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Oct 5, 2004 9:21 am
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Dear all, I found an interesting article that traces the development of the Bassai kata - 11 variations. best, Kelvin...
-To All, Interesting article, I think that the authors had generalized things a bit( and had not sought out the input from Okinawan Karateka) Bassai/Passai is...
Thanks for that. Interesting article. Karate is definitely a life long study... I'm still working on Sanchin and have a long way to go before I have seen and...
Hi all, To me, what's interesting was Demura Sensei's observation that: 1. Okinawa flavours of kata was done with not so "linear", "clean" motions as per...
Kelvin, I agree with you. Okinawan style of teaching (similar to Chinese) has always been for small groups of people. When Karate went to Japan, karate was ...
Hi all, I've been given a question about wearing contact lenses in training and if it is a good idea. If you wear glasses normally and you can't really see...
I totally agree, Kam. I always wear contacts for training. Also after training drinking sesssion. K.Fujita ... From: "Kam-Wing Pang" <kwpang@...> To:...
K.Fujita
shumid@...
Nov 5, 2004 3:04 pm
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"After drinking session"... Fujita San, I don't think contact lenses really help one to see after one of our drinking sessions... ;p ... Kampai!! K. ... From:...
I always recommend contact, but what's this about lenses? ;^D Chris ... From: "Kam-Wing Pang" <kwpang@...> To: <ska_sg@yahoogroups.com> Subject: [SKA...
Lenses to focus your target of contact... ;p K. P.S. I'm doing fine in HK. Have been starting up my own training and have also been training at the HK Shitoryu...
I use contact lenses. They don't drop out even when i get a direct hit to the eye. It hurts but the lenses doesn't really come out. However, for grappling,...
Feixiang Lee
michaelleefx@...
Nov 7, 2004 4:07 pm
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Hi Kam Which Kobudo Ryu-ha is it that you are studying? Regards Chris ... From: "Kam-Wing Pang" <kwpang@...> To: <ska_sg@yahoogroups.com> Subject: RE:...
Hi Chris, I believe that the instructors learnt the basics with one of the Shitoryu Sensei's in Osaka. I am not sure of the actual lineage or school. The...
Some of the two person sets were: - Defense against Jodan strike to side. Defender counters with straight on block, slips sideways and reverse bo strike down...
Hi Kam Well, it doesn't sound like any of the traditional Ryu-ha. Thanks for the info though. I hope you make a rapid recovery to moon-tan. ;-) Regards Chris ...
Interesting interview taken in 1936 that included masters like Chojun Miyagi, Choki Motobu, Juhatsu Kyoda and Chotoku Kyan. Translated by a Japanese member of...
i got the feeling that Chojun Miyagi wasn't really too hot about the name change... K. ... From: chris de wet [mailto:tanren@...] Sent: 24 November 2004...
interesting news..,more informative!! kindly post more like this... chris de wet <tanren@...> wrote: Seems that the Japanese played a very heavy hand in...
-To all, When I was on Okinawa, there were still Dojo that called Karate by the old names, and in may instances called it China Hand. On the South end of the...
Hi, I always get the comments that my movements are stiff and jerky when performing my kata. This is especially evident when I am doing my blocking. I do not...
