St. George Powell. . . R.I.P.

Powell Tribute from Bermuda Arts & Fitness Academy classmates Good afternoon everyone… My name is Al Wharton, I was previously head of the Bermuda Arts & Fitness Academy…So I have the honor of reading a few words on behalf of some of the classmates who are here to share our deepest condolences to the …

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2019 Winterfest Schedule

Deadline for Registering is February 8th! Susan must have a paid, filled out registration form (Found Here) in hand by this Friday. Of course seminar presenters don’t have to pay. . . but must register with a filled out application. . . Weapon training will be outdoors and we can take additional registrations for Gushi …

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Happy New Year!

Last workout in 2018 was a great class with Tim and Patty Dado and Joe Bellone , special guest from New England. Joe is an amazing Uechi-ryu practitioner who has a boxing and mixed martial background that gives him an insight into the many layers often overlooked in traditional martial arts. We are looking forward to seeing Joe …

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Happy Thanksgiving

The IUKF is extending a sincere wish to our Uechi family for an abundant Thanksgiving. Every year that passes presents different obstacles and so many new gifts. I pray our blessings outweigh any and all our burdens. Please remember the IUKF is your martial art family. We are at the pinocle of the martial art …

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Darin Yee – New IUKF President

I want to thank Sensei George Mattson for his trust in me to carry on the IUKF as president. Along with this position comes a huge responsibility involving fairness, compassion and understanding while keeping in mind our enormous affiliations throughout the world. We must also maintain our insistence to all rules and guidelines with no …

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St. George Powell. . . R.I.P.2019 Winterfest Schedule Happy New Year!Happy Thanksgiving Darin Yee – New IUKF President

Dec 28 2008

Happy New Year

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by George Mattson

December 28, 2008

Happy New Year to all. . .

2008 was both an exciting and enjoyable year for the Mattson family.

SummerFest was a huge success, with friends and associates taking the opportunity to work out together while helping me celebrate 50 years of teaching Uechi-ryu karate.

2008 WinterFest was also a big success. A surprising number of friends showed up for the Friday golf tournament and the seminars held the following day went really well.

My students here in Florida are working hard to make sure the 2009 WinterFest will provide an enjoyable as well as interesting experience for participants. Since the karate program has become part of the Mount Dora Recreation Department, the city will be handling all the administrative chores associated with the event.. All I have to do is show up and participate! This WinterFest, I’ll be teaching one seminar each day, continuing with the subject matter of 2008 where I described and taught what I considered to be a useful and workable course curriculum which begins with ‘core’ Uechi. Then showing how compatible martial art skills branching out from the ‘core’ system can be taught.

Aside from my seminars, we will be honored with the presence and teaching skills of many senior martial art instructors who will be attending. Of course, WinterFest would not be complete without our golf tournament. . . this year sponsored by the Warrior Golf Company, who will be donating free custom wedges to all participants.

Sunday should be interesting. This year the Mount Dora Recreation Department and my students will be hosting an open ‘FireDragon Challenge’ which will be taken by WinterFest participants and local residents. A local Kungfu school will kick-off the Challenge with a Dragon dance. Should be fun and interesting. Hope you can join us. . .

George E. Mattson

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Dec 27 2008

GEM websites

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by George Mattson

December 27, 2008

Website created and maintained by Patty Dando:

http://georgeemattson.com/

Website created for people interested in the “Virtual” Dojo experimental Program:

http://www.georgemattson.com/home

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Dec 26 2008

Dave Young 2009 Seminars

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Newsflash

by George Mattson

December 26, 2008

Important seminar that you and your martial art family and friends should attend. July 11 & 12, 2009

Click here for TalkShoe interview with Dave

The telephone interview explains his program and how it fits in to our traditional martial art training.

Defensive Tactics, Corrections

NTC RedMan Training
Dave Young, Director of Training
1.888.NTC.7144, Ext. 1632.
E-Mail

RedMan Training at Northcentral Technical College (NTC) offers a series of specialized law enforcement training programs that provide hands-on, realistic scenarios to prepare participants for critical decision-making when real-life confrontations arise. Instructors provide knowledge and skills in courses such as Immediate Use of Force, Edged Weapons Defense, Water Safety Survival, Force Management Protection, Cell
Extraction and more.

