Jul 03 2013
Karate club members win provincial awards Victor Swinimer, left, was recently named Karate Nova Scotia’s dojo sensei of the year. His son, Aiden, second from left, was selected junior male kata athlete of the year and was a member of the provincial team which competed at the 2012 national champ The longtime instructor of Bridgewater’s …
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May 22 2013
The Recipe There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning and yearning. -Christopher Morley- It doesn’t matter whether your baking a cake, some gluten free brownies, (ha ha Susan) or trying to develop a successful team with a sense of community……… The blending of ingredients is the benchmark of success, not the ingredients themselves. Grand Master …
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Jan 04 2013
In this month’s Wado Newsletter, editor Ray Hughes wrote a very interesting article on children’s rank that addresses important isues involving traditional martial arts. It is a subject that doesn’t get much publicity, but should be discussed in order to understand what rank means and how it should be awarded in a traditional dojo. Published …
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Nov 17 2012
JKD SUMMIT NOT A JOURNEY, AN ADVENTURE By Matthew J. Numrich, M.A. THE START: JKD NEWSLETTER Stating that there is a divide within the JKD community is not new news. I have been guilty of taking sides and arguing points of view for numerous reasons. After listening to these sides and personalities go back and …
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Aug 14 2012
The Real Secret By Kevin Seaman What is the most important skill you need to develop in order to become a great martial artist? Kicking skills, right? Because if you have powerful, lightning fast kicks you can cut through any opponent. Wrong! What about footwork and agility? With complete command of your footwork, then, no …
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Aug 11 2012
by George Chaplin Copyright remains the property of: George Chaplin, C/O Dr. N. G. Jablonski, Dept. of Anthropology, California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. CA 94118 – 4599 U.S.A email: njablonsk.cal.org. Biographical Details George Chaplin is an Uechi Ryu Karate Do Yon Dan, and has taught and practiced karate in Hong Kong …
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Apr 26 2012
David Michael Ferruolo Life Success A Practical Guide for Making Your Dreams Reality Excellence is achieved through Hard work and determination… When David Ferruolo sent me his soon-to-be published manuscript to review, I was more than happy to oblige. After all, David is a former Navy SEAL, successful businessman and most importantly, a Uechi-ryu black …
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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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Mar 30 2012
George, Greetings hope this finds you well and in the best of health. When you get a chance please share this link with everyone – http://www.ei8t.com/m/p/bNjPP9G9WWF It is the information on the new CORE Certification on US Fighitng Systems and how we are introducing to the martial arts schools. FInally we are all set to …
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Sep 28 2011
We’re having our third tournament in this year’s “Uechiryu Karate Championship Series” on Sunday, October 2, 2011. It’s being held at the JunglePlex in Plymouth. I hope you’ll attend and see it as a positive ingredient in your development as a well rounded martial artist. Let me share with you something I learned many years ago. There’s primarily …
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