Gensei Ryu? That's the style created by Shukimine, isn't it? He was a student of Funakoshi or Egami or something, IIRC. Rob
Doing karate for 35 years, no problems so far. Same with my peers. All of my seniors are quite supple and not arthritic. I think the problem...
How did this slip by me for so long? :eek: There wasn't a Resurgence in interest in kata application in many styles like, Shorin Ryu, Wado...
Genbukai is excellent. It's headed by Fumio Demura. You need not look any further, unless you're close to San Diego, then you should train with...
Your post makes Mabuni seem a little Bruce Lee like, in that he took from here and and blended it into a style. That's a little wide of the...
Mr. Tani was one of Kenwa Mabuni's (founder of ****o Ryu) senior students. Mr. Tani was one of only a few people to receive Shihan License from...
Yes Yes Yes, You'll learn self-defense. The kata have lots of good self-defense, and the self-defense applications are taught. lots of attention...
That's dependant on the dojo. Some have full contact with face contact, some don't and many are inbetween. So, depending on the dojo, YMMV. Rob
Awase Zuki Rob
When people create styles, i.e., Funakoshi with Shotokan, Mabuni with ****o Ryu, Nagamine with Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu, more times than not, they...
Well, he altered most of them, but not counting the ones taken from other styles, the ones he outright created are: Go Pei Sho. Dan En Sho...
You're posting in the wrong forum. Might I suggest looking at some of the sword forums, since that's their area of expertise. You'll find a lot...
No it's not. It was created by Mr. Robert Trias. Rob
You probably won't find any Shuri Ryu kata online. And, if you did, they probably won't be of much help. Shuri Ryu is the style created by...
Actually, it's Jyuroku (Sixteen). Seiryu is "Sixteen" in the Okinawan dialect. Rob
Check your private messages. Rob
Where actually are you going to be in the Bay Area? SF proper? Marin? Napa? Oakland? San Jose? Somewhere in between? Rob
Hayashi Ha in the US uses the JKF standard Pinans. No crescent kick in any of the pinans. Anyway, Fish is basically correct. With your...
Shukokai is the name given to the style by it's founder Chojiro Tani. Mr. Tani was one of the few people to receive Shihan Menjo from Kenwa...
My instructor told Sensei Suzuko Okumura=Hamasaki (Goju practitioner and former WUKO world champion) recently, as she marveled at how many kata...
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