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This is a good interview by Graham Noble with the third Yamaguchi son, Goshi. http://seinenkai.com/articles/noble/noble-gyamaguchi.html He mentions the college and Ohtsuka sensei briefly. Ah thanks for that Gordon. I remember Goshi Yamaguchi, as an icon of Goju Ryu karate he was part of a special s...

I think about £3 a pint here in rural Shropshire

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I couldn't download it for some reason

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oneya wrote:I believe Jon Wicks of WIKF was graded 8th Dan by Suzuki Sensei as of 2009 Shep.

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Ahh yes, of course.

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I'm racking my brains here, does that make him (along with Suzuki) the highest ranking Wadoka in Europe, after Shiomitsu Sensei?

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Hot off the press - I've just heard that Sakagami sensei has been awarded 8th Dan by JKF Wadokai. Congratulations to him

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Hi jacob

I would like to think that is a one off. I'm sure 99.9% of clubs would be only too happy to have you join in.

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I was very careful to add to my post about the 'general rule of thumb' because never having met Andy there is so much more that would have to be ascertained in order to give a more precise answer. I found the above study interesting but somewhat vague. For example it mentiones group 1, group 2 and g...

Hi claas

The Kihon Hachihonme thread, specifically page 2. One of the threads on the old AK forum was mentioned, I tried to find that but was unsuccessful.

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People find different paths and some get tired of learning a system so they create one of their own. It can be a very fruitful project and of course there's nothing wrong with that. At least that system can be taught correctly from the beginning. Not sure I agree with that sentiment claas. A quick ...