Showing posts with label ShihanKai Seminar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ShihanKai Seminar. Show all posts

Sunday, October 29, 2017

Day 1921: Shihankai 2017






WW@3, old photo & digital












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An annual event for traditional Japanese martial artists ...
the Hokubei Karate-Do Shihankai Seminar.
Last year, 2016 featured here, 2013 here, & 2012 here.















Katsuhide Sensei, Goju-ryu, teaching Kururunfa

Hanabata Sensei, Goju-ryu, teaching Kururunfa


Arashiro Sensei, Ryuei-Ryu, teaching Heiko

Kiyama Sensei, Daito-Ryi Aiki Jitsu

Kata, Seisan/Hangetsu by Sensei's of different styles

Sugimoto Sensei, Shotokan-Ryu, teaching Hangetsu


Miki Sensei, Shito-Ryu, teaching Seisan


Chu Sensei, Judo
Nishimura Sensei, Wado-Ryu





































Hokibei Shihankai Appreciation Awards to some of the Sensei's


Demura Sensei, Shito-Ryu, teaching Japanese calligraphy



Shihankai 2017










Members received a one of a kind t-shirt,





a certificate ...






and a wonderful six hours of learning & friendship.
Thank you Hokubei Karate-Do Shihankai!










A smile for Sunday ...










Monday, January 25, 2016

Day 1278: Kata, kumite & calligraphy ... oh my!





Kasey, photo & i-pad collage















I am a day late in posting this, 
since I took a day to mention "the $5 man" here.
Do me a favor? Tell me your # choices in order?
It's scientific research on my part.
Good friend Norma suggested that our choices,
which were identical, might be age related?
So I asked WonderWoman and hers were the same,
except she added a 4th choice, #8 ... "tall".
WonderWoman is younger and tall.
Boom.










On Saturday afternoon, three seminars in four hours ...
 


held at Shito-Ryu Karate-Do Genbu-Kai Hombu Dojo
 61 degrees, Santa Ana, CA




Session one: 
Twenty six black belts learned or worked on advanced kata,







Anan, taught by outstanding instructor, Minobu Miki.


 
 Miki Sensei, Demura Sensei & Trevor


A group photo after kata training.






Session two:
 Kumite training with USA National Champ, Brian Hilliard.





Serious junior and lower belts were invited to learn & train.



Marco, Hannah, Senpai Michael, Claire & John









and a group kumite photo.








Session three:

Calligraphy (Japanese brush printing) with Demura Sensei.






We were given brush, paper & ink and practice paper.
Demura Sensei taught us the sequence of strokes.









We learned two kanji, and ...
all received a t-shirt with Demura Sensei's caligraphy for "ki"


 











 and a certificate.


Lots of happy faces ...







ask John.
Our thanks to Hokubei Karate-do Shihankai Sensei's.







Some of the special moments are in the office, after.







A smile for Monday ...









Sunday, November 15, 2015

Day 1207: A four hour commitment ...






sad, graphite on journal page










A Sunday commitment.



A four hour workout?
Already weary from the senseless tragedy in the news ...
but maybe all the more reason to go?


hosted by Demura Sensei


Traditional Karate Masters, Fumio Demura, Hayawo Kiyama,
Takafumi Hamabata, Tomohiro Arashire & Akio Minakami ...




all together and dedicated to ...
preserving the Art of Traditional Japanese Karate-do.






An intensive seminar for serious black belt students and instructors.



Takafumi Hamabata Sensei, Goju Ryu

Learning and being inspired by years of experience & knowledge.


Hayawo Kiyama Sense, Aiki Jujitsu

Kiyama Sensei, at age 79, amazed everyone 
with his humor and effortless Aiki Jujitsu skills.

Hayawo Kiyama Sense, Aiki Jujitsu

Conditioning, balance, kata, self-defense and more.



Tomohiro Arashiro, Ryuei-Ryu & Akio Minakami, Shio-Ryu


A fun day.



1 dozen participants


A very good group.
















A thought for Sunday ...