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just want to add as well using a light set of weights to your regime and as someone mention a bicycle inner tube or if you can get the large store bought bands.

No, we do not recognize Master Ueza. being with the IWKA we follow Master Kichiro Shimabuku and Hanshi Duessell along with my kioshi. Like I said cause of the different associations theres alot of different stories on who got what and so on. I go by what master kichiro says since he is the son of Tatsou and would know who was the last to train under his father. I'll have to get back to you on that kuma. my feelings towards isshinryu is great and to put down in words is tough.

thats cool kuma. he's a very intelligent man and strong for someone of his age. his passion for isshinryu is so strong im glad to be part of his history. my kyoshi lives in NJ and if it wasnt for him I would never have really known hanshi duessell. The both of them are very admirable men for the art.

no prob, its my observation of studying/teaching all this time. when you mix in the different associations under one roof you get alot of mixed feelings and well resentment cause they think they where taught right. But I have had the opportunity to talk to master kichiro the last time i went to a world tournament for iwka and found there is still some resentment within the family when his father died on who shouldve had the style granted to them. and PS1 you are correct. our kumite is straight forward and direct.

well being a practioner of isshinryu for almost 30 yrs i attest to what I know. Hanshi Duessell was the last person to study under Master Tatsou Shimabuku. Others may say different but Kichiro has confirmed it. The style was not designed with americans in mind. Tatsou was developing the style during WWII. He felt the vertical punch to be stronger along with blocking with the muscle part of ones arm. The major problem we have with isshinryu is all the associations with it. Im with the IWKA so I follow Hanshi Duessell and Master Kichiro Shimabuku. I could go into the belt thing but it'll just stir up mixed feelings and people will think i'm bias'd. As for strength. its what I call medium. You have both hard and soft in it. but its how you do the applications to fully understand that its both but its also neither.

when i use to help my friend rebuild those we found ours in junk yards. can try craigslist but ive never used it.

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thank you. i'm not posting as much unless its a topic i can truly discuss. working on my manual so I'll be popping in from time to time.

hank williams sr. with jr and III. alive: Alestorm

Moved back to KY closer to lexington. this feels more like home then NJ did. Did do some training back home, helped my kyoshi move the school even with my disability. Mainly been keeping tabs with patrick and anyone else im friends with on FB. but a buddy of mine has been nice enough to let me stay with him till i get back on my feet and find a place i can call home. been back to working on my "book" for isshinryu boy who wouldve thought writing a martial art book to be hard. well, skimming through a lot of posts and trying to get caught back up with ya all. OSU brian

Thanks DWx, yeah i have to claim SSI (disability ) cause its already effecting my work. Plus with my back. I'm moving back home to NJ with the parents till I get back on my feet but least the dojo is there and kyoshi said to come in when i feel like a good day.

yea doctor told me not to stop my MA just go at what i can do. No geogiant you didnt come off harsh hehe. for awhile I was actually thinking it was in my mind. Ive seen so many doctors and one actually told me that before I saw this one who is very understanding and compassionate.

yeah, I know what you mean geogiant. Problem is if I dont take the medication my chances of an episode as I have come to call them are greater then if I dont take. So, if dont take its like 100% if I do take them its bout 50%. But, I will keep practicing untill i cant no more. I can do kata's as if I am doing Tai Chi which i do want to learn anyways so maybe I'll find someone up there that teaches it maybe. But will keep at isshinryu karate as its my love.

Thanks christoh, but Some of that site is confusing to me. Probably cause I dont speak Italian (?). It is nice gear though but very hard to know what I'm reading.

Went and saw my neurologists tues. He finally gave me a name of what I have: Functional/Dissociative Neurological Symptom. I always had these symptoms of blacking out, migraines, tremors, tunnel vision, sleeplessness and so on. At first I thought it was just you know part of growing up. I did just hit 40. So, what is the treatment? well thats the thing it can be controlled with drugs but they are not sure what really causes it because my tests can show normal. He wants me to participate in a clinical study with a colleuge of his to see if they can determine the cause. I'm still thinking bout it. What does that mean for practicing MA? well I asked the doctor and he doesnt want me to stop what I love doing but doing it at my own pace and restrictions. I can do Kata but if I feel dizzy I need to either sit or grab my cane. Weapons on the other hand I dont feel comfortable with cause when I go through a episode I will drop them. I cant go 110% like I use too. More at 50% now. If its all right patrick I'd like to post the link for anyone that might have questions on what I'm talking about its https://www.neurosymptoms.org We still are unsure what caused it, he is speculating when I had a major whiplash attack in the army but right now its hard saying. That is the first attack I had but my squad leader wouldnt let the medic take me in. Then after that as I said, I just never really paid any attention to it. And on top of that when I fell on the snow and ice twice where I had surgery down on my back. I've lost feeling completed from waist down for what seemed like an eternity. I need to use a cane when I go out now. But, practicing is gonna be interesting since I am moving back home so I have more people watching me. So if anyone wants me to keep you updated on how my very limited training is going I will. Now I know its not in my head. Osu!! Brian