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PostPosted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 7:41 pm    Post subject: Brotherhood of Veteran Warriors Gasshuku Reply with quote

Hello everyone,

I just wanted to give a quick overview of an event I attended this week, in case anyone here has the chance to go to it in the future, as it is an annual event. Next year, it will be in San Antonio, Tx.



The Brotherhood of Veteran Warriors is a martial arts organization that is entirely based on the sharing of knowledge--they don't do any ranking or curriculum--and it was founded by a group of American military veterans. This event saw me as the youngest karateka in attendance, and the only one without military or law enforcement experience. I was honored to be invited, and I had a great time! We covered standing chokes, gun defense, tuidi, self defense, knife defense, handgun retention, and Krav Maga escapes from ground situations.



The guest of honor was Chuck Merriman Sensei, who is a 9th-dan with the Jundokan, and was recently given an honorary 10th-dan by a panel of senior karateka from several styles. I had the honor of being his demonstration partner for a few moments, and I got to speak with him quite a bit over the two days of the Gasshuku. If you ever get a chance to learn from him, you should absolutely do so! He is a great man, and a wealth of knowledge!
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 12, 2015 8:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's very cool across the board. San Antonio, TX, huh, hhhmmmm?!



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 9:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for sharing this, Noah! Very cool. How did you get invited?

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 9:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Patrick wrote:
Thanks for sharing this, Noah! Very cool. How did you get invited?

Patrick


My Sensei ran into Ed Sumner Sensei (who organized the event) at a tournament a while back, and after some talking, my Sensei was invited to attend. Unfortunately for him, we have a summer camp program at the dojo that he has to supervise all day, so he couldn't go. He passed along the information to me, and Sumner Sensei said I was welcome to join them. I was the youngest person in attendance, and the only one without some kind of military or law enforcement background, though
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 11:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 3:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That would have been something I'd have loved to attend...and I'm a vet. However, I'm pretty much retired and my body complains alot when I practice to hard now days.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 5:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks like a great experience! Thanks for sharing this with us! I love getting photo ops like these!
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 6:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's really cool!
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