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hunter_02
White Belt
Joined: 24 Feb 2021
Posts: 3
Location: S.W. Florida
Styles: Kodokan, Okinawa-te
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Greetings y'all, from S.W. Florida.
Like a lot of young guys, I started taking Judo at the 'Y', you know, when dinosaurs still roamed the earth. When I saw how fast I was progressing, I started going to the Philadelphia Judo Club on Saturdays, and teaching the junior classes at the 'Y' on Tues & Thurs. The Sensei at the Philadelphia Judo Club was a gentleman named Professor Takihika Ishikawa. The Professor awarded me my Ikkyu in the summer of '68.
When this man went back to Japan to live out his 'Golden Years', he was awarded [b]KUDAN at the KODOKAN[b]. There is actually a prefecture in Japan named after his family.
When I came back from an extended trip, I decided I'd like to learn Karate. I wanted the olskool stuff and found a man in Brooklyn/Staten Island named Thomas laPuppet. Mr laPuppet was Nidan or Sandan in Isshin-ryu and Shodan in Goju-ryu/Okinawa-te. I studied with him until being awarded my Sandan. And then....life got in the way.
While I'm thinking about it, both of these Gentlemen were BlackBeltMagazine Men-of-the-Year.
At 69 years old, there's more to tell. But I despise typing.
More to come. 
Okinawa-te ~~ Shodan
Kodokan ~~ Ikkyu
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ashworth
Brown Belt
Joined: 13 Nov 2006
Posts: 707
Location: UK
Styles: Shotokan, IJR Karate, Iaido, Kobudo
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Interesting Story! welcome to the Forum!! 
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Train together, Learn together, Succeed together... |
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Wastelander
KF Sensei
Joined: 18 Oct 2010
Posts: 2745
Location: Salem, IL
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/Shinkoten Karate | 2010-Present: Yondan, Renshi | Sensei: Richard Poage (RIP), Jeff Allred (RIP)
Shuri-Ryu | 2006-2010: Sankyu | Sensei: Joey Johnston, Joe Walker (RIP)
Judo | 2007-2010: Gokyu | Sensei: Joe Walker (RIP), Ramon Rivera (RIP), Adrian Rivera
Illinois Practical Karate | International Neoclassical Karate Kobudo Society |
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Bulltahr
Brown Belt
Joined: 08 Mar 2015
Posts: 727
Location: NEW ZEALAND
Styles: Shotokan, Seido Juku
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Looking forward to Part 2!!!
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 30275
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, GRACIE, Police Krav Maga, SPEAR
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Fat Cobra
Green Belt
Joined: 14 Jul 2018
Posts: 378
Location: Watertown, NY
Styles: Ryukyu Kempo
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Hunter, awesome background!
Welcome to the forum.
Karate no michi! 
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sensei8
KF Sensei
Joined: 23 Feb 2008
Posts: 16497
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Styles: Shindokan Saitou-ryu [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]
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| Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2021 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome to KF, hunter_02; glad that you're here!!
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aurik
KF Sempai
Joined: 08 Nov 2016
Posts: 550
Location: Denver, CO
Styles: Shuri-Ryu, Uechi-Ryu
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Welcome to the forum, hunter!
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My Journey (So Far)
Shuri-Ryu 1996-1997 - Gokyu
Judo 1996-1997 - Yonkyu
Uechi-Ryu 2018-Present - Nidan
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Patrick
KF Administrator
Joined: 01 May 2001
Posts: 28847
Location: Los Angeles, California
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SLK59
Yellow Belt
Joined: 05 Nov 2020
Posts: 94
Location: USA
Styles: Shotokan Karate
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Welcome to the forum, hunter_02, and to the next phase in your martial arts journey!
Cheers,
Scoot
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