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March Newsletter 2012
Okinawa Kenpo Karate Kobudo
Shigeru Nakamura - Founder
Seikichi Odo - Supreme Instructor
Taketo Nakamura - Grandmaster
Neco Medes Flores - President
Elodia Flores - President of women
The next Okinawa Kenpo meeting will be the first week end of March 2013, March 2-3. Start to save your money for your trip.
COMMENTS
From Howard Webb
When you ( Sensei Nick) first came to Yuma AZ in 1981 was when I met you. Thank you for the update of the meeting of Jan 22-23 2012. I found the comments of the people attending the meeting quite fulfilling. I am glad they got to experience the training I received all those years ago. Traditional karate has come full circle ... when you first came to Yuma the karate people were threatened by you and mom's karate credentials. As a result, they were not very friendly to you. I am very happy for you, mom, gonzo, and Juan. - finally you all are getting the recognition you all deserve. The comments of the attendees are very up-lifting ... they truly appreciate you and your family for your karate knowledge and ability. It is about time. Things are very busy on this end. I have law enforcement training scheduled in Oregon, California, Kansas, Idaho, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Montana, Colorado, Nevada, and Washington ... from Feb to Aug 2012. With more requests coming in weekly. I am still planning to offer classes in Texas so I can visit you and mom and train. Also I have moved to Mt. Helena where Kelly is attending nursing school. She was accepted into the program in January and had one week to find a house here. I don't know in what direction you are headed in Okinawa Kenpo as far as an organization, but if I can help in any way please ask. I founded the American council on criminal justice as a nonprofit organization. I bought a book on how to create a nonprofit organization. Food for thought.
Comment from Sensei Nick
The direction we intend to lead Okinawa Kenpo is back to the old way.
1 - to unite Okinawa Kenpo under one banner "SHIGERU NAKAMURA" as Sensei Odo wanted. This is to train as he was taught by Shigeru Nakamura.
2 - to perform the kata just as he was taught by Shigeru Nakamura, plus the other kata that Sensei Odo learned from other masters. These kata that were introduced, was with Shigeru Nakamura's approval.
3 - we understand that this is a different time and place and allow common sense to prevail without changing the basic structure of Okinawa Kenpo and keeping it pure. Example of common sense is in Okinawa shiais were held on Sunday at 1pm because Sundays were the only day off for Okinawans and it was at 1pm because within one hour you could get to any point in Okinawa. Here in the USA the distances are great so Saturdays at 10 am makes more sense. Most people are off Saturday and Sunday also. Sundays we relax or go to church. So that leaves Saturday enough time to go for a shiai and get back in time to relax for work the next day. Common sense must prevail. Such as Sensei Odo realized that the old way was gone after 1945 where time was not too important. If it was daylight you worked in the fields ... if it was dark you rested. Simple! Now we have cars computers where everything relies on time, computers, and transportation. The old lifestyle is gone but but we still have the same body ( physical structure) that our grandparents had so we can train in the same way as pre-1945. We got more time for resting so Sensei Odo roughly "why not do more kata?" he asked Shigeru and Shigeru said "good idea" I am too old to go seek out new kata so please go find kata that are dying out and bring them back from the brink of extinction. Sensei Odo's reply was "HAI SENSEI."
4 - to recognize and respect the structure of the Okinawan karate lineage system. Where, as in the case of Okinawa Kenpo, Shigeru is the founder and his son Taketo is now the grandmaster.
5 - Sensei Odo was the one chosen by Shigeru to help Taketo (GM) to keep Okinawa Kenpo alive. So I took movies of Sensei Odo's, handed down training methods. For the purpose of keeping Okinawa Kenpo pure as Sensei Odo was taught. All this is now on DVD only for Sensei's that follow Shigeru Nakamura's original training which he received from his uncles who trained in the mid 1800's.
Comments from Jason Eschenbrenner
From: Jason Eschenbrenner <eschenbrenner@yahoo.com>
Date: March 4, 2012 6:17:57 PM CST
To: nfdojo@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: Karate
Sensei,
I believe that the dialect of Chinese that was introduced into Okinawa is Hokien which is very similar to Taiyu which Hsianglan speaks. Hokien is also the predominant dialect spoken in Kuching where we live now so Hsianglan has no problem at all getting along here.
Respectfully,
Jason Eschenbrenner
--- On Sat, 3/3/12, nfdojo@yahoo.com <nfdojo@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: nfdojo@yahoo.com <nfdojo@yahoo.com>
Subject: Karate
To: "Jason Eschenbrenner" <eschenbrenner@yahoo.com>
Date: Saturday, March 3, 2012, 8:25 AM
I still remember your wife, once she asked me if I knew how to read what I had written in kanji in my dojo. I said yes, then she asked me to read it. I read it, then she started laughing. And I said, I guess I really messed it up! Your wife replied " no, as a matter of fact, you talk like my uncle he talks in the old dialect. I always heard that Okinawa was a time capsule when it came to martial arts. Because of its ties to China in ancient times when there were upheavals and the monasteries were burned due to the political climate. In modern times, my first Sensei's dad Kanbun Uechi studied Pangai-noon (was a style of Southern Chinese kung fu taught by Shu Shi Wa which formed the basis for Uechi-ryū karate) in China. When Mao kicked martial artists out he went to Okinawa.