Programs:

RedMan Instructor Certification Training
Crowd Management for Law Enforcement & Corrections (CERT and SORT Training)
Non Lethal Weapons Certification and Training
Ground Combat Survival Certifications
Specialized Programs for Officer Survival
Founder of Water Combat Survival Training for Law Enforcement

Instructor/Program Director: Dave Young

Former Law Enforcement and Corrections Officer in the state of Florida
U.S. Marine Veteran and SRT Commander
Internationally recognized law enforcement trainer and course developer
More than 25 years of combined experience in civilian and military law enforcement training
Chairman of PoliceOne.com Advisory Board
Member of Police Magazine and CorrectionsOne.com Advisory Board
Technical Advisory Board for Force Science Research Center
Host for National Geographic Channel for Crash Test Human and Police Tech Series
Published authority and expert on training in the fields of officer survival, non lethal weapons, crowd management, ground combat survival, defensive tactics and founder of water combat survival training for marine and law enforcement officers

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Dec 21 2008

Happy holidays

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The Uechi Community

by George Mattson

December 21, 2008

Happy Holidays to all

from George and Susan. . .

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Dec 18 2008

Tia

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Memorial Site

by George Mattson

December 18, 2008

Tia: May 10, 1994 – Dec 17, 2008

Yesterday, Sue and I maintained our regular daily routine with Tia. We both knew our beloved Tia was failing, yet neither one of us wanted to talk about what we needed to do. Tia was suffering from Cushing disease, which she had for more than five years, but wasn’t officially diagnosed until 7 months ago. Medication slowed down the disease and other than a steady weakening of her rear legs and loss of some hair, you couldn’t really tell she was sick. Bullies are a hearty breed and Tia was no exception. Yesterday was the first time her tail wasn’t wagging when a guest came to our house. We took her to her Vet who confirmed what both Sue and I knew. . . It was time to say goodbye.

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Dec 18 2008

Happiness is Contagious

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Healthy Lifestyle

by George Mattson

December 18, 2008

Healthy Lifestyle Tip: Happiness Is Contagious
Do you ever wonder whether happy people have something that keeps them cheerful, chipper and able to see the good in everything? It turns out they do, they have happy friends.

New research from Harvard Medical School and the University of California suggests that happiness is influenced not only by the people you know, but by the people they know. The study shows that happiness spreads through social networks, sort of like a virus, meaning that your happiness could influence the happiness of someone you’ve never even met.

“We have known for a long time that there is a direct relationship between one person’s happiness and another’s,” says study co-author James H. Fowler, PhD, University of California. “But this study shows that indirect relationships also affect happiness. We found a statistical relationship not just between your happiness and your friends’ happiness, but between your happiness and your friends’ friends’ happiness.”

They concluded that the happiness of an immediate social contact increases an individual’s chances of becoming happy by 15 percent. The happiness of a second-degree contact, such as the spouse of a friend, increases the likeliness of becoming happy by 10 percent, and the happiness of a third-degree contact, or the friend of a friend of a friend, increases the likelihood of becoming happy by 6 percent.

Surround yourself with happy people, because happy friends can make you happy.
Source: webmd.com

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Dec 17 2008

Workout With G.E.Mattson

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Seminars

by George Mattson

December 17, 2008

Workouts with George E. Mattson

You are invited to workout with George Mattson any time you are in the Central Florida area. Regular classes are on Mondays & Wednesdays from 5:30pm – 7PM. (Children’s classes are held 5-6PM)

However, George teaches private lessons and special seminars with some advance notice. The Central Florida Martial Arts Academy is located in the Mount Dora “Pagoda” in the middle of the park in downtown Mount Dora.(Donnelley & 5th Ave) Be sure to call before coming: 321-273-0409.

C LICK-Mattson Academy “Virtual” Dojo Program-CLICK

So…. You want to study Uechi-ryu! But you don’t live near a teacher – or you simply want to enhance your dojo training by taking private lessons with me and taking advantage of my 50+ years experience. . . . using the latest communication and internet technology. . .

About 8 years ago I made a video tape that is still running on our Video Website. On this tape I predicted that web technology would soon enable teaching the martial arts on-line within five years!

Well, although the technology was available even before the five years prediction, few of the individuals who requested my help, had the computer equipment needed to accomplish this.

By 2005, most people who wish to either supplement their dojo studies or lacking a local dojo, actually progress through the ranks, enabling them to qualify for testing by a certified test board.

