Dec 03 2020
Point of view from Sensei Lee Adams! Presentation topic for Winterfest, 2021 ================ The COVID-19 pandemic and the reduction in dojo time has given me the opportunity to research more of what is presented via social media outlets, many uploaded videos and blogs showing Kata’s and bunkai based around the presenters own understanding or interpretation, …
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Jun 28 2020
By Lee Adams Good avoidance (Tai Sabaki) is often discussed at seminars and in the dojo, however when we get to training our 2 person kumite drills this all seems to go out of the window and we are back using linear movements, not to mention the lack of centre and correct Maai. Unsoku ( …
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Sep 14 2019
My name is Jacob Bartoletti, I am a martial artist from Sweden but I live and teach karate and martial arts in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Having had the opportunity of being a close disciple of the legendary Yoshimi Inoue I would hereby like to contribute to the Karate community with some of Master Inoue’s ideas …
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Oct 07 2015
Okinawan Masters Seminar Sunday, November 8th 2015 Okinawa Prefectural Government The Okinawa Karate-do-Shinko-kai (The Society for the Advancement of Traditional Okinawa Karate) The Okinawa Prefectural Government believes that Traditional Okinawan Karate is a unique cultural asset of Okinawa that has been shared throughout the world. To promote Traditional Okinawan Karate, the Okinawa Prefectural Government is sending …
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Apr 27 2014
New England Uechi Ryu practitioners. White Mountain Karate will be hosting Hanshi Annesi from the Bushido-Kai- Kenkyukai. A martial artist since 1964, Tony Annesi holds black belts in judo, aiki-ju-jutsu, karate and has studied numerous other arts. Hanshi Annesi now teaches only local and away seminars, black belt master classes in selected New England dojo. …
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Apr 03 2014
Dear Sensei George Mattson. I hope you are well just like family. Sensei last weekend I was at a seminar of Wado Kai with the representative of the Toyama master for Italy. Here send you a photo. He knows the master Darin. Sensei I’m making preparations, that the first week of May is inagurarran a …
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Mar 17 2014
Hello all I am very pleased to announce the upcoming seminar with Sensei Dave Mott. The OURA has been working very hard over the past few years to make this possible. We have held several workout at OURA member dojo across the Province with great turnouts and will to continue to do so in the …
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Dec 02 2013
IUKF Canada As this is the very first IUKF Canada newsletter, I want to take this opportunity to welcome all of you and thank you for supporting this fledgling Canadian Uechi-ryu organization. I’m sure that I’m only iterating what most of you know, but there are a number of Uechi dojo spread across Canada and I …
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Oct 31 2013
I have always taught there was two aspect of training in karate when in fact, there are three. I have never illuminated the third because most practitioners never fully master the first two. The first two are the tangible ones and a lot easier to understand. When we refer to the mind, body and spirit …
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Oct 03 2013
The successful martial art schools of today look quite different from the schools of the 70’s. The schools in those days were predominately managed by instructors who carried themselves with a high level of arrogance. They felt a sense of superiority over their students. Today’s successful schools [those that have quality instruction, stability, quality students …
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