tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40624012709179502782024-02-18T23:26:01.942-08:00History of Okinawa Shorin-RyuShorin-Ryu Karate is represented by a distinct icon that symbolizes both the island prefecture and its karate. Okinawa karate, a traditional form of self-defense is taught throughout the world.Soke Hauselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09158619309750219373noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062401270917950278.post-20656216313074443882017-10-15T15:24:00.002-07:002022-01-15T08:31:40.273-08:00Traditional Okinawa Shorin-Ryu Karate and Kobudo, Mesa, Arizona<div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEis-pMfJKTHFyzV-B3markwZZ_OuOeLIsP8t_ypmLCk0uOLeLcpEBTGWCyhE4ISJKt7yHpTIrtPs6vvTva4eqBSEfY2St_JVaIm9iLWA6nHC_dGoelqD9OUUPIapJo_JqSuJNPTlCuFBUF5rrycXATKSGtfOFtNZCiK4pWieL4ymuwWvs5jIpQbk5QYrg=s2159" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1459" data-original-width="2159" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEis-pMfJKTHFyzV-B3markwZZ_OuOeLIsP8t_ypmLCk0uOLeLcpEBTGWCyhE4ISJKt7yHpTIrtPs6vvTva4eqBSEfY2St_JVaIm9iLWA6nHC_dGoelqD9OUUPIapJo_JqSuJNPTlCuFBUF5rrycXATKSGtfOFtNZCiK4pWieL4ymuwWvs5jIpQbk5QYrg=w400-h270" width="400" /></a></div><br />What if government took away all of your weapons? This is a very likely scenario - take a look at Australia - once a free country and now subjected to an extremely corrupt government - but the Aussies already gave away their guns. How will you defend against criminals like these?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Okinawans went to horse sheds, fishing boats, merchant stores to get weapons - yes, tools like forks, knives, sticks, paddles, fishing hooks, hoes, rakes; and then they practiced often and with energy to develop extraordinary skills to defeat heavily armed samurai and others. Will this happen to us? So, bury your guns and start practicing with frying pans, shovels, rocks, etc. Of course, it would not be possible for society to defend against their own government using tools of traded, but what would will you do if you have an home invasion?</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAIEIqcpyL1n35iOTmzGeDlHA-Zm2EIt0CoIjSeDt0tjmw8Ah95nA8j26_fZ4yjQYevM91lUGQCk3hme73w3w0aZZYicn30ljcQbAF8wim9N8Ncd6LDlU__f7gf2pVHNQ4pUuRdI88fOOi/s1600/1.+Arizona+Homb+Dojo.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Our traditional <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo01pfZPF_zpKStxra4k0rw">Seiyo</a> no Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Kai hombu</i> recently closed (March 1, 2022) because of government interference, and now we train at two locations in Gilbert and Mesa, Arizona. If you are serious about learning, we would love to have you as a member. We teach <i>karate</i> including many <i>kata</i> (forms), <i>bunkai</i> (self-defense applications), <i>kihon</i> (basic exercises), <i>jujutsu</i> and other arts all designed to keep a person fit and prepared for self-defense. <i>Kobudo</i> classes teach students to use Okinawan weapons and some modern tools. These weapons were originally farming, fishing and merchant implements. At the<i> Hombu</i>, students learn to use <i>nunchaku</i>, <i>sai</i>, <i>kama</i>, <i>tonfa</i>, <i>sansetsukon</i> (3-sectional staff), <i>nitanbo</i>, <i>tanto</i> (Okinawan knife), <i>tekko</i> (knuckle dusters), <i>bo</i>, <i>hanbo</i>, etc. Samurai (<i>Pechin</i>) weapons are also taught including the samurai sword, spear, <i>naginata</i>, <i>kubotan</i>, weighted chain (<i>manrikigusari</i>), <i>tanto</i> (Japanese knife), <i>karambit</i> (Phillipino knife), rope, <i>hojojutsu</i>, <i>iaido</i>, <i>sojutsu</i>, etc. These are extensions of <i>karate</i> and are part of nearly every Okinawan <i>karate</i> system.</div>
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Derived from the far East, some of the more prominent <b>traditional martial arts </b>came from <b>China</b>, <b>Japan</b> and <b>Okinawa</b>. These have been around for centuries and are tried and tested in combat; thus there is a strong lineage for these arts. I'm speaking of <b><i>Kung Fu</i></b> (<b><i>gungfu</i></b>), Okinawa <i><b>Karate, Tode </b>and<b> Kobudo</b></i> and Japanese <b><i>J</i></b><i><b>ujutsu</b></i> and other samurai arts. Then, there are the recent combat systems - such as <b>MMA</b>, no lineage and it is even questionable if MMA can be classified as a <b>martial art</b> based on definition of <b>martial arts</b>. So, in this blog and others, we focus on traditional martial arts - the arts that have distinct lineage and philosophy - and if you are interested in training in martial arts, there is a <a href="http://karatearizona.blogspot.com/">good blog that focuses on Arizona</a>, but all of the information should apply to most anywhere in North America.