Hello Everyone,
First I would like to thank everyone for their patience.
This past weekends seminar was a dream come true for me. I believe that the hardest part of being independent of an organization is the lack of networking and large gatherings. But everyone's support for this seminar just goes to show that Karate is truly what is most important.
I definitely believe we should take pride in our individual dojo or organizations, but we should also be able to come together, no matter the kanji on the chest or the patch on the arm, and train in the true budo spirit of brotherhood / sisterhood.
My sincerest hope is that everyone learned something from the workshop. My intent was to teach a concept inherent in all karate--disrupt your opponents balance, and timing, and you stand a much greater chance of winning in a confrontation. The keys to this are footwork, dodging attacks, and taking the opponent's centerline. So while I taught certain techniques, they were only meant to illustrate those important concepts. Hopefully, students and instructors alike will be able to apply the principles (and not necessarily the techniques themselves) to their own karate.
That being said, I HAVE FINALLY SORTED THROUGH 600+ PICTURES AND HAVE UPLOADED CLOSE TO 150 PHOTOS OF THE SEMINAR!!!
to view the pics, go to:
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Once again, many thanks!
Yours in Budo,
Miguel Rios
Karatedo Shurenkan