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From the Newsletter archives: June, 2005 In my last newsletter I described an experiment that I hoped would validate what I had learned from Kanei Uechi and Ryuko Tomoyose involving Sanchin breathing and Uechi-ryu breathing. Although I felt comfortable with what I was doing and teaching, there was a part of me that questioned …
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We now have two “review” sites on Eastern Arts. Fast reviews in the “Best of the Best” Forum will be used for reader reviews of everything from books to cars. I’ll be posting my book reviews there as well as on the home page. “Best of the Best” Reader’s Review Forum This space is …
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Although WinterFest has been cancelled, we will be hosting three days and evenings of seminars and workouts during the time WinterFest was going to be conducted. Just heard from Bill Bauknecht, who just arrived in Florida and who will be joining us for workouts and golf. Darin Yee and Harry Skeffington will be arriving on …
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Eugene Fliman Second-degree black belt I would like to start saying that it was a great weekend! I got promoted to second-degree black belt (Nidan). It was not an easy road for me, and it took a lot of effort and dedication both on my side and on my family’s side, especially my wife Sofya, …
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No matter how much I think I might know about the study, practice and teaching of Uechi-ryu, a short visit from Sensei Mattson never fails to humble me. As always, I am honored and grateful that Sensei Mattson was able to travel to Chicago to spend a weekend working with me and my students. I …
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First off, I would like to thank Mr. Mattson for a very exciting and beneficial weekend. We appreciate all the time he spent with us over the course of the three days he was here. We are very lucky to have a man of Mr. Mattson’s abilities to visit Chicago and keep us in touch …
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Dear Mr. Mattson, Thank you for teaching me new ways of doing Uechi-ryu. I think it helps to learn different ways and forms of karate. When I do my blocks I get more power when I keep my arms bent. When I do the chop-backfist-nukite, I learned not to keep my hand by my face. …
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Sensei Mattson’s seminar in Chicago at the end of March gave all of us the opportunity to go back to the essentials of Uechi Ryu Karate. Karate-Do, the path of the empty hand…path of the open hand. Based on this concept, Sensei Mattson, through his teachings and example, showed us that Karate-Do is essentially a …
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I want to thank Sensei Mattson for coming to Chicago. I really liked the seminar. Even though I am only 8 years old, and most of the people in the seminar were adults, I also learned a lot. One of the things I learned is: don’t pop your knee up when you are doing a …
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Dear Sensei Mattson: I would first like to thank you for the wonderful seminar that you did for us two weekends ago. It still amazes me that almost one man started Uechi-ryu in the USA only at the age of 18! The things that you taught me will greatly help me with my karate. The …
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