Goju-ryu Seigokan kata

billmok · Post by **billmok** » Wed May 23, 2001 2:06 am

The full range of goju-ryu kata (including JKF $hiteigata Seipai and Saifa) plus 2 seigokan kata (kihon-kata and uke-no-kata) is available here: http://www.h3.dion.ne.jp/~seigokan/english/e-index.htm

Copyright: Tsuji Shihan of HarimaKasai Dojo, Japan Seigokan.

Happy viewing,
Bill Mok
Hong Kong Seigokan Shibucho

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"Learning is a never ending process. Shodan is, as it really means, the beginning of serious learning." by Seigo TADA, founder of Seigokan (1922-1997)

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Van Canna · Post by **Van Canna** » Wed May 23, 2001 3:14 am

Beautiful, crisp, powerful movements.

Made me relive the days of Moto Yamakura and Taro Tanaka's visit to GEM-sensei's Dojo on Hancock St, Boston.

To appreciate the power and grace of these forms, one must be present as I was then watching Moto and Taro's performance.

And this style produces fierce fighters. Thanks for the trip to memory lane.

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Van Canna

billmok · Post by **billmok** » Wed May 23, 2001 4:04 am

I see that you are an 'old-hand' in karate-do if you can remember Yamakura Shihan, perhaps you can remember my sensei too, YOKI Yukiaki, Mattson Shihan said Yoki was the first Japanese Seigokan visitor to Boston dojo. Here is Yoki sensei's posting in the Consumer Corner Forum:

>>Dear Karate-Do Friends,
I would like to introduce my e-book "Yoki's Karate Errantry in America" that tells of the experiences that I had during my visit to America in 1964. I plan on following up with "Karate-Do Instructor in Hong Kong" sometime this summer.

Please visit my Web Site at: http://members.tripod.co.jp/yoki_trp/index-1.html

My E-mail address is:
yid2001@isis.ocn.ne.jp

Thank you for your attention.

Best Regards,

Yukiaki Yoki
Vice-Chairman of the board for Oversea >>Branches Seigokan-Headquarters Japan

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"Learning is a never ending process. Shodan is, as it really means, the beginning of serious learning." by Seigo TADA, founder of Seigokan (1922-1997)

Van Canna · Post by **Van Canna** » Wed May 23, 2001 4:44 am

Hi Bill,

Thanks for the link. Of course I remember Yoki. A fine budoka and a friend, we all loved him. Jim Elliot took him under his wing and offered him a place to stay at his apartment.

What a nice guy. I will email him. Thanks again.

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Van Canna

billmok · Post by **billmok** » Wed May 23, 2001 5:16 am

I was wondering why the alphabets after JKF.... and ...eigata were missing. Then it suddenly occurs to me that the computer thought it was a four-letter-word. Well, anyway, guess you all know what I originally meant.

Bill Mok

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Bill Glasheen · Post by **Bill Glasheen** » Thu May 24, 2001 3:26 pm

Bill

I am an Okinawan Goju practitioner in my past, and I deeply appreciate this link.

I did a "repair" of your post; check it out. Is this what you meant?

- Bill G

billmok · Post by **billmok** » Fri May 25, 2001 2:17 am

Thanks Bill.