Senior visitors

[Dent]

Osu!

On Monday I had two senior visitors. Sensei Kimo Wall of the Okinawa Kodokan, and Sifu Liu Chang I, from Taiwan, head of the Feeding Crane system.

Although we didn't get any time for the Kobudo practice with Kimo Sensei, I did spend quite some time with Liu Sifu. Very interesting stuff, and very close to the higher levels of Okinawan Goju Ryu.

(And also very different to the other Crane system that I've seen and had a chance to work with.)

Exclusively close quarter partner work (No, I didn't try the Kata. I'm slow enough at learning Kata over a period of years. One day would have been silly.), I did enjoy the use of elbows and shoulders both to press, and to strike.

Because of the very different approaches, I can't say that I saw much similarity to Kyokushin at all. Still if any members are interested, there are two seminars left in the US.

If you're in the area, it may be a good way to spend the weekend:

OKINAWA* KODOKAN

Osu!

[Brad]

Osu.

Thanks Dent. Ill tell my friend Jason hes right into Kung Fu.

[hasbeen]

Originally Posted by Dent

Osu!

On Monday I had two senior visitors. Sensei Kimo Wall of the Okinawa Kodokan, and Sifu Liu Chang I, from Taiwan, head of the Feeding Crane system.

Although we didn't get any time for the Kobudo practice with Kimo Sensei, I did spend quite some time with Liu Sifu. Very interesting stuff, and very close to the higher levels of Okinawan Goju Ryu.

(And also very different to the other Crane system that I've seen and had a chance to work with.)

Exclusively close quarter partner work (No, I didn't try the Kata. I'm slow enough at learning Kata over a period of years. One day would have been silly.), I did enjoy the use of elbows and shoulders both to press, and to strike.

Because of the very different approaches, I can't say that I saw much similarity to Kyokushin at all. Still if any members are interested, there are two seminars left in the US.

If you're in the area, it may be a good way to spend the weekend:

OKINAWA* KODOKAN

Osu!

osu dent!! this is what makes this forum so special in my eyes...this type of unbiased report from a kyokushin "senior" would have been very rare 25 years ago....we all have something to learn from everybody!

[Dent]

Osu!

Originally Posted by hasbeen

osu dent!! this is what makes this forum so special in my eyes...this type of unbiased report from a kyokushin "senior" would have been very rare 25 years ago....we all have something to learn from everybody!

You're much too kind, H! I'm just a student, and there is so very much to learn.

Osu!