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May 2013 GKK Area-wide Black Belt Promotion, Yamakura Seminars, and Annual Meeting |
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by Dwight A. Scales, Sr., GKK USA Director
GKK Headquarters will be conducting its area-wide black belt promotion, Yamakura Shihan and Myers Sensei seminars (black belt only and kyu ranks), and annual organizational meeting in May 2013. |
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by Bill Handrin
"Before you try anything else in the way of attempting to improve your results from exercise, try doing ‘less’ exercise; not more, less. If and when that simple point worms itself into your brain, then I have probably taught you the most important thing that you will ever learn about exercise.".......Arthur Jones
Last month's seminar notes by Mr. Zak Zaklad reminded me of something I learned a few years back; movement, not exercise is the key to feeling well. I can honestly say I have never once felt better after a workout. Relieved I have finished perhaps. Pleased I did not back away from the hard work. But better? Never. Slamming a few hundred full power kicks into a heavy bag will make me feel well? Placing a crushing weight across my shoulders and squatting rock bottom will energize me? I used to jog three miles every morning and if you have ever experienced an Illinois winter you will appreciate the dedication it took. And despite visions of Rocky Balboa as I plodded along, the "benefits" of running never quite happened. Hard exercise wasn't what the doctor ordered. |
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Soke Takayoshi Nagamine 1945 - 2012 |
by Mark Cramer
I just received word that Soke Takayoshi Nagamine, head of Matsubayashi Shorin-Ryu, passed away. This is indeed a sad day for traditional karate-do.
The following is a biography of Takayoshi Nagamine from Wikipedia:
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June Training Event, Cumberland National Park, Kentucky |
by Ken Maunz
I am trying to put a camping, vacation, and training seminar together. So I'm putting this out to check the interest for it. The target date is Wednesday June 13th to Sunday June 17th. The place is Cumberland Gap National Park, KY. Cost, guess about $50.00. Hope to have 2 practices a day. Instructors will be myself and whoever else may be talked into it. There is great hiking at the park, 15 miles of bike trails, mostly paved. There are also 125 miles of trails very close for ATV, 4 wheel, dirt bikes and the other stuff you can find to get dirty with. There is also a cave tour in the park. Also a lot of historical interest. The campground is a nice one with electric and non-electric sites about $14.00 to $18.00 per night. Several motels close.
Things could change a little depending on group interest. At this time it is a guideline. We currently have enough members interested to go ahead with plans, but we have room for any more who would like to attend.
Contact me at
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for more information! |
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An Excerpt From: The Character of Goju-Ryu |
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by Rich Stamper An Excerpt From: The Character of Goju-Ryu
Kata Implications for Experienced Practitioners
Chapter 12 - In The Beginning - Movement
Movement is pretty basic to martial arts practice and often taken for granted. By movement I mean stepping from stance to stance, but I will also discuss movement within a stance.
We tend to emphasize the completed stance – the posture, balance, weight distribution, being locked in, being rooted and so on. We tend to neglect the transitions from stance to stance or within a stance, and tend to view these as simply the movement required to get from one good stance to the next. When doing this we severely limit our effectiveness for practical, actual application.
Most instructors teach a smooth, quick transition from stance to stance. This is good and appropriate. But then many of the instructors insist upon a fully established stance prior to executing a hit, kick or block. This becomes a sequential action and the momentum of the stance movement does not carry into the technique. This reduces the effectiveness because it uses strength only, not a combination of strength and momentum. |
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Martial Quotes |
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"You can have a life plan or a fight plan, but when the action starts, you're down to your reflexes -- your training. If you've cheated on your training in the dark of the morning, you'll be found out under the bright lights." -- Joe Frazier, Heavyweight Boxing Champion |
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