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About sensei8

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Martial Art(s)
Shindokan Saitou-ryu [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]
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Location
Las Vegas, NV
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Interests
Anything/Everything Martial Arts, Model building, Chess, Fishing, Sports (Baseball, etc), Reading, Cooking...
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Occupation
RETIRED due to my current fight with Prostate Cancer and what it's done to my T12 and L4 locations of my spine!! [Kaicho (President) of the Shindokan Karate-Do and Kobudo Association (SKKA) from 2008-2017!!!]
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sensei8's Achievements
Black Belt (10/10)
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Yes. I’m just 5 hours north of Los Angeles. I’ve plans to attend as much as I can of Judo and TKD events. Will try to see Track and Field, Diving, Fencing, Swimming, and Equestrian. If able to, I’ll see what else I can!! Bad thing is that my wife and I can only attend the weekend events due to my wife’s work schedule as a school teacher. One thing I’ll be looking for is to eat at Cupid Hot Dogs, a staple of my youth and a must as an adult, in the San Fernando Valley which is north of Los Angeles just over the Santa Monica Mountains.
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Well, I’ve got egg all over my face!! Sorry that I took it literal, and forgetting, if even for a split second, that this was an April Fool’s Day joke. As I said before, this years April Fool’s Day joke was very well played, and I honestly got a kick out of it. Sometimes my MA background gets in the way a great joke!!
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The Official National Hockey League Appreciation Thread
sensei8 replied to aurik's topic in General Chat
A big win for my Knights. The Knights wi. 4th straight by beating the Canucks 2-1. More importantly, 2 losses for the the other teams vying for first place in the Pacific. Edmington lost in OT, so they get a point, but the Ducks flat out have been terrible. They’ve lost 6 in a row…they got shut out. So now the VJC are tied for first place again. Vancouver with their throwback uniforms got on the board first, but my Knughts quickly tied it at one. Brayden McNabb with only his 5th goal of the season, and it was from far back, as one can see. But that’s usually where the defensemen shoot it from in the 3rd. Cole Smith scored what would be the game winner winning 2-1. My Knights sweep the Canucks this season, 3 games to none. Canucks by far the team in the entire league. For the immediate future, my Knights’ next 2 road games will be harder though. Seattle tomorrow night and Colorado on Saturday night. Which one’s the bigger town?? Colorado!! They’re the best team in the entire league with the highest amount of points and the Knights are playing in Denver. I believe that that will be a true test. GO KNIGHTS!! -
The Official National Hockey League Appreciation Thread
sensei8 replied to aurik's topic in General Chat
Yes, I do like John Tortorella. I like his coaching style; quite aggressive across the board. -
Raiders sign QB Kirk Cousins free in the Falcons. It appears that he’ll be the starting QB for the Raiders. Why not?!?
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Well, if my dojo was a McDojo then there’s a lot of McDojos in Okinawa that are ran my legit Okinawa masters. Many Okinawa styles have only 4 ranks; white, green, brown, and black. Many legit dojo’s across the world train on hardwood floors, including those dojo’s ran by Okinawa masters. I’ve always coached with specifics, patience, and realistic feedback whenever necessary and often. I do not give ranks away like a McDojo does. I’ve always allowed cross training for my students. I myself have crossed trained in the MA forever. One style can’t have all of the answers. Maybe the “McDojo” and “Not a McDojo “ should be switched on #1, #2, #5, and #6. Albeit, the April Fools joke was a smashing success and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Quiz: Is Your Martial Arts School a McDojo?
sensei8 replied to Patrick's topic in KarateForums.com Announcements
Great April Fools; I throughly enjoyed it!! -
1) 100 Things Raiders Fans Should Know And Do Before They Die by Paul Gutierrez, with a Forward by Jim Plunkett. The ultimate resource for true Raiders fans. 2) If The Walls Could Talk: Raiders. Stories from the Raiders Sidelines, Locker Rooms, and Press Box by Lincoln Kennedy and Paul Gutierrez, with a Forward by Tim Brown. A behind the scenes perspective on Raiders history from Oakland to Las Vegas. 3) Cheating Is Encouraged by Mike Siani and Kristine Setting Clark. As told by the players who were there. A hard-nosed history of the 1970’s Raiders. My wife, Linda, who’s a die hard Raiders fan just received these books. She’s starting with book #1 above. I might read book #3 above because the Raiders of the 1970’s was a team to be reckoned with, not like the Raiders of today, imho. (Edits because I can’t type or spell or autocorrect has lost its mind)
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The Official National Hockey League Appreciation Thread
sensei8 replied to aurik's topic in General Chat
My Knights are in 3rd place in the Pacific Division. Here’s their stats: GP 75 W 33 L 26 OTL 16 Pts 82 What is one to do with that?!? Drop back and punt!! -
Careful there, Brian because the back is nothing to take unnecessary risks with. I agree, take it easy today or tomorrow too.
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Quiz: Is Your Martial Arts School a McDojo?
sensei8 replied to Patrick's topic in KarateForums.com Announcements
Excuse me?!? Well…I never!! I know 2 people that are spinning in their graves now…my sensei and his sensei!! -
Chuck Norris Passed Away!!
sensei8 replied to sensei8's topic in Martial Arts Gaming, Movies, TV, and Entertainment
Not surprised at all. EBay is the king site for gouging people, and without any integrity. I remember that a single can of Lysol during the Covid-19 pandemic was $75 for a $5 item on EBay. -
Went to my Oncologist today!! No MRI and Chest X-Ray results!! Results are on hold!! This can be due to that the results are released to the doctor 4-5 business days after test were concluded; I had this tests last Monday March 23rd!! Doctor should have results this upcoming Monday!! I’ve a follow-up at April 10th!! Oncologist asked me if I was taking testosterone shots!! I said no…never!! So she pokes and probs me here and there!! She says my testosterone level is at 486…last blood test was at 276. She says that that can indicate that maybe the cancer came back!! But I reminded her that my PSA is at 0.06, she says cancer can return even with a low PSA!! The older men get, the lower the testosterone gets!! Maybe my cancer did come back because while my testosterone levels are high, I’ve not been able to be intimate with my wife for many years; doctor said that I should get a blue pill because I’m getting older too!! Hhhmmmmmm?!? She also says that there’s activity in my liver!! But she believes that that’s a typo because it’s better to have activity where the hole in my head is than in my liver!! I just want to die of old age from natural causes!!!!
