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What was Suzuki sensei like?
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 11:54 pm
by majin29
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.
Re: What was Suzuki sensei like?
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 3:03 am
by acer
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...
Re: What was Suzuki sensei like?
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 3:43 am
by oneya
all the great Sensei of Wado (Arakawa,Shintani,Kono,Jiro etc)were his punching bags if that covers you...
Great Sensei of Wado ----- Shintani ???? -- only in wado wonderland maybe.
oneya
Re: What was Suzuki sensei like?
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 4:05 am
by Tesshu
Not Motoyoshi either....
Re: What was Suzuki sensei like?
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 8:56 am
by WadoAJ
Hi Acer,
What makes you think they were his punching bags?
AJ
Re: What was Suzuki sensei like?
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 10:10 am
by Tim49
WadoAJ wrote:Hi Acer,
What makes you think they were his punching bags?
AJ
Oh no,.... you don't need a crystal ball to see what's coming.
Tim
Re: What was Suzuki sensei like?
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 11:33 am
by acer
Great Sensei of Wado ----- Shintani ???? -- only in wado wonderland maybe.
My fault my fault...!!!I mean Shiomitsu....
Re: What was Suzuki sensei like?
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 6:38 pm
by Tim49
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...
I reckon my dad could have made mincemeat out of all of ‘em!
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?
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 7:42 pm
by acer
Tim49 wrote: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...
I reckon my dad could have made mincemeat out of all of ‘em!
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
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...
Re: What was Suzuki sensei like?
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 7:44 pm
by Tim49
acer wrote:Tim49 wrote: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...
I reckon my dad could have made mincemeat out of all of ‘em!
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
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...
I have that book.
I'll look in the index under 'P' for punchbag.
Tim