OSMKKF Branch in Salta (Argentina) had a great experience during May 2013. Hanshi-Sei Fusei Kise and Kaicho Isao Kise were invited by Sensei Horacio Di Giulio for the Karate, Kobudo & Tuite Seminars and also to be the hosts of the Okinawan Karate & Kobudo Tournament in May at the DELMI Stadium in Salta. ２０１３年５月、アルゼンチン サルタ支部（支部長： オラシオ ディ ジュリオ）は喜瀬富盛名誉会長と喜瀬功 会長を沖縄よりお迎えして、連盟門下生のための空手、古武道、 唐手のセミナー及びサルタ市にあるデルミスタジアムで沖縄空手 古武道大会を開催しました。
Sensei Jerry DeVries from Okinawa, Sensei Bob Modee from the USA and Luis Torres, a new chartered instructor from Puerto Rico also joined us. 名誉会長と会長に加えて、沖縄からジェリー デブリーズ先生、 アメリカからボブ モディー先生、そしてプエルトリコからは 最近連盟に加盟したばかりのルイ トレス氏も参加しました。
On May the 15th, our first seminar (black belt only) was held in Guemes City (about 30 miles away from Salta) and we had about 30 black belts including Sensei Juan Carlos Jocker (OSMKKF - Escuela Brinkmann, from Buenos Aires) and his 3 students. Two TV channels came to cover the event. まず５月１５日にサルタから５０キロほど離れたゲメス市で 黒帯セミナーが行なわれました。アルゼンチン ブエノスアイレス 支部長のファン カルロス ホッカー先生と３人の門下生を含む３０人 の黒帯が参加し、地元のテレビ局２社からの取材もありました。
On May the 16th and the 17th, the seminars were held at the DELMI Stadium in Salta. There were about 90 OSMKKF members along with a group from the Elite 911 Police Department, dressed in black and camouflage colours. This time, four local TV channels covered the seminars. ５月１６日と１７日にはデルミスタジアムでセミナーが 行なわれました。９０名の連盟門下生に加えて、警察の特殊部隊 も参加しました。このセミナーにも地元のテレビ局４社からの 取材がありました。
The Okinawan Karate & Kobudo Tournament commenced on May the 18th with an opening speech in Spanish by Hanshi-Sei Fusei Kise. The opening ceremony was attended by the representatives from the Governor's Office, the Mayor's Office and other Administration offices. Everyone was impressed by Hanshi-Sei's speech, because it was the first speech delivered in Spanish by an Okinawan Karate Master! ５月１８日に沖縄空手古武道大会が開会し、名誉会長がスペイン語 で開会の辞を述べられました。開会式には州政府とサルタ市からの 代表が出席し、名誉会長のスペイン語のスピーチにみな感激して いました。沖縄の空手家がスペイン語でスピーチをしたのは 今回が初めてだそうです。
In addition of OSMKKF members from Salta and Buenos Aires and La Rioja, the members from the National Team of the Argentina Karate Kobudo Federation Rengokai, Shotokan International, Shorin Ryu Kodokan and Goju Ryu Meibukan took part in the tournament. After the opening ceremony, Kaicho Isao Kise gave the seminars in Karate and Kobudo, then the tournament officially started. There were twenty divisions of competition (Karate kata, Kobudo kata and Kumite) . Our Federation members won in the twelve divisions. 大会には拳真館アルゼンチン支部道場からだけでなく、アルゼンチン 空手古武道連合、松濤館支部、剛柔流支部からも多数参加しました。 開会式のあと、会長が空手と古武道のセミナーを行い、競技が 始まりました。２０部門での競技が行なわれ、拳真館支部道場 の門下生が１２部門で優勝しました。
We also had a local folk song group (dressed in traditional Poncho Salteno) who entertained us during the break at the tournament. 大会の休憩時間には、民族衣装のポンチョを着た地元の民謡グループが、 観客を楽しませてくれました。
On May the 19th, we had a number of 'exhibition performances' by Hanshi-Sei, Kaicho, Sensei Jocker, Sensei Di Giulio, Sensei De Vries and Sensei Modee. After the tournament officially ended, we had a 3-hour testing session with 52 students. The dinner that night was dedicated to Hanshi-Sei as his belated birthday party, with lots of gifts, delicious food, special Salta's wine and a bottle of Awamori. ５月１９日には名誉会長、会長、ホッカー先生、ディジュリオ 先生、デブリーズ先生、モディー先生による演武が行なわれ 大会のすべてのプログラムが終了しました。その日の午後、 連盟の昇級／昇段テストが行なわれ、５２人の門下生が３時間 におよぶテストを受けました。１９日の夜は名誉会長の（遅れ ばせながらの）お誕生日パーティーが開かれ、みな楽しい ひと時を過ごしました。
Our amazing week with Hanshi-Sei and Kaicho ended with a special seminar for instructors at Sensei Di Giulio's dojo on May the 20th. Sensei Di Giulio was awarded his 8th dan rank, such an honour for Sensei Di Giulio! ５月２０日は名誉会長と会長によるインストラクターの ためのセミナーでした。セミナーはディジュリオ先生の 道場で行なわれ、ディジュリオ先生は８段の段位を授与 されました。
We will cherish the time we spent with Hanshi-Sei and Kaicho and eagerly await their next visit. 名誉会長と会長と過ごした時間は、どれも素晴らしい思い出 です。お二人がまたアルゼンチンにいらっしゃれるのを 心待ちにしています。
2011 Athens Karate School Winter Tuite Training Camp by John Shipes ２０１１年アシンス空手スクール唐手冬期合宿（アメリカ中西部地区支部長 ジョンシャイプス八段より）
December 7th through December 14th of 2011 was a memorable occasion for the Athens Karate School in Athens, Texas. It was the site of the 10th annual Athens Karate School Winter Tuite Camp hosted by my students and I. It was made even more special with a visit by Kaicho Isao Kise on his first trip to the United States by himself.
