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- Fri May 03, 2024 3:11 pm
- Forum: Kanbun Uechi
- Topic: The Footprints of Kanbun Uechi
- Replies: 30
- Views: 375810
Re: The Footprints of Kanbun Uechi
"As a youth his body was honed by farming the rocky soil of Takafuto..." Later, while Kanbun Uechi was wandering in China, Master Makabe Udon, had ridiculed Kanbun Uechi as a “Fat belly Uechi.” It goes to show how quickly isolation, loneliness, and hardship can turn muscle into flab, in my...
- Fri May 03, 2024 2:40 pm
- Forum: Kanbun Uechi
- Topic: The Footprints of Kanbun Uechi
- Replies: 30
- Views: 375810
Re: The Footprints of Kanbun Uechi
It's interesting how even though Kanbun Uechi came from a samurai clan in Izumi, I don't hear of him or his followers practicing or teaching weapons fighting. True the westerns visualize samurai as a man with a sword, but they also studied hand-to-hand combat. Why did he focus on unarmed combat? At ...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 1:29 pm
- Forum: Bill Glasheen's Dojo Roundtable
- Topic: Martial Arts Career
- Replies: 3
- Views: 159
Re: Martial Arts Career
In my opinion, besides being familiar with kata, the two most important skills in a martial arts career are the love for teaching and good knowledge of character. A great sensei would spend hours lecturing the students on proper techniques, correcting them. I never taught karate, obviously, but I di...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 3:32 pm
- Forum: Bill Glasheen's Dojo Roundtable
- Topic: Martial Arts in Popular Culture
- Replies: 0
- Views: 51
Martial Arts in Popular Culture
I am interested in hearing about the use of karate, kung fu, and other form of martial arts in the older popular media. Dick Tracy comics, September 1959, has policewoman Lizz using Jujitsu to toss Matty Munkie into a TV camera. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I feel that her throwing Matty several met...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 4:28 pm
- Forum: Bill Glasheen's Dojo Roundtable
- Topic: Robot sparring partner
- Replies: 2
- Views: 108
Re: Robot sparring partner
Using virtual reality may be the best option for the near future since we already have primitive hardware which can work by tracking both hands and feet. It can buzz certain parts of the body if you make a hit. Some options: are Skywin VR Tracker Belt, Tracker Hand and Feet Strap Bundle for HTC Vive...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 8:29 pm
- Forum: Ancient Health Wisdom for Modern Times
- Topic: Ancient Health Wisdom Skeptic
- Replies: 0
- Views: 108
Ancient Health Wisdom Skeptic
I tend to be skeptical of ancient health practices since I know at least three who died young or were gruesomely crippled after refusing modern medicine and relied on wholistic health practices. Thomas Hale's "Don't Let the Goats Eat the Loquat Trees" book is filled with horror stories of ...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 7:20 pm
- Forum: Bill Glasheen's Dojo Roundtable
- Topic: Martial Arts Career
- Replies: 3
- Views: 159
Re: Martial Arts Career
"Maintaining a strong LinkedIn profile"
I had been managing my LinkedIn profile for years and it didn't do me any good in finding me a job.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikjmattson/
I had been managing my LinkedIn profile for years and it didn't do me any good in finding me a job.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikjmattson/
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 7:18 pm
- Forum: Bill Glasheen's Dojo Roundtable
- Topic: Martial Arts Career
- Replies: 3
- Views: 159
Re: Martial Arts Career
"... will allow you to convert to PDF with ease." Windows 10 and Windows 11 have a "Microsoft Print to PDF" option when printing a web page or from any software that allows printing. LibreOffice Writer has an export as PDF option in the "File" menu. I use PDF on my resu...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 1:43 am
- Forum: Bill Glasheen's Dojo Roundtable
- Topic: Martial Arts Career
- Replies: 3
- Views: 159
Martial Arts Career
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- Sat Apr 20, 2024 4:29 pm
- Forum: Ancient Health Wisdom for Modern Times
- Topic: Becoming a Bullet Proof Black belt The Laws
- Replies: 49
- Views: 225848
Re: Becoming a Bullet Proof Black belt The Laws
"Primal Kettlebell" "Animal Flow" Primal Kettlebell is a brand name for kettlebells. Weights shaped like an angry ape are a nice artistic touch though they the reviewers complained that they're overpriced and the "Carved" design makes them mostly useless on one side. Ke...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:56 pm
- Forum: Kanbun Uechi
- Topic: The Footprints of Kanbun Uechi
- Replies: 30
- Views: 375810
Re: The Footprints of Kanbun Uechi
"This applies to not just fighting ..." Agree that Karate is more than learning how to beat up people; it's a culture. I haven't learned any more than the kata basics. Still, being steeped for all my life in karate philosophy, not religion, may be the primary reason I'm still still healthy...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 1:47 am
- Forum: Bill Glasheen's Dojo Roundtable
- Topic: Robot sparring partner
- Replies: 2
- Views: 108
Robot sparring partner
Boston Dynamics had unveiled a new Atlas robot for commercial use. It is entirely powered by electricity. I can imagine if they can bring the price down, the robot can be a perfect sparring partner for practice. He can try out deadly karate strikes without fear of injuries. The robot can measure his...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 1:27 am
- Forum: Special Needs
- Topic: Support Needed
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8270
Re: Support Needed
Muhammad Ali began slurring his words three years before his retirement from boxing and six years before being diagnosed with Parkinson's syndrome at age 42. In fact, Ali's speech once slowed by 16 percent after completing 15 brutal rounds with Earnie Shavers in 1977, where Ali was struck by 266 dev...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:40 pm
- Forum: Kanbun Uechi
- Topic: The Footprints of Kanbun Uechi
- Replies: 30
- Views: 375810
Re: The Footprints of Kanbun Uechi
"Does anyone remember when weapons were taught in the Futenma Dojo" Sensei George Mattson, during his years training at Futenma were never taught with weapons. They use only hands and feet. When he taught at the Boston's Dojo, he never practiced with weapons, teaching with the Uechi-ryu sp...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 3:21 pm
- Forum: 2. The Mysteries of Naha Te (A)
- Topic: 2. The Mysteries of Naha Te (A)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 110015
Re: 2. The Mysteries of Naha Te (A)
"Matsumura’s Useishi"
The Gojushiho kata is the most advanced kata of the Shuri Te branch of Okinawan karate. It literally means 54 steps. In the native tongue of ancient Okinawa the kata was called Useishi, meaning 54 steps.
https://www.shorin-ryu.com/kata
The Gojushiho kata is the most advanced kata of the Shuri Te branch of Okinawan karate. It literally means 54 steps. In the native tongue of ancient Okinawa the kata was called Useishi, meaning 54 steps.
https://www.shorin-ryu.com/kata