George Mattson
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SANCHIN AS A MIND-BODY EXERCISE By Paul Giella, PhD This paper represents an effort to combine the author’s extensive study and practice in two areas that have been of major interest over the past thirty years. A student of Uechi-ryu karate under Sensei George Mattson since 1967, the author has always been known as more …
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by Mason Costa Sanchin Mindset: Adapt to the situation: Monitor and continually adjust stance, distances, and alignment to your opponent. Control the situation: Force an offensive opponent to fight devensively, and vice versa. Inhale only during a step or a turn. Exhale in quarter-breaths after recoil from throwing a strike or kick. Keep the eyes …
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by Bryan Lowe When I was about six years old, I saw the film Karate Kid. I guess you could say it changed my life, for it was this (albeit somewhat cheesy) 80′s movie that sparked my interest in the martial arts, and inspired me to take my first Karate lesson. I’ll admit when I …
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by Debbie Downing I cannot help but smile as I read the various threads debating the true meaning and value of the “The Way.” Perception is one of the trickiest parts of being human isn’t it? Most of the time we don’t see what is right in front of us and do see all kinds …
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by Zoltan Dienes and Mike Flanagan Reprinted with permission from the authors Zoltan is an experimental psychology at Sussex University, with 32 published scientific articles and co-author of a book reviewing research in his area. He has appeared on British national television, radio, and newspapers and German national television about his research. He has also …
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by John Thurston I have just finished reading Mr. Ian Jenkins excellent article entitled “Real World Self Defense”. I wish to compliment him on his scholarship and complement his comments from a somewhat different point of view. I do not wish, however, to turn Sensei Mattson’s fine Articles section into a debate on firearms for …
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by Ian Jenkins The true facts of violence and self defense in the real world must be responsibly reported to students by instructors of any self defense/martial art class. By the true facts of violence I do not mean merely teaching students that sport or point sparring holds no meaning on the street. This fact …
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The two articles on HIV/AIDS in the dojo are generally correct and suggest useful steps to prevent infection. Hepatitis, however, poses a greater threat. Its various forms are not as dangerous but more common and more transmissible, so the total risk of death it poses is higher. Hepatitis can live on countertops for days, unlike …
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Concerning the article on defensive mindset and karate by Dave Sargent: it may help to have students, after a “minor injury,” keep sparring to develop a survivalist attitude, but doing so is a real hazard, because it sometimes takes 15 minutes or more of rest/relaxation for the adrenaline to wear off and the damage to …
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by Bill Finnerty Much is written,little is said. Much is taught,but little is actually passed on.But why should it be? To fully understand the true depth of martial,you must study the ancient culture and all its strict traditions. Rank does not denote knowledge, nor does it command the respect we think it does,by many true …
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