Semper Fi
related web links:
okkkw.webs.com/
okkkr.webs.com/
okkkre.webs.com/
email: nfdojo@yahoo.com
twitter: nfdojo
OKKK newsletter March 2012
Okinawa Kenpo Karate Kobudo
Shigeru Nakamura - Founder
Seikichi Odo - Supreme Instructor
Taketo Nakamura - Grandmaster
Neco Medes Flores - President
Elodia Flores - President of women
The next Okinawa Kenpo meeting will be the first week end of March 2013, March 2-3. Start to save your money for your trip.
COMMENTS
From Howard Webb
When you ( Sensei Nick) first came to Yuma AZ in 1981 was when I met you. Thank you for the update of the meeting of Jan 22-23 2012. I found the comments of the people attending the meeting quite fulfilling. I am glad they got to experience the training I received all those years ago. Traditional karate has come full circle ... when you first came to Yuma the karate people were threatened by you and mom's karate credentials. As a result, they were not very friendly to you. I am very happy for you, mom, gonzo, and Juan. - finally you all are getting the recognition you all deserve. The comments of the attendees are very up-lifting ... they truly appreciate you and your family for your karate knowledge and ability. It is about time. Things are very busy on this end. I have law enforcement training scheduled in Oregon, California, Kansas, Idaho, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Montana, Colorado, Nevada, and Washington ... from Feb to Aug 2012. With more requests coming in weekly. I am still planning to offer classes in Texas so I can visit you and mom and train. Also I have moved to Mt. Helena where Kelly is attending nursing school. She was accepted into the program in January and had one week to find a house here. I don't know in what direction you are headed in Okinawa Kenpo as far as an organization, but if I can help in any way please ask. I founded the American council on criminal justice as a nonprofit organization. I bought a book on how to create a nonprofit organization. Food for thought.
Comment from Sensei Nick
The direction we intend to lead Okinawa Kenpo is back to the old way.
1 - to unite Okinawa Kenpo under one banner "SHIGERU NAKAMURA" as Sensei Odo wanted. This is to train as he was taught by Shigeru Nakamura.
2 - to perform the kata just as he was taught by Shigeru Nakamura, plus the other kata that Sensei Odo learned from other masters. These kata that were introduced, was with Shigeru Nakamura's approval.
3 - we understand that this is a different time and place and allow common sense to prevail without changing the basic structure of Okinawa Kenpo and keeping it pure. Example of common sense is in Okinawa shiais were held on Sunday at 1pm because Sundays were the only day off for Okinawans and it was at 1pm because within one hour you could get to any point in Okinawa. Here in the USA the distances are great so Saturdays at 10 am makes more sense. Most people are off Saturday and Sunday also. Sundays we relax or go to church. So that leaves Saturday enough time to go for a shiai and get back in time to relax for work the next day. Common sense must prevail. Such as Sensei Odo realized that the old way was gone after 1945 where time was not too important. If it was daylight you worked in the fields ... if it was dark you rested. Simple! Now we have cars computers where everything relies on time, computers, and transportation. The old lifestyle is gone but but we still have the same body ( physical structure) that our grandparents had so we can train in the same way as pre-1945. We got more time for resting so Sensei Odo roughly "why not do more kata?" he asked Shigeru and Shigeru said "good idea" I am too old to go seek out new kata so please go find kata that are dying out and bring them back from the brink of extinction. Sensei Odo's reply was "HAI SENSEI."
4 - to recognize and respect the structure of the Okinawan karate lineage system. Where, as in the case of Okinawa Kenpo, Shigeru is the founder and his son Taketo is now the grandmaster.
5 - Sensei Odo was the one chosen by Shigeru to help Taketo (GM) to keep Okinawa Kenpo alive. So I took movies of Sensei Odo's, handed down training methods. For the purpose of keeping Okinawa Kenpo pure as Sensei Odo was taught. All this is now on DVD only for Sensei's that follow Shigeru Nakamura's original training which he received from his uncles who trained in the mid 1800's.
Comments from Jason Eschenbrenner
From: Jason Eschenbrenner <eschenbrenner@yahoo.com>
Date: March 4, 2012 6:17:57 PM CST
To: nfdojo@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: Karate
Sensei,
I believe that the dialect of Chinese that was introduced into Okinawa is Hokien which is very similar to Taiyu which Hsianglan speaks. Hokien is also the predominant dialect spoken in Kuching where we live now so Hsianglan has no problem at all getting along here.
Respectfully,
Jason Eschenbrenner
--- On Sat, 3/3/12, nfdojo@yahoo.com <nfdojo@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: nfdojo@yahoo.com <nfdojo@yahoo.com>
Subject: Karate
To: "Jason Eschenbrenner" <eschenbrenner@yahoo.com>
Date: Saturday, March 3, 2012, 8:25 AM
I still remember your wife, once she asked me if I knew how to read what I had written in kanji in my dojo. I said yes, then she asked me to read it. I read it, then she started laughing. And I said, I guess I really messed it up! Your wife replied " no, as a matter of fact, you talk like my uncle he talks in the old dialect. I always heard that Okinawa was a time capsule when it came to martial arts. Because of its ties to China in ancient times when there were upheavals and the monasteries were burned due to the political climate. In modern times, my first Sensei's dad Kanbun Uechi studied Pangai-noon (was a style of Southern Chinese kung fu taught by Shu Shi Wa which formed the basis for Uechi-ryū karate) in China. When Mao kicked martial artists out he went to Okinawa.
Semper Fi
related web links:
okkkw.webs.com/
okkkr.webs.com/
okkkre.webs.com/
email: nfdojo@yahoo.com
twitter: nfdojo
OKKK newsletter March 2012