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01-17-09, 06:52 AM
Hands-on training at Camp Kinser
Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Sunday, January 18, 2009
CAMP KINSER, Okinawa — About 200 Camp Kinser-based Marines got some hands-on training Friday with five karate-do champions.
The Marines — from two combat logistics regiments of the 3rd Marine Logistics Group — learned tsuki, a very basic form of Okinawa karate-do, from the experts during a cultural awareness seminar at the Kinser Fitness Center. It was sponsored by the Okinawa Prefectural Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Marine Corps.
The demonstrators, who ranged in level from third dan to eighth dan in karate-do, also showcased their skills in orchestrated battles and complicated katas (series of movements). All were participants in the 19th World Karatedo Championship held in Tokyo last year.
Col. Thomas A. Gorry, Camp Kinser and Combat Logistics Regiment 37 commander, said he hopes to have more cultural exchanges such as this in the future.
“Exposing Marines to the beauty and the unique nature of the Okinawa culture — it’s through the exchange that I think Marines gain a better knowledge and appreciation for the different cultures,” Gorry said.
Ellie
Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Sunday, January 18, 2009
CAMP KINSER, Okinawa — About 200 Camp Kinser-based Marines got some hands-on training Friday with five karate-do champions.
The Marines — from two combat logistics regiments of the 3rd Marine Logistics Group — learned tsuki, a very basic form of Okinawa karate-do, from the experts during a cultural awareness seminar at the Kinser Fitness Center. It was sponsored by the Okinawa Prefectural Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Marine Corps.
The demonstrators, who ranged in level from third dan to eighth dan in karate-do, also showcased their skills in orchestrated battles and complicated katas (series of movements). All were participants in the 19th World Karatedo Championship held in Tokyo last year.
Col. Thomas A. Gorry, Camp Kinser and Combat Logistics Regiment 37 commander, said he hopes to have more cultural exchanges such as this in the future.
“Exposing Marines to the beauty and the unique nature of the Okinawa culture — it’s through the exchange that I think Marines gain a better knowledge and appreciation for the different cultures,” Gorry said.
Ellie