George Mattson
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Dear Sensei Mattson, I’d like to begin by first thanking you for your visit to Chicago to conduct the Friday night Dan testing, as well as the two day seminar. The lessons learned are indeed invaluable, and have truly shed new light on aspects of Uechi that mustn’t ever be overlooked or forgotten. Such aspects …
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Dear Mr. Mattson: First, let me say that I truly enjoyed the two days of Uechi-Ryu seminars that you provided to us here in Chicago. Your knowledge and years of experience are greatly appriciated. Second, in response to your request to write down our thoughts on what we learned at the seminars, I would like …
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Presented by Kenji Higashi 1470 Cypress Ave. Hanover Park IL. 60133 Sensei Mattson. Mr. George Mattson’s special training session was held in Chicago from March 26 to March 28, 2004. I met him on March 27 for the first time. He is one of the first Americans to learn Uechi-Ryu Karate …
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Articles by David Nishimoto: What it means to be a Kempo Man The Embu Training: July, 2003 Bukan – Creativity in crisis: January, 2003 Karumijutsu – the escape pattern (Kempo foot work): January, 2003 Hammer Strikes: January, 2003 Law Verse Fist Law: November, 2002 It Only Takes One: November, 2002 Standing Meditation: July 2002 …
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By Ethan B. Miller Among the discussions that commonly come up about Kyu and Dan Kumite is the effectiveness of the kumites as tools for training towards real confrontations. Sometimes the commentary seems to negate the worthiness of these drills entirely. This seems to me to be completely wrong-headed. If you take a commonsense approach …
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By Ethan Miller Nukite training, or spearhand training is probably one of the more underestimated strikes in Uechi-Ryu and other styles of Karate. In sparring it’s generally not permitted or adaptable, while it becomes more accessible to the advanced user it appears to commonly become a grey area in usefulness. I had often downplayed its’ …
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By Ethan Miller, nidan While testing for my shodan test in 1994 one of the questions I was asked by the test board was to name a strike that was being shown. It was the hiraken, and I was then asked to explain how it was used. After I did this, I of course wondered. …
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by Ethan Miller Many people use the heavy bag for practicing hand strikes. I generally do about 100 strikes left, right with a seiken fist, then do combinations in threes also with a seiken fist. I will then usually practice shuto left and right on the edge of the bag and boshiken strikes to the …
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by David Nishimoto The study of Kempo Karate requires a lifetime of diligent thought. Many hours of isolated study and concentrated thought and practice are necessary to build the inner strength found in Karate. Meditation builds the focus within the mind. The mind, focused, builds confidence and well being for the body. It is during …
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By David Nishimoto Morality guides the training of Kempo practitioners. Because the attitude of competition is removed from Kempo the training in done in a spirit of mutual cooperation. Masters share information with students to improve and close observed openings. In competitive environments the students must either pay for advanced information or be a part …
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