Hello Everyone.
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Hello Everyone.
Hi Jim,
This Is Ed Boyd from Illinois. I trained under Chinen Sensei for a longtime and am Dave Shaneman's senior student. Started Shotokan in 74. Goju Ryu in 1985 and I'm an old Judo player.
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Thanks I had not heard.
Memory Eternal.
Depends on what you want.
You learn to fight by fighting.
Fighting hurts.
Shodan is still a beginner. Teacher's rank usually starts around 4th Dan but sometimes exceptions have to be made due to geographical situations.
As a student I find the best teacher. Style...
Well Steve needs to check back in to the other thread he started. That is golden. To quote the Go Rin No Sho of Hyoho Niten Ichi Ryu and to have a Menkyo, direct descendant of Musashi responding...
So, what do you teach?
I've done Karate, particularly Goju Ryu for a really long time ..... but I'm not married to systems. When I located to other areas I would tend to seek out the best teachers regardless of style. ...
Paging Mr. Ellis.
Which Okinawans? and .... What do most people think Karate is?
Karate is what karate does.
Do you wear glasses? I do. I'm blind as a bat without them. My glasses fit inside my men. Some don't. Glasses are a pain. If you have to wear them this is something you will need to take into...
You will be told when by your teacher. When you move to Bogu can vary by dojo.
There is some fine Kendo dojo in Portland. I'm sure there is a lot of experience kendoka to advise you.
A...
Our Goju Ryu tribe do not use those terms.
Seminars? None. I don't believe in them but I will support them is very good friends are hosting. It is a good time catching up with old friends you don't often see anymore. I'm from the...
I have this picture in a Goju Bubishi but it is not color.
Is this saying the Goju Bubishi dates back to 19th Century. Dojo tradition is that it is older and probably came to Okinawa via...
The Samurai ceased in 1868. Even at that no culture is perfectly stagnate. Tides change.
No I'm not. Thanks.
I wish that was in English or Greek. I'm Eastern Orthodox and pretty well versed on histories and historic traditions according to the Church. That would have been interesting to read.
But when...
It isn't so much the actions of the merchants and moneychangers. The moneychangers and merchants served a very necessary role at the time. People traveled a great distances to give sacrifice and...
Too bad. The OP would probably enjoy conversing the subject (whatever it is ) with Hyakutake Sensei.
When I came to the dojo I have been with for 30 years now I came from a strong grappling background.
In this dojo of many of my seniors and my sensei were cops. ( State, County, City, etc.......
It is different. A lot of the chess game is gone. I was always more of a counter attacker anyway. Most of my points probably came from Tani Otoshi.
I had about a 10 year layoff from regular...
Something I have been known to say.
'Less chat, More splat.'