Arakaki was introduced to Shōshin Nagamine's Matsubayashi-ryū. In 1973, he graduated from Naha High School, Okinawa. In 1977, he traveled to the United States. In 1977, he taught self-defense at Graceland University. In 1979, he worked for Mother Teresa's "Missionaries of Charity" in Kolkata, India. In 1982, he founded Muso-Kai Karate-Do and opened his first dojo in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Understand the original meaning of Okinawan Karate Kata and its names.
Spread Okinawan Karate and Okinawa Kobudo (Weapons).
Understand the correct thought and body movement of martial arts.
The Inner Physical Dynamic System (Gamaku)
Enabling Newton's Law of Motion (Force = Mass x Acceleration) to be applied to Martial Arts using isolated core muscle movements and gravity to deliver the technique.
Imaginary Center of Gravity (Balance in Unbalance)
The Inner Physical Dynamic System is applied. Using the principles of the Inner Physical Dynamic System you can concentrate the full force of your body weight into your technique. By using isolated muscles to shift your weight you can exert overwhelming force with minimal effort to be applied to a strike, kick, throw, or to offset the opponent's center of balance regardless of size ratio.
Walking in the Martial Arts (Gravity Applied)
Walking is free-falling to your imaginary center of gravity. Applying this principle allows you to move in any direction without your initial movement being detected. By using gravity and "falling" into your attack you can deliver much faster and more powerful techniques with minimal effort.
Karate Seminars
Arakaki hosts seminars twice a year (May and October) in the Japanese cities of Tokyo, Osaka, and Okinawa where he works to spread his philosophy based on Okinawan Karate.
Since its founding in 1982 Arakaki has worked to establish Muso-Kai Karate in the international community. With its headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah, Muso-Kai Karate also has clubs in Los Angeles, Vietnam, and all over Japan.
University Lectures