This message comes with my sincere wish that you're all doing well and training vigorously.
In the past several months, four of your brothers in Uechi-ryu Karate-Do (America) have been working diligently to unite the younger members of our style in some friendly competition. Those brothers are, Bob Bethoney, Darin Yee, Len Testa and Me.
I've been training in Uechi-ryu Karate long enough (since 1967) to know that, no matter what rank you are, what you do for a living, how many degrees you have, how many students you have, who you study with or how many trophies you've won, you're nothing unless you exhibit what is known as Bushido.
In the spirit of Bushido (The warriors way) I would like to invite you and your students to our third event of the 2008 Uechiryu Karate Championship Series. I'm calling this tournament:
UECHI FORCE KARATE TOURNAMENT in honor of the great Master Uechi Kanei.
Please find the time Saturday, October 4, 2008 to attend the event at the Jungleplex, 8 Natalie Way, Plymouth, MA. We'll have opening ceremonies at 9:00am sharp. The black belt meeting will be at 8:30am. This Series is doing great! Bob and Darin set a good pace for success. I hope I can do the same. We're having a banquet in November to award the Champions their trophies, we'll talk about Uechi-ryu, make friends and have a great meal together.
Lastly, some of you may not know me. I'm willing to go to your dojo and tell you about my up-coming tournament and the Series. I'm also willing to teach a class for you. I go to Okinawa (Master Arakaki's Yagibaru Dojo) every year for training in Karate-Do and Kobudo. I'm sure you'd find the things that I teach are something you've never seen before in Uechi-ryu.
The flyer for the event is attached. Please hang it on your bulletin boards to let your students (17 and younger) know about the event.
Manny Neves
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EVENTS
DATE: October 4-5 EVENT: Seminar LOCATION: Rochester Recreation Center-Rochester, NH INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Nobuaki Kanazawa ORGANIZATION: Shotokan Karate-do International Federation CONTACT: Mr. Mike Cook at or (207) 491-5874
DATE: October 11 EVENT: Kobudo Seminar LOCATION: Royal Regency Hotel-Yonkers, NY STYLE: Yamani Ryu INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Toshihiro Oshiro CONTACT: Mr. Cleveland Baxter at 914-665-2752 or
DATE: October 11 EVENT: Kumite Referee Seminar LOCATION: Baxter Karate Dojo-Mt. Vernon, NY SANCTION: USA-NKF INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Cleveland Baxter CONTACT: Mr. Cleveland Baxter at 914-665-2752 or
DATE: October 12 EVENT: Tournament LOCATION: Westchester Community College-Valhalla, NY SANCTION: USA-NKF CONTACT: Mr. Cleveland Baxter at 914-665-2752 or
DATE: October 24-26 EVENT: Disney Martial Arts Festival LOCATION: Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex-Buena Vista, FL SANCTION: USA-NKF WEBSITE: http://www.tibonkarate.com CONTACT: Mr. Gene Tibon at (209) 465-0943 or
DATE: October 26 EVENT: Tournament LOCATION: Queens College-Flushing, NY SANCTION: USA-NKF CONTACT: Mr. Georges Aschkar, Jr. at (718) 740-3493
DATE: November 9 EVENT: USA Karate Federation National Championships LOCATION: University of Akron-Akron, OH WEBSITE: http://www.usakarate.org CONTACT: USA Karate Federation HQ at (330) 753-3114 or usakf@raex
DATE: January 24, 2009 EVENT: Florida Citrus Cup LOCATION: Florida International University-Miami, FL SANCTION: USA-NKF CONTACT: Mr. Gilbert Venero at (954) 443-8182
DATE: March 7, 2009 EVENT: Arnold Schwarzenegar Karate Championships LOCATION: Nationwide Arena-Columbus, OH SANCTION: USA-NKF WEBSITE: http://www.arnoldmartialarts.com/index.asp CONTACT: Mr. Tokey Hill at or (516) 625-9695
DATE: March 26-29, 2009 EVENT: Training Camp LOCATION: Seaview Mariott-Galloway, NJ INSTRUCTORS: Mr. Paul Allan, Mr Thomas Casale, Mr. Paul Lopresti, Mr. Salvatore Lopresti Sr., and Mr. Ron Romano ORGANIZATION: International Union of Karate-do Organizations WEBSITE: http://www.usaskfcamp.com CONTACT: Mr. Salvatore Lopresti Sr. at (856) 589-5126 or or Mr. Paul Lopresti at or (856) 589-3818
DATE: March 28, 2009 EVENT: Disneyland Martial Arts Festival LOCATION: Anaheim Convention Center-Anaheim, CA RULES: WKF WEBSITE: http://www.tibonkarate.com CONTACT: Mr. Gene Tibon at (209) 465-0943 or
DATE: April 9-12 EVENT: Ozawa Cup International Karate Tournament LOCATION: Hilton Hotel-Las Vegas, NV RULES: SHOBU IPPON, WKF WEBSITE: http://www.ozawa-tournament.com CONTACT: Mr. James Tawatao at (702) 873-0891 or
DATE: June 17-20 EVENT: AAU National Championships LOCATION: Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center- Fort Lauderdale, FL WEBSITE: http://www.aaukarate.org CONTACT: Mr. Joe Mirza at (847) 540-9567 or
DATE: July 16-19 EVENT: USA-NKF National Championships LOCATION: Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center- Fort Lauderdale, FL WEBSITE: http://www.usankf.org CONTACT: USA-NKF National Office at (719) 477-6925 or
