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Kyudo,

I posted a reply but decided to delete it. Too complex. Interesting thoughts though.

I find this article very useful.

http://www.shinyokai.com/Essays_Assumptions.htm

GRNS

Very powerful and crisp naihanci! btw, How old is Setamatsu sensei ?

I wish I would have his abilities in the same age....

Hi Oneya!

I think I got your point...

Yes the idealogy is very different

guess this one is more descriptive topic name.....=)

Hi Some time ago, ( in the eighties ) I trained shukokai karate for a couple of years. It was before i was introduced to wado. I remember that they trained a lot with so called impact blocks. Impact blocks are made of somekind of polyfoam material that is somewhat different than regular hitting bags...

I think he trained under Sensei Shiomitsu and Otsuka II - (They visited Finland quite often ) Not sure if it was taught personally to him or is it as he puts it "reconstruction" of what he thinks it was all about.. No, Kumite gata was not trained widely in Finland. Finnish wado groups trai...

I think he meant 2010

Thanks wadoka for posting those pictures. Was it gozendori you were trainining in this picture? I think it was 2010 when I partcipated that seminar- (can´t find myself in the picture.) Do you have pictures from 2010? About portuguese food: I´ve heard that freshly grilled sardines will change your li...

Hi TSYR, Gusei, So Idori from this viewpoint would be a good theme for a seminar I guess... It was interesting to hear this: "My Sensei says to me all the time that we (wadokai) put our emphasis on karate. We leave the other stuff to Wadoryu. They are the ones who have to deal with Otsuka Sens...