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Wastelander
KF Sensei
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Location: Phoenix, AZ
Styles: Shorin-Ryu, Shuri-Ryu, Judo, KishimotoDi
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 Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 10:35 am Post subject: My Sensei Tested on Okinawa, Today |
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My Sensei is currently on Okinawa with his Sensei--Eddie Bethea--to train at the honbu dojo and experience the culture of the homeland of karate. On this visit, he was asked to test for Godan (5th Degree Black Belt) in front of Nakazato Minoru Sensei. Of course, he passed! 
Here he is with Nakazato Sensei:
Here is a video of him running Chinto during the test:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BbixqkBeys
I'm very proud of his accomplishment, and proud to be his student, so I'm bragging a little 
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sensei8
KF Sensei
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Posts: 16417
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Styles: Shindokan Saitou-ryu [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]
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You've every right to brag over your Sensei; he's special to you across the board. Congrats to your Sensei for earning his Godan; well deserved!! Hopefully, your Sensei will tell you all the many stories while he was visiting Okinawa.
To Nakazato Sensei and to your Sensei....
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Zaine
Black Belt
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
Posts: 2277
Location: Dallas, TX
Styles: Matsumura-Seito, Shobayashi-Ryu, Shudokan, Long Fist, American Street Karate, Southern Mantis, HEMA
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| Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 5:11 am Post subject: |
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That's awesome! Congrats to your Sensei! That was a very well executed Chinto.
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Patrick
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Location: Los Angeles, California
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Nidan Melbourne
KF Sempai
Joined: 21 Aug 2013
Posts: 2357
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Styles: Goju-Ryu, BJJ, Balintawak Arnis
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| Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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Congratulations to your sensei! you have the right to be proud!
That was an excellent Chinto |
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Montana
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 18 Apr 2007
Posts: 882
Location: Formerly Kalispell, Montana, now Spokane, WA
Styles: Shorin Ryu Matsumura Kenpo & Kobudo
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| Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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That is very similar (small things) to the Chinto I practice, and he did GREAT!
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cathal
Black Belt
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Location: Atlantic Canada
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Very well done kata  So was your sensei there merely to train, and this was a surprise invitation?
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Wastelander
KF Sensei
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Posts: 2733
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Styles: Shorin-Ryu, Shuri-Ryu, Judo, KishimotoDi
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| Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the kind words, everyone!
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Very well done kata So was your sensei there merely to train, and this was a surprise invitation?
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We kind of suspected his Sensei would have him test, but we didn't know for sure. He really just went over there to train, and at some point, his Sensei told him he was testing.
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Montana
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Location: Formerly Kalispell, Montana, now Spokane, WA
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| Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 10:18 am Post subject: |
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| Wastelander wrote: |
Thanks for the kind words, everyone!
| cathal wrote: |
Very well done kata So was your sensei there merely to train, and this was a surprise invitation?
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We kind of suspected his Sensei would have him test, but we didn't know for sure. He really just went over there to train, and at some point, his Sensei told him he was testing. |
Way back in June of 1978, sensei Kuda Yuichi, the Okinawan head of our system, came to little 'ol Havre, MT at the invitation of my instructor, to work with us for 3 WHOLE WEEKS!!! It was intense, and GREAT!
I was a 1st Kyu bown belt and still had a few months to go for my shodan test, but at the end of Sensei Kuda's visit he called us up one by one starting with my instructor, ran us thru various things he wanted to see..and I received my shodan! It was totally unexpected.
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tallgeese
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on the post.
