Martial Arts

[OleDoc]

I'm a little surprised. The studio that I trained at for 7 years had the American flag of which we bowed when we entered and departed. Picture is my daughter in the red gear when she was a 2nd Degree BlackBelt.She was 12 at the time. (FYI.. She droped the guy like a bad habit)

[FistFu68]

Outstanding Ole Doc,this had Old Glory on the Left as you Came into dojo and the Korean Flag on the right about 20 ft.Apart S/F Jack

[SlingerDun]

Wrestler, coach and referee. Collegiate, greco and freestyle but would have rather been a ninja, or super model.

--->Dave

[hussaf]

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Originally Posted by Osotogary Geejuz, Rocky. Awhile back , in the late sixties, early seventies I was a student, in the San Francisco Bay Area, of Chief Instructor Rick Alemany, who was taught by Ralph Castro, who was taught by Ed Parker. Most of my instructors, at the time were from the "Islands" with lineages going back to Professor Chow, Kajukembo, Shorin-Ryu. Met Sid Asuncion, Gosei Yamaguchi, Richard Kim, Seiyo Oyata and a whole host of others back in the day when Karate and the AAU were trying to be part of the Olympics. Small world.

I used to be under G. Yamaguchi's group but the annual trips out to San Fransico, and general distance from Yamaguchi, was a real burden. We switched to M. Yamakura's GKK as he was closer to us.

[fallfast90]

I am looking to get into Krav Maga. Any type of martial art is better than nothing, but KM looks like it is better suited for what i want out of it.

[Eric Hood]

I have been doing aikodo for one year and took a belt test last night. I started at the late age of 48.
Semper fi,
Eric

[Osotogary]

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I used to be under G. Yamaguchi's group but the annual trips out to San Fransico,...

hussaf,
Sensei Yamaguchi's Dojo, at the time I visited it, was located right smack dab in the middle of the Castro Street Region of San Francisco. (Yes, the notorious Castro Street of alternative life style fame...spelled GAY.) I practiced in a dojo one block up the street from Sensei Yamaguchi.

[Danny C Smith]

I Began Shoto Kan in the early 80's, 82 to be exact.
Awarded ShoDan in June 86 one month befor shipping to Boot
Bla,bla,bla Still practicing all these years.
Did the tournament gig. got ass kicked, kicked ass, bla,bla,bla.
Got old, screw tournaments, hate the politics and the dues
not to mention the *****y parents that you cannot kill for being *****y.
not real Kara Te anyway.
Now days I practice kata and the millions of ways to enterpret
Bunkai.
Still beat on the old makiwawa in the back yard.
Neighbors think I'm loco and they are right.
No one complains though.
Teach a stray neighborhood kid once in a while when they want to try.
Usually don't last long. Instant gratification you know.

Smitty

[ABrevik]

Wrestled collegiate for six years. Green belt in MCMAP. Would like to get into Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. My Grandfather and Unlce are blackbelts in Judo.

[usmcrro]

Would like to get back into Krav Maga. Grey belt in MCMAP but I would like to train more in it but unfortunately for my unit, MCMAP is on the bottom of its to do list.