Last night when I was trying to think of what exactly to say I was thinking so many good things to write. Then I woke up this morning barely able to move, and...
Wow, that sounds great! I wonder if we could get Bop to come and give a seminar in Victoria? S. BTW - do we get to play "guess Bob's redneck name" on here? ...
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Jun 3, 2002 11:25 am
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Anyone know of any Wado near Tampa, Fl that is less than an hour's drive? Chris Button...
Hello Matt it's a shame you didn't come to Oxford more recently as we have Wado here now. It's not at the university club, but I set one up at my college...
I'm new to the group and just wondered who all is here and interested and involved in Wado Ryu. Thought it might be a great idea (Well, at least I would ...
Sure, Tim- been in Wado for about 5 years. Found it while doing my masters. Before that, had trained in Kempo, Wu Way, and an eclectic art. I love it because...
Great, Tim! Nice to 'meet' you! It's interesting to see where and how people got into karate (of any form) though I surely think there is no other style....
hi steph i am 49,male, and live in edinburgh,scotland.i started training wado at 32 and now i am a 3rd dan.i love wado that much i bore people with ins and...
alan purdie
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Jun 5, 2002 10:44 pm
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Hi Steph, hi Alan, hi Tim, hi anyone else :) Steph, it's great for you to give us the inspiration to come forward and introduce ourselves. My name is Ben...
Hey, I have to agree with Alan P. Sparring is a lot of fun, but I get greater kicks (pun intended) out of the basics. I especially enjoy kata and bunkai. Tim...
Hi Steph, I am Rick. I am 28 years old and a student at the Hombu Dojo of Shorinjiryu Shindo Budo Kwai Karate Style here in Los Angeles, California. I have...
Ben Haryo wrote: "and my favorite Wado Kempo Kata are Niseishi, Kushanku, Unsu and Suparimpei. I like Kata more than sparring." Wow! Ben, there have been...
What the heck, I may as well join the band wagon. I've been training since 1989. I currently hold the rank of Nidan in Wado Ryu Karate-Do under AIWA. Wado...
Gawne Sensei
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Jun 7, 2002 2:39 am
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Hello Mike, Well yes the Unsu and Suparimpei I learned came from Otsuka Sensei. He got it from Mabuni Kenwa of Shitoryu. However, the version I know are not...
... Hi Ben, I saw your email where you mention Sasaki Takushi of Hiroshima Univ. Out of curiousity, have you had the opportunity to train with him? If he is...
Well hello Rick, thank you for the introduction. You write very well of your training in this martial art. It's a wonderful sport ~ and as I get closer to my...
Really good to 'meet' you Ben. I hope everyone well help me keep in mind who is who.. Ben is in Jakarta.. Rick in CA, Tim, Sally in Victoria.. Alan. HI ALL!!...
Hi, Steph! This is such a great idea, I wonder why it hasn't been done before. I am 31 and single, and I have been doing Wado in British Columbia, Canada for...
Steph, Thank you for the kind words on my writing. I did not learn English very easily. However, writing about my Karate studies is fun because of my new ...
Help is out there now, for people located so far from Wado Dojos. Where searching the net I came across an online Wado Dojo. Just putting it out there for your...
Ben Pollock asked me to share with the group that the 6th and final issue of the 'Wado Journal' is now available. If you would like to receive this final...
Rick in CA wrote; ... There are people on this forum with much more teaching experience than I have. So I may not be the most qualified of people, but I think...
... When I spar with lower grades (anything lower than brown belt) I always 'play' fight. I will push them and work them but never injure them - probably the...
I HAVE SEEN THIS AT A CLUB I WENT TO RUN BY HAMISH ADAM 7TH DAN. A HIGH GRADE WAS SPARRING WITH A LOW GRADE AND KICKED HIM ABOUT THE HALL EVENTUALY KNOCKING...
alan purdie
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Jun 8, 2002 9:15 pm
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I had two guys in my Dojo, and one of them had actually slept with the other guy's wife. I knew they had a slight problem, and they never got silly about it. I...
budosensei
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Jun 8, 2002 10:26 pm
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... Somehow I doubt this was what Otsuka had in mind when talking about the 'wa' in wado. Sounds like you would do fine as a cage-fight coach. Igor A [Non-text...
Igor. although i have worked on film & TV, you gotta understand how Scotish kids learn their violence. Your mother usually starts this off, grabbing you and...
budosensei
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Jun 9, 2002 9:55 am
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One of the things I really hammer into my students is the point that they are there to learn and not to beat the other opponent. I stress that they gain no...
