Suzuki sensei passed away right about the time I began my Wado training and all I've been able to learn about him is through his very fascinating biography and watching clips of him on YouTube (boy was he fast even when he was in his 60s/70s!). Have any of you spent time with the late sensei and if so, what was he like? I'm curious.
Sorry if this has already been brought up in other threads.
What was Suzuki sensei like?
Re: What was Suzuki sensei like?
As a fighter :
Fearless fighter that could fight anyone who want to test him...He never said no to a fight...If he was good at kumite?Well all the great Sensei of Wado (Arakawa,Shintani,Kono,Jiro etc)were his punching bags if that covers you...
Fearless fighter that could fight anyone who want to test him...He never said no to a fight...If he was good at kumite?Well all the great Sensei of Wado (Arakawa,Shintani,Kono,Jiro etc)were his punching bags if that covers you...
Re: What was Suzuki sensei like?
Great Sensei of Wado ----- Shintani ???? -- only in wado wonderland maybe.all the great Sensei of Wado (Arakawa,Shintani,Kono,Jiro etc)were his punching bags if that covers you...
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Re: What was Suzuki sensei like?
Hi Acer,
What makes you think they were his punching bags?
AJ
What makes you think they were his punching bags?
AJ
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General Secretary FEW Federation European Wadokai
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http://www.wadokai.nl
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Re: What was Suzuki sensei like?
Oh no,.... you don't need a crystal ball to see what's coming.WadoAJ wrote:Hi Acer,
What makes you think they were his punching bags?
AJ
Tim
Re: What was Suzuki sensei like?
My fault my fault...!!!I mean Shiomitsu....Great Sensei of Wado ----- Shintani ???? -- only in wado wonderland maybe.
Re: What was Suzuki sensei like?
I reckon my dad could have made mincemeat out of all of ‘em!acer wrote:As a fighter :
Well all the great Sensei of Wado (Arakawa,Shintani,Kono,Jiro etc)were his punching bags if that covers you...
But seriously….
Acer
Always a stickler for historical accuracy (not that your assertion matters hugely), I’m just curious; where did you get this tit-bit of information from?
Source – do tell.
Tim
Re: What was Suzuki sensei like?
Well its not so hard to imagine the source I guess...A lot of them are in his autobiography too, a public book that no one said anything against it even if he says the names clearly no one of them said that’s not true...Tim49 wrote:I reckon my dad could have made mincemeat out of all of ‘em!acer wrote:As a fighter :
Well all the great Sensei of Wado (Arakawa,Shintani,Kono,Jiro etc)were his punching bags if that covers you...
But seriously….
Acer
Always a stickler for historical accuracy (not that your assertion matters hugely), I’m just curious; where did you get this tit-bit of information from?
Source – do tell.
Tim
Re: What was Suzuki sensei like?
I have that book.acer wrote:Well its not so hard to imagine the source I guess...A lot of them are in his autobiography too, a public book that no one said anything against it even if he says the names clearly no one of them said that’s not true...Tim49 wrote:I reckon my dad could have made mincemeat out of all of ‘em!acer wrote:As a fighter :
Well all the great Sensei of Wado (Arakawa,Shintani,Kono,Jiro etc)were his punching bags if that covers you...
But seriously….
Acer
Always a stickler for historical accuracy (not that your assertion matters hugely), I’m just curious; where did you get this tit-bit of information from?
Source – do tell.
Tim
I'll look in the index under 'P' for punchbag.
Tim