What equipment do you need to participate in this program:

A video camera.
Video editing program and the skills to transfer a video clip from your camera to a video file on your computer.
Web access, enabling you to either send video clips to me or to upload the clips to Google Video.
Ability to access the Eastern Arts’ On-Line Learning Center.
1. Must have computer, a video camera and the ability to follow simple instructions.
2. Willing to meet on-line once a month for conferencing and video critiquing of lessons
3. Willing to practice as required to progress and achieve goals of program.

How program works:

Sign-up for an “evaluation” session with me. (Cost is $19.95, payable through Paypal or G&S secure store)
1. This evaluation session includes a meeting with you on the “ Learning Center ”
2. Review of the features of the “ Learning Center”
  - Telephone quality features of the site.
  - Ability to share documents and review the documents together.
  - Ability to view film clips together and review techniques, corrections and suggestions.
  - Capability to have students of same rank meet together for on-line classes.
3. Option to sign-up to the On-line Mattson Academy! $39.95 a month.
4. Receive DVD courses for all ranks up through Brown Belt (Ikkyu)
5. Receive Black Belt Test Guide 3 rd edition.
6. Receive monthly lessons on-line and in e-Book format.
7. Personal review session where goals are established and technical material is covered that is needed to achieve these goals.
8. Special discounts for G&S products and Eastern Arts’ activities.

Sign-up today for your special “evaluation” session. Send me an e-mail and I will schedule our on-line meeting with you at a convenient time for us both.

Looking forward to hearing from you and working with you.

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Dec 14 2008

Art of fighting vs Reality

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George Mattson's Corner, Healthy Lifestyle

by George Mattson

December 14, 2008

One of the most misunderstood concepts students have while training,
is the relationship of our Uechi-ryu art to actual fighting.

I often tell the story of my early training on Okinawa in the ’50s and a new student who, after his first lesson, wanted to “test” his fighting skills in a bar, just using his newly learned Sanchin!

I tried to explain that Sanchin wasn’t something you could simply “turn on” and win fights, but he couldn’t be talked out of trying it out. Naturally the test ended badly for my buddy. It was embarrassing and laughable to the Marine he insulted . . . as he took his Sanchin stance and arm position, while readied to wreak havoc on his opponent. As I helped him up he told me “This Uechi crap isn’t for me!” Of course, he never returned to class, which was probably a blessing for Tomoyose sensei and for Uechi-ryu in general.

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Dec 13 2008

MailBag Archives

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by George Mattson

December 13, 2008

Letters to the Editor:

November 25, 2006:

I’ve received hundreds of email from people who looked forward every month to my “MailBag” feature. Unfortunately, because of an ever increasing work load associated with my importing business, I can spend less and less time on the Uechi website. I do answer all email in a timely manner, but attempting to build a webpage at the end of every month was a task that kept getting more time consuming. I’ve been feeling a little guilty since April, when my work load prevented me from getting out the MailBag. During the months since April, I’ve tried to figure out a way to revive the MailBag, while eliminating the work and time usually associated with this feature.

I try to keep on the “cutting edge” of web technology and from a personal necessity, am always looking for ways to provide the most interesting material with minimum programming and editing. My biggest problem is getting the rest of the martial art world (who frequent my sites) to take advantage of all this fancy technology. I still get at least a dozen phone calls a week from my close friends who ask if they can send something to me, that I in turn can publish to one of the self-publising areas of the site! 🙂

There is also that nagging feeling (I presume) among contributors, that if they first send something to me, I will edit out anything that might be grammatically incorrect or misspelled. (This has never bothered me, as you English majors may have already figured out) . People are funny. They enjoy seeing their articles and letters published, but at the same time, they are concerned that they may be laughed at or embarrassed by publishing something without the intervention of an editor.

So, my new Blog “MailBag” will remain a bit of a mystery for awhile. I’m going to make it as easy as possible to use. . . with a few safeguards in place to minimize the “troll” factor. . . and hope that all you hundreds of MailBag fans will make this feature as popular as the old MailBag.

I’m archiving all the old MailBag letters, as an incredible amount of very interesting material exists for those who wish to forage into the past.

Watch the “MailBag” link on the home page for the all new BlogMailBag. I’ll be reading it every day and will be contributing often.

Best,

George Mattson

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