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;">When most peole talk of <b>martial arts</b>, or <b>martial art</b>, we think of a person breaking bricks. For myself, I think of breaking rocks. But sometimes I think with my pencil.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'The Shotokan', color pencil sketch by Soke Hausel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Niki and Mikio san', color pencil sketch by Soke Hausel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>'Lazy Leopard'</em>, color pencil sketch by soke Hausel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>'Fall in Japan'</em>, color pencil sketch by Soke Hausel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>'A Whole Lot of Junk'</em>, pencil sketch by Soke Hausel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>'A Touch of Zen'</em>. Color pencil sketch by Soke Hausel</td></tr>
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For classes in traditional Okinawa/Japanese martial arts in the Phoenix Valley, we hope you will pick our <b>martial arts school</b> on the border of Chandler and <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Arizona+School+of+Traditional+Karate/@33.379674,-111.833439,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xaa09ce22dc907e71?hl=en">Gilbert with Mesa</a>. Our instructors love to teach and share their knowledge of martial arts. So stop in for some <b>martial arts</b> and<b> martial art</b>.</div>
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<br />Soke Hauselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09158619309750219373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062401270917950278.post-69364570840776235002013-01-29T15:09:00.002-08:002022-01-15T08:42:05.329-08:00Traditional Okinawa Karate<br />
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China, 16<sup>th</sup> century, called te, "hand." Hundred year
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<b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Daniel
San</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b> </b><i>“I
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<b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Mr.
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<br />Soke Hauselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09158619309750219373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062401270917950278.post-31212646700498755852010-11-09T15:26:00.002-08:002022-01-15T08:40:25.298-08:00Okinawan Symbols and Karate<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;">Okinawa's iconic symbol known as the </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hidari Gomon</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;">, is used to symbolize Okinawan karate. It appears in our</span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;"> dojo in Mesa, Arizona, on our association’s patch and in many places in Japan. But what does it mean? </span></span></i></td></tr>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #ffd966;">Our icon for Seiyo No Shorin-Ryu Karate Kobudo Kai also reflects this symbol as we recognize our heritage in Okinawa Karate. At the Arizona School of Traditional Karate we train in the Okinawan arts and also learn about the history and philosophy of karate. Our international organization, Seiyo Kai International promotes the study of traditional Okinawan Karate to all of our members.</span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #ffd966;">Join us at our <a href="http://arizonakarate.webs.com/">traditional</a> Okinawan <a href="http://seiyo-shorinryu.com/">Dojo in Mesa</a>, Arizona. We look forward to meeting you and making a new friend.</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><strong><i>Yudansha training at the University of Texas in Dallas. </i></strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><strong><i>Dai-Soke Sacharnoski and Soke Hausel</i></strong></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soke Hausel training members of the Utah Shorin Kai at the Arizona Hombu dojo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soke Hausel training Utah and Wyoming martial arts students and instructors at the Utah Shorin-Kai dojo in Murray, Utah<strong style="color: white;"><em> show up and sign up - wear comfortable clothing, and we will start you that evening learning to protect yourself &family</em></strong></td></tr>
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