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Official Tia Portrait With all the fanfare associated with my 50th Anniversary, Tia, who is dealing with Cushings Disease, and who is accustomed to constant attention and adoration from her many world-wide fans and friends, has been extremely depressed lately. Judy Durkin, a famous artist from New Hampshire, heard about Tia's depression and volunteered to paint Tia's official portrait, celebrating her nearly 15 years of service to the Uechi community and for providing so much love and devotion to Susan and me, as a sure fire way to perk her up.
The portrait done in pastels arrived today and everyone agrees is it absolutely beautiful. Tia checked it out carefully and also approves.
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Masters Celebration Videos
Where: Mount Dora, FL
Schedule:
Thu, Feb 26 - "Warrior Golf Tournament" (sponsored by the Warrior Golf Company) Fri, Feb 27 - WinterFest Seminars Sat, Feb 28 - WinterFest Seminars Sun, Mar 1 - Community FireDragon Challenge (Open to community and martial artists).
Sanchin on the Beach. . . Everyone seemed to enjoy the morning workout I conducted. Each session provided me with an opportunity to provide students and teachers with a new and at least for me, an interesting look at Sanchin and how this fascinating kata provides insight and a training mechanism for everything in our Uechi-ryu system. This year we had nearly a hundred students attending each 6:30AM session. Click on the photograph to view Gary Geddes SummerFest gallery of pictures. I'm working on WinterFest now. If you have any suggestions for a theme or program session, please contact me. Also. . . what are the best dates for you? Once again, I wish to thank everyone who attended SummerFest and made my 50th anniversary teaching Uechi-ryu so special. Best, George E. Mattson
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Thanks. . . to
Jeremiah Johnson, 916.420.2264 of www.relictheseries.com who designed the artwork for this year's beautiful t-shirt. . . and to "Rich" from The T-Shirt Master, in Quincy, MA who really is a master at silkscreening. Our t-shirts, printed by Rich, are of the very best quality and workmanship. You may reach him at 617.472.8658.
A day at the Summerfest: Saturday 9, 2008 The POV of a young Uechi-Ryu Practitioner The weather couldn’t get much better. In the morning, fog drifted in from Buzzard Bay and swirled around the massive TS Enterprise. Through the cafeteria windows we watched the sun slowly breaking through the mist. From then on it was all glorious, a light breeze rippling the canvas of the gigantic tent, the grass deep green in the shadows. We arrived at the Mass Maritime Academy for Sensei George Mattson’s 25th Summerfest camp late Friday afternoon, just in time to watch the last black belt being tested. Afterwards, Sensei Mattson took time off to give Max and I a lesson out on the grass. We have been his virtual students for a few months now, and it felt like a historic moment to be critiqued by him in person, during his famous Summerfest! However, my nerves got the best of me, and I forgot to correct my kanchu opening as he had explained in detail during the last online lesson... He then showed us the importance of keeping the wrists straight and strong for ‘closed gate’ at the end of Sanchin. |
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