Ron

I have enjoyed this particular thread; let's keep this one on the subject, OK?

- Bill


[This message has been edited by Bill Glasheen (edited September 01, 2000).]

I keep looking at the form in question and I keep getting the feeling that it is in many ways connected to the Crane-Fist systems than that of Tiger Boxing. Their are several signature postures or techniques within this form that indicate a very strong "Crane" connection. The essence of th...

Interesting subject! Regarding a "Dojo-Kun", this is in the main a Japanese practice arising out of Nihonjinron (National Identity). Just a few ideas for consideration:- When the arts of China's "Middle Kingdom" were tranplanted to Uchina (Okinawa), the native Okinawan's did not ...

Thanks for the info guys! http://www.xpres.net/~gmattson/ubbs/smile.gif I did manage to get the site to load and after reviewing the animated sequences of illustrations it is obvious that while some basic similarities exist, we are talking about two different forms. The Fuzhou Suparinpei of Lailey S...

Dear Swift Sensei,

Could you please re-post the URL's for the two sites especially the one concerning the illustrations for the "Fuzhou Suparenpei" as I like Bill, could not get it to load properly.

Regards,

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Ron Goninan

http://www.xpres.net/~gmattson/ubbs/smile.gif Haisai (Okinawan for "Hello"), Sorry for not posting a reply sooner but my computer was on the blink. All is back in order and I'm glad to be back "on the air" Evan-San: Thank you for sending me the video of this form. Your kindness ...

Bill-San, Thank you very much for the information regarding the yi bai ling ba bu (Fuzhou Suparinpei) form. I cannot wait to see the footage of this form ... it sounds fascinating! Actually, I have video footage of Mr. Lailey taken in what looks like a large sports centre on the 09.01.1991 of him de...

Steve-San,

Great to hear from you. I apologize for my impatience, I'm just very interested in hearing more about Mr. Lailey's form, it origins and other aspects. Good, solid information is hard to come by nowdays.

Regards,

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Ron Goninan

Come on, there must be someone out there who has an opinion, view or information regarding the "Fuzhou Suparinpei" Kata and it's possible relation to being the fourth or "missing" kata of the Uechiryu tradition???

Please, lets hear from you!

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Ron Goninan

A little something which may be of interest: The birth year for Shuu Shiwa (the "Blue Grass Priest") was 1874 and he is said to have died in 1927. Shuu Sensei was about 3 years older than Kanbun Sensei, and it was considered to be somewhat unusual for a Japanese to accept someone so close ...

Evan-San, Fascinating! I cannot wait to receive the copy of Simon Lailey's "FUZHOU SUPAREMPEI" video you mentioned!!! (Yes, that means I will gratefully accept your offer of this video as a "gift"). It sound's like a very interesting form! What is Mattson Sensei's views regarding...

Evan, Thank you for your very kind offer but I was planning on purchasing a copy of the video tommorrow. As for the history of this form, I have some information which I can neither confirm or deny which states that the Shu Family System was not taught in the Fuchanshin Temple to the others, but hel...

http://www.xpres.net/~gmattson/ubbs/smile.gif Great! Thank you very much for the information! I will be ordering a copy of the video in the very near future (Yes I have a NTSC Format player). "The old man" who runs the school that teaches this form was a nephew of the shushiwa that taught...

I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this subject but here goes http://www.xpres.net/~gmattson/ubbs/smile.gif I am very interested in hearing more about the "Fuzhou Suparinpei" Kata of Mr. Simon Lailey. I am aware of a video available on this form but I would like to know a little m...

The matter of high ranks and age is a contentious issue over which many a heated discussion has occurred. This however should not become an issue as one only has to look to history for the solution to the argument. Even a cursory glance at Okinawan Budo history will reveal that high ranks were in fa...