The correct spelling of George Presare's name is PRESARE. He was/is based in Rhode Island. NAUKA came into being after this, if I am not mistaken. Those who did not join NAUKA or those who were trained abroad in Uechi Ryu were not recognized by NAUKA and attempts to shut them down or make them desis...

NEKRA,which became KRANE; Charles Murphy who taught Uechi-Ryu in Manchester, New Hampshire; Sali Azem who was a student there, and a green belt at the time I knew him; George Chartier's New Hampshire State Karate Championships;etc. etc. et c. 1968-69-70-71-72.

:D A lot of these things can be discussed only when one has done his homework and not allowed mere speculation to operate! These things that are pre-arranged have several purposes,naturally. One is to insure 'proper form',whatever that is,in an ideal manner not possible in most fights and fight/self...

:D Basically, I would suggest that you focus on BEHAVORIAL OBJECTIVES in teaching children, rather than complex theoretical and subjective approaches. By this, I mean, that at the end of any lesson,etc. you give, teach or try, the child(all of them) should be able to do a certain thing, successfully...

:D Conformity as I mentioned is not a way of humility but a certain humility is required to conform,otherwise, going against the social grain in most Asian countries brings sometimes dire consequences or humiliation or hostility,etc. Americans,those who are actually born here in the US, tend to be m...

:D This topic usually deals with the fact that women tend to wear their fingernails longer than men and,hence, cannot form a fist without jabbing their palms with their nails. Also, Women tend to view their hands as softer than men's,with some exceptions, of course. Women are more apt to choose a fr...

:D THE FIVE ANCESTORS FIST is found in the Philippines and Malaysia, where the spelling is slightly different(I can't recall it right now) and there is a book available on this at Tuttle Publishing, which was written by my good friend, Alex Co, who also had a version of the same work published in th...

:D I am sure you do not equate religion with spirituality,but externals do tend to occupy the attention of people. The extreme attention paid to etiquette and ritual in the Asian countries is a type of 'consideration' rather than 'lording it over others'. These things make for smooth personal intera...

A friend of mine from Singapore goes there to train on a regular basis. I wonder if he was there when you were. The late Mas Oyama had his dojo in Ikibukoro. His daughter was involved in karate at one time but I have not heard much about her lately. Please give Bob Campbell my regards and ask him if...

AGGRESSION, which,if not done this way, would perhaps lead to violence against a person. Suicide,when looked at this way, is self-aggression or aggression turned onto ones elf. Kicking an animate(dog) or inanimate(wall) seems preferable to many than killing someone. Self-injury is nearly always aggr...

This is not the exact quote but it was written in ancient times when there were but a handful of books! Actually, they were scrolls! Maybe someone can remember the exact quote as the thing appeared once in RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! Halford

they probably will go in an kill them all, including the hostages. After all, it is simply another WACO in principle. He saw the point. I said that governments must and will show power and that killing everyone keeps the government in control. And, if you know now, the school children are dead. The ...

The Biblical definition of faith,which I can't recall at the moment, that is, in its exact wordings, as shown in the New Testament, probably sums up what faith is all about. However, taking things on faith alone, without knowledge, is often difficult, dangerous, and demanding.

:D From mylimited understanding, this position is conducive of several things probably. First, it is a sort of protection of the testicles/groin area,possibly a chakra,etc. Secondly, there is some symbolic aspect to it,signifying some completion possibly,from which a new beginning can also be had? W...

:D it some respects it can be altered but to do it consciously, with intention, with awareness,etc. is most difficult, especially without guidance,which has to be expert, ethical, and understanding.............The personality is not a stone statue, it is, in some respects, amorphous, but we can make...