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KevinD
White Belt
Joined: 17 Dec 2019
Posts: 2
Location: Carlyle, SK Canada
Styles: Wado
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Hello Everyone!
I have visited many times looking for information and opinions on various topics, and I've always found the insight here to be very valuable.
I'm glad I finally made the plunge to join in the discussions!
I'm a Sandan in the Shintani Wado Kai Karate Federation here in Saskatchewan, Canada. I am one of 2 head instructors in our club. We live in a community of under 2000 people, so our dojo is not really huge. We have 30 "Just for Kicks" students (age 5, 6, and 7) and the same in our age 8 and up classes. We are lucky to have 5 other Shodan/Nidan instructors in our dojo to help out with classes.
My interests have evolved over the years to where I am now focusing on methods of instruction and bunkai. I am also very interested in the history of karate and that of the relationship between Funakoshi and Ohtsuka Sensei.
I have also discovered that I apparently have some kind of gi fetish and now own a number of high quality uniforms and I'm always on the lookout for new ones!! Lol!
Anyway... enough about me! Off to the forums!
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Wastelander
KF Sensei
Joined: 18 Oct 2010
Posts: 2517
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Styles: Shorin-Ryu, Shuri-Ryu, Judo, KishimotoDi
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Welcome to the forum!
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Kishimoto-Di | 2014-Present | Sensei: Ulf Karlsson
Shorin-Ryu | 2010-Present: Nidan | Sensei: Richard Poage (RIP), Jeff Allred (RIP)
Shuri-Ryu | 2006-2010: Sankyu | Sensei: Joey Johnston, Joe Walker
Judo | 2007-2010: Gokyu | Sensei: Joe Walker, Adrian Rivera
Karate Obsession | Arizona Practical Karate |
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sensei8
KF Sensei
Joined: 23 Feb 2008
Posts: 15331
Location: Houston, TX
Styles: Shindokan Saitou-ryu [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]
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Welcome to KF, KevinD; glad that you're here!!
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mazzybear
KF Sempai
Joined: 30 Oct 2013
Posts: 675
Location: Scotland.
Styles: Wado Kai
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Welcome to KF KevinD. Great to have you here! 
Mo.
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Fat Cobra
Blue Belt
Joined: 14 Jul 2018
Posts: 304
Location: Fort Drum, NY
Styles: Ryukyu Kempo
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Welcome. It is a great martial arts forum.
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Bulltahr
Brown Belt
Joined: 08 Mar 2015
Posts: 719
Location: NEW ZEALAND
Styles: Shotokan, Seido Juku
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Welcome Kevin. Stay warm up there!!
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 28802
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, GRACIE
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Five Years on Staff! 
Glad to have you here.
