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June 5 through June 8th in Milwaukee, Wi. Shorin Ryu camp. see link. http://70.249.101.174/events.htm

Here is a video of group Passai Sho and an entertaining video of some possible applications.

http://www.karateshorinkan.com/maplinks/unitedstates/indiana.htm

Here is a link for a karate/kobudo summer camp in Wisconsin. http://home1.gte.net/neilsaaa/news_letter.htm

Andrew_Patton: Our dojo is also under Stolsmark for both karate and kobudo see: https://www.aaakaratemn.com Are you going to his SuperSaturday event in February? I asked about Julie Fung since she is also one of his students and she teaches in Michigan - Midland I believe.

Andrew Patton, do you train with Julie Fung?

Hello from a fellow ShorinKan in Minnesota. Enjoy your trip to Okinawa. We went in 2003 and it was a fantastic experience. Are you planning to attend Stolsmark Sensei's Gasshuku next June in Milwaukee? Sensei Haley from CA has attended the past few years along with Sensei Jerry Taylor from Georgia among others.

I have watched my Sensei do kata with this weapon and it is quite amazing.

Our school is not a tournament school but we have a few (youth) students who like to compete on occassion. We had two students who wanted to attend a large tournament over the weekend that was primarily a TKD tournament. I took them to the event and they both perfomed their kata very well. I wasn't suprised that they didn't place due to the large number of participants and the fact that their traditional Shorin Ryu kata's were only about 20% in length compared to the others. They also kia d only twice in appropriate places instead of 72 times (yes I counted). The point sparring then started and I was disappointed that seperate divisions were not made taking size into account. Several of the participants were TWICE the size of their competitors! One participant was 6'+ tall while others were 4'9 and petite. I allowed one of my students to compete because she is experienced. She did well and placed 3rd even though she weighs 60 lbs and was up against 100lbs. After I saw a subsequent fight where a large competitor axe kicked the smaller competitor on the shoulder/neck the I did not let my other student compete in sparring because I feared for his safety (Again severe differences in size within division). Several other people had approached the judges prior to kata and asked that the division be split (there were 18+ competitors) by size. I can see why it isn't necessary to split kata) Obviously, there is a responsibility to do what is right and not allow a student to get hurt. How far should I have taken it with the divisions. Should I have asked the judge to reconsider? Should I have asked that the competition be delayed and check with the organizer? I'm satisfied that the right decision was made to withhold this student but this student had paid $65 to compete not counting parking etc. I will refund his $ because I was responsible for not researching the event more thouroughly. Thoughts?

Congrats and good luck! Who is your Sensei? I'm also in the Shorinkan.

Thanks, I'll pass it along.

I'm trying to help someone find a Shorin Ryu school in North Dakota. Can anyone rec. a good dojo? (If not he would be willing to train in Goju or other Okinawan style.......

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Watertown WI area. Should be 150+ people. Most of us will camp some in hotels. Kobudo instructors from Okinawa plus all the Shorin Ryu instructors from across the U.S. Check Stolsmark's website for details.