The weekend began on Wednesday, December 7th when my student, Sensei Nathan Batson, and I met Kaicho at the Dallas/Ft Worth International Airport on his arrival from Okinawa. After a prolonged trip through customs, Kaicho finally walked through the gate and the weekend got underway.
Thursday was spent reviewing techniques with Kaicho that would be the heart of the weekend training camp for his approval and comments and corrections. Several hours were spent reviewing these techniques with Kaicho and some adjustments were made. These techniques represented an expansion of our current tuite requirements, fairly significantly, to further our members training in the tuite techniques of our system.
The techniques were reorganized by myself and presented to Kaicho as a possible new set of requirements. All of the prior requirements were included with a few eliminations due to repetitiveness and a larger number of new techniques including many new joint locking techniques and the supporting techniques to make them work such as change-body an other types of footwork, weight shifting, flow drills, etc. Kaicho was pleased with the new techniques and Thursday was brought to a close with some photo opportunities with the kids class in the Athens Karate School and Kaicho and I heading off to the hotel where the seminar was being held.
Friday morning, bright and early, we got the camp underway. Many of my students and friends from around the country were in attendance which made the camp even better. Friday, Saturday and Sunday were devoted to practicing this "new" set of techniques and lots of very hard work and great camaraderie were evident throughout the weekend. All the techniques were reviewed under the watchful eye of Kaicho and with his help, the weekend was a great success.
Kaicho demonstrated and taught 2 sport kata, Passai Dai International and Seipai, to the delight of everyone. The kata are beautiful and it was a great opportunity for everyone to learn them from Kaicho Isao Kise. Virtually all of the students practiced the kata with Kaicho and several were able to learn them well enough to practice them after the camp. It was a wonderful session.
Additionally, Shihan Greg Lazarus taught a session on sparring drills on Sunday morning while the higher (3rd dan and above) students practiced gun and knife defenses and chokes. I heard many good comments about the session and everyone who attended enjoyed it greatly.
Sunday afternoon was a winding down session since most everyone had left by then. The time was reserved for review of the weekend's activities and techniques with approximately 30 or so students remaining. Sunday evening was rest time and I was ready for it. It was a very active weekend and I was very tired. Kaicho and I took it easy and headed to Dallas on Monday morning for some shopping and relax time.
This camp was a perfect 10th anniversary camp for the Winter Tuite Camp. We had approximately 110 people in attendance from all over the country including Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Illinois, Washington, New Hampshire, Colorado, Kansas, Georgia, Arizona, California, Minnesota, and of course, Okinawa. It was even more special with Kaicho making his first trip to the US by himself and all three US Directors were in attendance and all four 8th dans in the US were in attendance. All but 2 or 3 of the federations 7th dans in the US were in attendance and all of this added up to a very special camp.
I want to very much thank Kaicho for making this trip, and to my friends and fellow directors, Shihan Greg Lazarus and Shihan Jeff Ader for coming. Also, a special thanks to Shihan Dave Fasig, Shihan Loren Engelby, Shihan Taco Aguilar, Shihan Don Foster, Shihan Kenny Broadway, Shihan Bill Ackerman, Shihan Ron Gordines, Shihan Les Reed, and Shihan Craig Werner for all your help and support. Most especially, I want to thank all the instructors and students who gave of their time and money to come to this camp. It was a great success and I hope you all enjoyed it.
