"OldFist" is the new and official Forum Arbitrator. "I plan to do a straight forward job of moderating, just upholding the mission statement of the forums, trying to make sure that everyone is courteous, and that no one is rudely intimidated by anyone else."
I owe a lot of this one to Van. I have been training in his TC Class every Monday, except two and one was at the test last night, since we opened the BUKA. Van's power kata movements were a great addition to the excellant training I received from Bethoney-sensei. A little help from Jim Maloney and Arthur Rabesa made it all come together.
Mary:
Thanks for the kudos. I have been very busy and I have not had a lot of time to say how wonderful it was getting together for the workout at your sensei's promotional last weekend. I am truley sorry I missed the dinner afterward. I will surely love to come to Canada for a camp if there is going to be one held there next year. I should have most of my house remodeling done by then (I hope) so it will make it easier to get away.
Tony:
Thanks man.
It was also a pleasure to meet you at Sensei Hunt's promotional. To watch you and Mary's seisan performed in that fashion was delightful. I am very proud to be associated with great people all over the world, who also study the art of Uechi-ryu Karate.
P.S. Once a friend...always a friend.
Watch out now. As JD might say.
Sensei GEM,
Thank you. Your encouragement of the different aspects of the Uechi-ryu training is making me be a much better student and teacher. By taking part in these forums with everyone I did and did not mention above, I have increased my knowledge and made many new friends. Thanks again for letting me participate in these forums, and for the kudos.