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Congratulations Victor

Last Updated on Saturday, 24 September 2011 09:31 Written by George Mattson Saturday, 24 September 2011 07:42

Congratulations!!

On September 18^th, 2011, Victor Swinimer from the Bridgewater Uechi Ryu dojo, passed his Kumite test and was promoted to “National  Kumite Judge B”.  Victor has worked very hard to achieve this and deserves much recognition. Please congratulate him on his accomplishment.

The clinic was a stunning success with about 40 participants from all over eastern Canada and a few coming from as far away as Ontario and Alberta.  I am pleased to see the number of participants from Nova Scotia at this clinic and I would like to encourage them to continue to study and improve their officiating skills.  I would also like to encourage them to take advantage and participate in the officials program within our own province.

One of the major factors in the success of this clinic was the involvement of the athletes from New Brunswick and Newfoundland.  Their contribution and support were crucial to the effectiveness of the practical component of this clinic.  They also benefited from being able to take advantage of the “officials perspective” and get feedback from National and international referees.

I would like to take this opportunity to remind our membership of the provincial officials clinic on Saturday, October 15^th at the Windsor Karate Club from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM.  A more detailed itinerary will follow shortly.

Respectfully submitted,

David Griffin, NSKA Chief Referee

New event for 2012 SummerFest

Last Updated on Friday, 26 August 2011 09:00 Written by David Berndt Wednesday, 17 August 2011 14:56

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM IUKF

A NEW EVENT WILL BE ESTABLISHED FOR THE 2012 SUMMER FEST: SYNCHRONIZED KATA COMPETITION

In an effort to allow our Uechi members the opportunity to display their technique and form, IUKF will sponsor this competition to any Uechi-Ryu dojo, or related Uechi-Ryu family of styles, to compete in this event. IUKF membership is not required.

Teams must consist of 3 to 5 members and perform a kata of their choosing, higher than Sanchin. (Sanchin kata not permitted). The Teams members must also be individually registered for the Summer Fest, either as a Full Program Registrant, or Day Tripper.

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Professional Titles in Uechi-ryu Karate

Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 June 2011 07:01 Written by George Mattson Sunday, 08 May 2011 11:01

Professional Titles in Uechi-ryu Karate

Editors Note: The titles used in martial arts vary according to the different associations. When I tested for my Renshi, this examination took place at the Chairman of the Okinawa Karate Federation's dojo following my 6th degree black belt test. Upon successfully passing this examination and test, I was allowed to put one gold bar on both ends of my belt. Typical political issues intervened and shortly after this, individual organizations began their own method of issuing these titles.

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More restored archive videos

Last Updated on Thursday, 23 December 2010 10:45 Written by George Mattson Monday, 06 December 2010 21:40

I've been working very hard reworking the hundreds of archived films in my library. Since many of the films are of the seniors in Uechi-ryu, I've decided to start a series called the "Masters of Uechi-ryu". In checking the many videos, I came across a really fascinating one and a half hour film taken in master Kosuke Yonamine's dojo following the historic 1985 Okinawa WinterFest.

Yonamine sensei is truly one of the greatest martial artist I have ever known. He was the person who probably had the strongest body and techniques in the martial arts. Although the feats of strength he routinely peformed, amazed everyone, he strongly proclaimed that he was experimenting with his own body and asked that we all hold off practicing these extreme training methods until he could proclaim that such training was safe and something that might be added to the Uechi-ryu curriculum.

Order the complete historic DVD Here!

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