EKKC opened its downtown Everett dojo about six months ago . There is enough room for 20-25 students to workout in formation (even with 6-foot Bo!) エバーグリーン空手＆古武道クラブ（ワシントン州）が現在の道場に 移ってから６ヶ月になります。２０－２５人が六尺棒を持っても のびのび動けるスペースです。
The Masters' wall and Weapons wall came together in a way that we hope makes our teachers proud. 少林流ゆかりの師の写真が飾られている壁と古武道具の壁。 いかにも道場という感じですね。
Sensei Tim Amey has worked tirelessly to bring all the elements of a traditional Shorin-ryu dojo together with the help of many friends and students' parents. 道場責任者であるティムエミー先生は、多くの友人と父兄会に 支えられ、少林流の伝統的な要素を取り入れた道場作りに励んで きました。
Recently EKKC held the March 2011 Women's Self-Defense Seminar. Our students included high school and college ages, moms, grandmoms and corrections facility personnel. The material included various techniques against grabs, chokes, takedowns and knife attacks. Sensei Amey covered several real-world scenarios from purse snatchers and parking lots, to the use of mace/pepper spray, as well as topics from legal liability to state of mind. Feedback was positive - and the ladies requested another session! ３月には女性のための護身術セミナーを開催。高校生、大学生、お母さん、 おばあちゃん、刑務所勤務の女性など、多数の参加者でにぎわいました。 セミナーでは、素手やナイフで襲われる、ひったくりにあう、など、 さまざまな場面に対処するテクニックがカバーされました。また、 襲われた場合、法的にどこまで自衛手段として許されるかなどにも ふれました。参加者からは「とてもためになった」というコメントを いただき、再度セミナーを開いてほしいというリクエストもありました。
On March 25-27, EKKC held its Second Annual Tuite & Self-Defense seminar. We were fortunate enough to be joined in this effort by 8th Dan Hanshi John Shipes as well as considerable talents from Cedar Park, NW Budokan and Tyler Karate Academy, as well as the unique skills of 6th Dan Sensei Andy Marrone. ３月２５日から２７日までは、ジョンシャイプス範士（八段）、 アンディマローン先生（六段）、そしてシーダーパークマーシャル アーツ道場、ノースウエスト武道館、タイラー拳真館空手アカデミー からの有段者をお迎えして唐手／護身術セミナーが開かれました。
A feisty but focused group of kids joined us for the Friday night Federation workout. 金曜日の夜には、少年の部の子供たちもセミナーに参加。
As part of their path to Karate Instructor Certification, Senpais Max Puls and Jessica Batson led one-steps and ko-te-ate (body toughening). 空手インストラクター認定コースを受講中のマックスパルス先輩と ジェシカバットソン先輩が、基本稽古や小手あての指導にあたりました。
Sensei Tim also ran through some fundamentals for kumite (fighting) strategy. Here Leroy assists Sensei with a demonstration. また、このセミナーではエミー先生が組み手の指導も行ない、下の 写真は少年の部のリーロイくんが先生のお相手をしているところです。
Overall it was an outstanding seminar and a major learning opportunity for students from several dojos to practice an entire spectrum of self-defense techniques, from knife defense to energy drills. Thank you to everyone involved and we look forward to another great weekend next year! 複数の道場が参加した今回のセミナーでは、幅広い唐手／ 護身術を学ぶことができ、とても有意義でした。参加者、 関係者のみなさんに感謝。また来年のセミナーが楽しみです。
Following the highly motivating visit of Hanshi-Sei Kise and Kaicho in November 2009 the Ballarat Karate Club has had a great year in 2010, withthe promotion of seven successful Shodan candidates. This is the greatest number of black belt promotions in one year in the 45 year history of the Club.
The year got off the a flying start in April with the successful promotion to Shodan of two “Shin Shi No Kai” (“Old Warrior” – over 50s) candidates Gary Whittaker and Dr. Terry Sands (both 63 years of age).
In the second half of this year five seniors candidates were successful in promotion to Shodan. These candidates have between 15 and 22 years of training time for an average of 16 years each prior to taking the examination. Four of the candidates began in the juniors program (for students aged 6 to 16), their commencement age ranging from 6 years old to 14 years old. Each candidate entered into intense supervised and unsupervised preparation some four months prior to their examination date, undergoing several formal preliminary kata reviews preparatory to the examination. The examinations were held one candidate per month over five months.
The core part of their examinations consisted of performing all karate and kobudo kata up to and including Shodan to the satisfaction of the grading panel, followed by a kumite line-up of 18 to 20 fights against opponents ranked from green belt through to 2nd Dan. The grading panel of senior Ballarat Karate Club black belts was led by Hanshi Dr. Barry Packham 9th Dan, Kyoshi Wayne Reddrop, 7th Dan and Ballarat karate Club Founder Shihan Barry Govan, 4th Dan.
