Welcome back to training and for those new, congratulations on your start. We generally try to send out group email approximately two times per year. However, with the new influx it seems we should send a message out with the new session having just started. In the message below, I'll
Karate is a martial art that originated in Okinawa, Japan and it is a system of codified practices and traditions of training for combat. Karate involves the use of various forms of unarmed combat, utilizing striking techniques (e.g. punches, kicks), grappling techniques, joint locks, takedowns, and throws. Karate is considered
While the Gojuryu.network (www.gojuryu.network) page is being reconstructed, we occasionally re-syndicate media such as the JKF Gojukai Newsletter December 2022 which is distributed twice a year. Below is December 2022. Enjoy!
Today we finally returned to the Omagari Budokan in Daisen Akita Japan! Training at the facility has evaded us for a few years now since the structure had been under a major remodel prior to the Covid shutdown. Our last international training at the site was in 2017 so this
Thunder and lightning oh my! Today our training was again at the Kamioka Gymnasium. The side doors of the facility beautifully look over lush fields of rice where they eventually meet the mountain's edge. After a break for lunch, we return to training to drill more kata, going further into
Today the Omagari municipal gymnasium is being used for the election therefore, we will train at the Kamioka Gymnasium (at the Kamioka Argicultural Development Centre 大仙市神岡農村環境改善センター) in Daisen City. The Gymnasium in a 15 to 20 minute walk from the Kamioka Road station (Jinguji train station) which is located just
There are not too many people in the Akita / Daisen (Omagari) region taller than I unless it is summer and 'Jan' (residing in Canada on loan from Slovakia) comes to town! After training this morning I discovered that Abe Shinzo, the former Prime Minister of Japan, had been assassinated
Today we train at the Omagari Gymnasium which is located adjacent to the Omagari Budokan. Unfortunately the Budokan is still being used by the local community for PCR testing. Next year (if foreigners are allowed to come to Japan for conventions) we must remind members to bring tape for the
On Monday, July 4th 2022, Independence Day in the USA, we ventured off for our flight to Los Angeles connecting in LAX and then on to Narita Airport. We landed in Japan on Tuesday evening July 5th at approximately 5 pm or so. Japan is 17 hours ahead of California
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