Author: DC Gilbert
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So, what the heck is Chinquchi?
A sneeze typically begins with a slight irritating itch in the nose, that itch grows in intensity until finally, the sneeze erupts in a body-wrenching explosion of released energy! I once threw my back out with a particularly magnificent sneeze.
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ASDF March News
March Happy Hour! Our ASDF Happy Hour for March will be on 3/19 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. The presenter will be Sensei Eddie Satterfield, a longtime Isshin-ryu practitioner who holds a 6th Dan in Isshin-ryu and has trained with many great instructors, including being a student of Sensei Sherman Harrill. Eddie has a lot of…
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An Extremely Successful Third ASDF Happy Hour
We had our third ASDF Happy Hour Sunday at 7:00 pm and we had a record attendance. Eight members logged in for the session. Sensei Mike McGee led a great discussion centering around the idea of “spirit” in the martial arts … as in Body, Mind, and Spirit. It turned into a pretty deep discussion…
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A great September Seminar with Sensei John Kerker
Originally posted on Gilbert's Isshin-ryu Karate School: Sorry, folks! I have to apolgize. This may be a bit late getting posted, but life has been crazy the last few months with recovering from COVID, craziness at work, karate classes, etc. However, we did have a fantastic seminar on September 9th and 10th with Sensei…
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Our Third Monthly ASDF Happy Hour
Don’t forget!! Our next ASDF Happy Hour is on Sunday, 2/19/2023, from 7:00 to 8:30 PM. This month, Sensei Mike McGee will be presenting during the Happy Hour. He has not shared the topic for his presenation, but he has a great deal of experience and wisdom to share, having trained with some top Okinawan…
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A Very Martial Christmas …
It just goes to show you that you never know who you are going to meet during a dinner party!
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ASDF Happy Hour Success!
Well, we had our inaugural Happy Hour last night at 7:00 pm. It was a small group but we had a really good time and I think it will grow. We discussed everything from hunting on your birthday to Viking mead! We even managed to talk about martial arts for a few minutes. 👍 I…
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Five Thoughts on the Exploration of Kata Bunkai
Originally posted on Gilbert's Isshin-ryu Karate School: Five things to look for when exploring kata bunkai … When exploring kata bunkai, I have several thoughts/steps/criteria that I take each kata technique through when exploring bunkai for that technique. For me to consider something a good technique, at least in my mind, the application in…
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Karate and Aikido
Originally posted on Gilbert's Isshin-ryu Karate School: The Fundamentals Connection The other day I read a post on the fundamental concepts of projection, rotation, and isolation found in Aikido that my brother had shared in his Shunpookan Aikido group on Facebook. Dan is an excellent aikido instructor, taking a very practical and serious approach…
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Announcing ASDF Happy Hours
We are going to try something new with the ASDF. This is something that an online veteran’s network I am a member of does, and it works pretty well. The group is Veterans Referring Veterans. And what they do is hold weekly virtual Happy Hours! I thought we could try them monthly, and begin with…
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