My Teachers

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Here's a picture of me with my teachers at the Labor Day special training. Sensei Paris Janos is on my right and Sensei Steve Harless is on my left.

Labor Day Weekend - Shinzato Sensei

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Now we come to the Labor Day weekend special training in Panama City, FL.

Shinzato Sensei and a bunch of his students from Okinawa came to the US and toured 3 cities beginning with PC.

It was an amazing experience and I was so happy to share it with my students.

July Special Training 2006 - 1

July Special Training 2006 - 1
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We had our 2nd special training in July. Unfortunately, no one was able to make it from out of town this time, but we still had an excellent training.

Here we are working on Suji No Kon, a Yamane Ryu bo kata. We practice bo kata as a basic exercise because it is an excellent compliment to the empty hand kata and also assists the new student with learning the Intricacies of body dynamics so crucial to our style of karate.

Notice the TV in the background. Besides the wall of mirrors, this was probably the 2nd most important piece of training equipment in the Dojo. We spent many evenings after class watching performances of different Sensei doing the kata and techniques we were practicing during class...No Dojo should be without a TV/VCR/DVD player.

Hachi Kyu Test - May 17, 2006

Hachi Kyu Test May 17, 2006
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We had our first promotions for new students in May. Everyone did great despite the pressure and we even had a special guest from Virginia, Wesley Beard!

April Special Training - Tai Chi

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As a cool down, Bill Mitman worked with us on some Tai Chi. It was a welcome activity after several hours of non-stop karate!