Mar 21 2013
Amazing how many videos, pictures and memories one can accumulate in a lifetime. I have a storage locker filled with memorabilia that I’m trying to catalog and digitize for the future Martial Art Library my friends are creating. Hope you enjoy some of the memories that didn’t make it into my last book, “The Way of Uechi-ryu …
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Mar 19 2013
Wow! Either 1959 or 1960 group picture of my advanced class at the first outdoor workout in a park in Newton, MA. I can still identify a couple of individuals. . . Me, Tom Bruno, Charles Couflin. . . Can you identify any of the others???
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Mar 17 2013
From my Newsletter Archives – 2003 Uechi-ryu Family of Organizations! by Steve Goss As many of you know, the late 1980′s heralded a major shift in organizations practicing Uechi-ryu. Prior to that time, most of us were members of the Uechi-ryu Karate-do Association. Now there are many more associations. During my last trip to Okinawa …
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Mar 31 2012
Hello Sensei Mattson I wanted to update you on the Canadian National Karate Championships and how well I did as a Official. First the tournament was a huge success. The venue was held in Richmond BC from March16-18 at the Olympic Oval which is an amazing building. There was about 350 of the top Kumite …
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Jan 12 2012
Sensei Victor Swinimer has sent me a schedule of his presentation for this Sunday’s meeting. I’ll be opening the meeting with a short film clip of the 1963 World Karate Championship and a 70s tournament that took place in New York (I think). My new editing equipment has sharpened the old video and competitors can …
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Dec 24 2010
Uechi-ryu News November 25, 2010 Happy Holidays from George, Sue, Harley & Peanut… How time flies. Seems like I was writing last year’s holiday newsletter just a few weeks ago. Must have something to do with aging and enjoying life! Today Sue and I are joining friends for a Thanksgiving “Brunch” at a local resourt …
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Sep 30 2010
An Empty Force John David Morenski, M.D. and William P. Glasheen, Ph.D. The Claim: On one of the forums of a very popular marital arts web page, www.uechi-ryu.com, an individual claimed he could perform rather extraordinary feats which include the ability to move others without touching them. Chi, also spelled “Qi” or “Ki,” …
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Aug 16 2009
George E. Mattson’s Eastern Arts’ Newsletter Archives Before going any further, please sign-up for future newsletter. The process is painless and fast. Oh yes, if you change your e-mail address, be sure to re-subscribe. You don’t want to miss a single issue. Subscribe to G.E.Mattson’s Newsletters Issue # Issue # Issue # …
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Dec 12 2008
Folks: If you’re interested in seeing it, the National Geo channel will be airing a documentary on the Shaolin Temple one week from today. The show will present both the traditional aspects of the Temple as well as all of its commercial business endeavors of recent years. Please mark your calendar for next Thursday, December …
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Aug 13 2002
The Sai: by Milos Stanic: August, 2002 SAI Okinawa kobudo – Matayoshi tradition Origin Sai is a weapon that belongs to the arsenal of the okinawan kobudo. The exact date of its arrival to Okinawa is unknown, but the similar tools can be found throughout the coast of South Asia. There is …
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