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That would be correct, Seiichi Akamine's Goju Ryu Ken-Shin-Kan, and Shorin Ryu Kenshin Kan under Fuse Kisei. I would suggest 'Kenshin' is the dojo name in this respect rather than a style. It's quite a common name written as either Shinken or Kenshin it mean "true/pure- fist/blade". K I guess that in the case of Fuse Kisei the "true/pure" part of his dojo name is because he has familial ties to the Matsumora's thru Hohan Soken. That's possible. My instructor can trace his lineage to Kise, through Gagni and Coffman. There are a lot of rumors that surround the reason that Kise went to Kenshin Kan. It seems most likely that it is due to wanting to evolve the system, though other rumors exist, mostly bad. The most popular one is that Soken didn't want to hand over the system to him, and so Kise was forced to create his own system. This rumor appears to have come to being around the time that Coffman and Kise had their own falling out, so I don't lend that much credit. In all likeliness, Kise felt the need to make changes to the system, and in the end the changes were great enough that he felt the need to rename it. Can't really know without talking to Kise himself though.

Thanks for all the birthday wishes!

Kenshin-Kan is essentially Matsumura Seito Shorin Ryu. It's currently headed by Fuse Kisei.

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I'm glad everything resolved in a good manner. I think the most important thing to take away from this is that if someone has a stalker, whether it be ourselves or a friend, the worst thing we can do is handle it ourselves. Escalation via violent intervention can sometimes make the situation quite a bit worse. Not only does that put us accountable for assault, but it may trigger more aggressive behavior in the stalker as well.

If the large part of your base is Shotokan, then I wouldn't count it as your own system. Just your own style of doing a particular system. You will find that you do this anyway. As teachers, we kind of apply our own Ockham's Razor to what we find useful within the system we learn, and build upon that. It's how a system evolves, and this isn't a bad thing (but goodness would you think it is to hear some speak of it). I get that you're set on opening a studio, and that's great. I still would suggest waiting until at least Shodan (that's not so far as you might thing) and at best wait until Sandan. In the time it takes you to finish setting up everything you might be a Shodan anyway. However, in your case I would talk to your Sensei about opening a school where they have a large part in. It would be your school, but they would visit and advise you on how to run it and give you tips on how to be an efficient teacher and so forth. A partnership with your current school could also lend some more credibility, which is something that a nikyu can lack due to their rank and the outside perception of someone coming in. This way, you're teaching through your Sensei, and not just without them.

I don't see any reason to not go through the process anyway. Not attempting something because it is difficult is inviting danger. It's good that he got arrested though.

Okay, so the police have been contacted and the culprit interviewed. I'm assuming that the stalking is still happening, so can I also assume that there is a restraining order involved?

Awesome! Thanks for the information!

That's great! Good luck, I'm sure you'll do great. What is Sho Bin Ju?

Nothing other than the police.

Man I love these videos. The way you present your material is really great. Keep up the good work.

That happens sometimes. It's important, I think, to just keep trying out different schools. Give them a couple of visits even. You never know if you came on a bad day.

Hammer is absolutely right. Goju Ryu could be a great entry style, but it could also be no better than any other you might encounter. The best advice is to shop around and visit schools. Most dojos will let you sit in a watch, or even participate, for free to see how they operate. Find a place you like and stick to it.

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Welcome back! It's great to have you!

Congrats! Well deserved!

This is something that I would talk to your Sensei about. In this case, it's more of an issue of approval from them. Personally, I would be nervous to step into a club and find that the instructor was not at least a 1st Dan. The fact that you're a 2nd Kyu might hurt your business. What experience do you have teaching at the moment? Have you begun teaching classes at your dojo, or at least assisting?

I would venture to say that us in the MA world have a leg up over the competition. A good instructor will teach things like respecting others and humbling yourself, which is a big thing in customer service. We're given the tools for that through our training, and it shows in our everyday lives.

Congratulations Brian. It's been great to have you. Here's to another 10!

Hey that's great! Congrats on your achievement!

Welcome to KF! It's great to have you. Good luck on your search!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/121836960955?lpid=82&chn=ps&ul_noapp=true This is the only thing I could find. I don't know if a translation exists.

Something that has been said here a lot is that not every BB is instructor material. It's always interesting to me, then, to see schools require all black belts to teach (something that is common in Texas). For me, instructors have to have both the desire and the skill to teach. Not everyone has what it takes to be a teacher, it requires a different set of skills that they may not have learned in the dojo, and sometimes the example of a great instructor is not enough to teach someone what it takes. In the U.S. any Joe Schmo can run a dojo, we don't have any special qualifications other than the logistics of opening and running a business. However, were I the head of an organization (and I'm not) I would require classes, books read on teaching, and it would be something one could fail. Teaching requires a very different type of passion than MA, and it's important that our instructors have that passion for teaching. If they don't, their instruction can fall flat, and eventually the students they're pumping out are less than our standard may be.

My deepest condolences Bob. My thoughts and prayers are with you as well. I love all the support I'm seeing for you here, and I am happy that we can be a part of your family in your moment of need.