Personal Philosophy of Bill Bauknecht! Many times over the years of training, all of us in the martial arts, at some time, has sustained an injury that has hindered our training. Some are serious and some are just little bumps and bruises. These can be broken down as an injury, disease, temporary or permanent, any …
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Jan 24 2007
Busy Weekend for G.E. Mattson
I’m flying to Boston Thursday, Jan 25th and will be spending the day with Darin Yee. Friday, I’ll be visiting Bill Bauknecht who continues doing well with his ongoing fight with cancer. Bill is somewhat of a hero to others who are also fighting multiple myeloma (a blood & bone disease) because of his 12+ …
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Jan 21 2007
The Chinese Negotiator
“The Chinese Negotiator” I’m currently reading a very interesting book, written by Robert M. March (Author of the Japanese Negotiator) and Su-Hua Wu. Wish this book had been written in the late 80s while I was working for an international trading company in the Boston area. Susan and I hosted a number of Chinese delegations …
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Jan 15 2007
Traditional Martial Arts
Just received an email from old friend and student, David Finkelstein: "Memories of Rolf Cahn, one of your first students, and my flamenco guitar teacher, who first told me about you and your prowessSince I’ve been practicing a lot of guitar these past years, my thoughts turn occasionally to Rolf Cahn, who several years ago …
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Jan 13 2007
Seeking Perfection in TMA!!!
Interesting discussion going on in Bill’s Forum. Gets to the heart of TMA training and the discipline associated with trying to perform technique in an accurate manner. I see some very interesting subjects that are near and dear to all of us who spend a lifetime practicing a martial art. Is there something about the …
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Jan 12 2007
Early Threat RecogniTion Skills
Reading Behavioral Intent Threat Pattern Recognition and Early Threat Recognition Skills “Reading Behavioral Intent” by Darren Laur No matter the mode of attack (psychological, emotional, verbal, physical), or if the threat is armed or not, what can give us the tactical advantage, especially in the pre-contact phase of a confrontation, is the ability to recognize …
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Jan 04 2007
2006 China Tour photo gallery
Pictures from 2006 China Tour… Susan came back from the Post Office this afternoon with a package from Darin Yee. Turned out to be a CD with over 2000 pictures taken by the group members during their recent trip to China. When the tour participants travelled, they had to break up into smaller groups in …
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Jan 04 2007
Ernest Lieb Dies in Train Accident
Ernest Lieb Dies in Train Accident Dear Mr. Mattson, I do not know whether You have heard this sad news, but unfortunately I have heard about it only today. I have to admit that I was literally shocked by what I heard! Martial Arts Pioneer Ernest-Ernie H. Lieb – founder of the American Karate Association …
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Jan 02 2007
Martial Arts “Redman” Training
What to Expect in March 2007 for the New RedMan Program! Even though we will be inside the dojo training we will be taking the training to various locations to enhance the environments we are being placed in….and show you how you can safely simulate these in your training areas!1. Stance/Balance/Movement (Standing) – Without these …
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Dec 31 2006
Happy New Year All. . .
Happy New Year to all members and visitors to Uechi-ryu.com and Eastern Arts, from the Mattson family here in Florida. Tonight is Susan and my wedding anniversary. Sue thought it would be a good idea to pick a day that I could hardly forget! I’m lucky because we met on the evening that “Tiny” Tim …
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