Being awarded Shodan holds a special place in the Ballarat Karate Club pantheon – it is the forum in which the candidate for the first time not only convinces the panel of the candidates’ expertise and knowledge of the kata and techniques of the Shorin Ryu Matsumura Seito system to that level, but of their determination and fighting heart when pressed hard and taken to the brink of exhaustion and beyond.
All five candidates acquitted themselves very well, demonstrating the expected technical expertise, understanding and fighting heart. During the kumite several of the candidates suffered concussions and suspected fractures but all completed their line-ups, fighting on with heart despite injuries and exhaustion to the close of their final bouts. At the conclusion of the examination each candidate walked from the floor unassisted, knowing in their heart that they had earned the right to wear a black belt of the Club and the Style.
The attached photograph shows the successful candidates from left to right - Marcus Cassells, Brad Fisher, Tim Russell, Daniel West and David Mounier; standing behind are Kyoshi Reddrop and Hanshi Packham.
押忍！門下 和です。 支部便りが来たので掲載しておきます。 翻訳：オーストラリア支部 ソノミ Osu! Kazu here. We have received an article from overseas. Translated by Sonomi san.
実際はこんなに綺麗な形で頂いたのですが、 翻訳を付けるためご了承ください。 The original article has arrived in this neat form, but because we had to add the Japanese translation, the layout had to be changed.
Shihan Loren Engelby and I arrived for our long awaited visit to Okinawa late on a Tuesday night to the smilingfaces of our friends, Sensei Jerry De Vries and Sensei David Meikle and a nice cold Orion. After connecting with Kaicho, Shihan Greg Lazarus, Sensei Mike Abrams and Ms. Sonomi Atsuwaza-Windley, and some darts and noodles, we made our way to the Hotel Akasaka, our home away from home.
Our trip to Okinawa was jam-packed with activity including many training sessions at Grandmaster Kise's Gunner's Gym classes and Kaicho Isao Kise’s Honbu Dojo classes. It was, as always, a great pleasure and a great honor to train with these two karate greats and much was learned and brought home. Sensei Jerry De Vries was his customary happy and smiling self and spent a great deal of time showing us all around the sites of Okinawa and it included many sites indeed. We visited a number of the UNESCO sites on Okinawa including Shurijo (twice), Nakagusukujo and Zakimijo. All three are incredible places to visit while Shurijo is the most completely restored and is simply magnificent. We also visited the summer palace and grounds which are absolutely beautiful. Sensei De Vries pointed out a small house at the entrance of the grounds where Bushi Matsumura lived out his twilight years in his final service to the King of Okinawa. Sensei De Vries also took us to ring the Friendship Bell which was a very special event for the three of us. We also visited the All Japan EISA festival while we were there and were entertained by all the drummers and dancers competing there.
One day during our visit, some folks from the Honbu Dojo arranged a special tour of sites around the island which relate more directly to our lineage. This tour was arranged by Kazu san and we were accompanied by Uezu san with Teppan san serving as our tour guide and Taika san serving as our driver. We were also accompanied by LouBee and Keith and visited such sites as Shurijo, Shureido, and a shopping area. The most special part of the tour for me was a visit to the tomb of Bushi Matsumura. It was such an honor. We also had lunch at a special Soba house (Shimujo) that we were told was the oldest wooden structure still remaining on Okinawa and was a former Samurai house. A little ways down from Shureido, we also visited the ruins of an old monastery where a number of Okinawan Samurai were buried.
There were a number of really special things that we did on this trip but one of the most special was having Sonomi san there at the same time acting as interpreter for us and for Kaicho. This facilitated a much greater depth of understanding and communication and was a real treat as Shihan Lazarus and I met with Kaicho and Sonomi san and discussed a new set of by-laws for operation of the US branch of the federation. It would have been essentially impossible to obtain the same level of understanding without her.
I want to thank everyone who went to so much trouble to ensure a wonderful visit to Okinawa for us. It was great having my friend Shihan Lazarus and his fellows there while we were there, even if we didn’t get to go to the tug-of-war and the Orion beer festival with them. We were treated so kindly everywhere we went as that’s how the Okinawan people are in general and it makes it such a wonderful place to visit. Sensei Mike Abrams commented, after we returned, that he found himself being a little nicer to people because of how well he was treated. Thank you everyone and especially Mary De Vries for the loan of your husband for a few days. Most especially, Grandmaster Fusei Kise and Kaicho Isao Kise for being such gracious hosts and such wonderful people to welcome us the their world for a few days.
