setboy

it's right here http://www.e-budo.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35198

from what i can tell all of them (Isshin-ryu, Ishin-ryu and Ishin Ryu Ju-Jitsu) are all different Isshin-ryu Isshin-ryu is from Okinawan and was founded by Shimabuku Tatsuo on 15 January, 1956. and is made up of Shorin-ryu karate Goju-ryu karate, and Kobudo. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isshin_Ryu Ishin Ryu Ju-Jitsu Ishin Ryu Ju-Jitsu was founded in January 1990 by its Chief Instructor, Shodai Soke Kevin Pell, Hanshi, 8th Dan. and is made up of Ju-Jitsu, Shorinji-Kempo, Judo, Kung Fu, Kickboxing, Iaido and Kyokushinkai Karate. http://www.ishinryu.com/club_history.shtml and Ishinryu karate finds its roots in a small sub-urban town of Dagenham on the outskirts of London. It was here that David "Ticky" Donovan 7th Dan OBE started his first club, combining his acquired knowledge from Kyokushinkai, Wado-ryu and Shotokan. http://www.upminster.ishinryu.btinternet.co.uk/origins.html

What kata do you do?

http://www.amazon.com/Training-Manual-Isshin-Ryu-Karate/dp/0976029308 http://www.amazon.com/Karate-Isshinryu-Philosophy-Martial-Arts/dp/0898261058/sr=1-1/qid=1160331048/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-8261207-6624754?ie=UTF8&s=books http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/104-8261207-6624754?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Isshin+Ryu&Go.x=0&Go.y=0 http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/104-8261207-6624754?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=IsshinRyu&Go.x=0&Go.y=0 I have seen more books than this. but i think most are out of print

this is Steve Armstrong http://www.bohans-family.com/Lineage/len/armstrong/armstrong.htm

I have never seen a bo break at a tournament bfore

yes you can I have work with a sensei that is buddhism monk

You NEVER know what is going to happen to you in my dojo.

I'm looking for a new bo(not a toothpick) any good sites around? Raphael

Hale Farm and Village

when you say "low kicks", you mean we don't kick to the head a lot and go to the body 99% of the time, right? QFT the politics really suck. that being said, i still really love Isshinryu

no. but my school does not make you break boards for testing

i have been playing for 8 years. my main guitars are a carvin dc747 and a Acoustic Galveston (alot better than it sounds)

head instructer in Isshinryu is a 7th degree, Shichi Dan. She is Ohio's highest ranking IWKA certified female black belt. other instructer at my dojo at this time Yon Dan (4th degree black belt) San Dan (3rd degree black belt) Ni Dan (2nd degree black belt) and 1 sho dan (not in including myself) over the years i have work with 3-5 other sho dans and one other ni dan

In my dojo we keep the same black belt you test for at sho dan. my head Sensei is a Shichi Dan and still has a black belt.

Raphael Isshinryu ~ Sho dan

lets bump this back up. Hi, I am from North East Ohio and am a sho dan. i can't remember what my lineage is right off the top of my head. i do know that we are part of the IWKA, so some where it must go back to Kichiro Shimabuku xXSaiWarriorXx what school do you train at?

Seisan, Seiuchin, Wansu, Naihanchi Sho-dan, Chinto, Kusanku, Sanchin, Sunsu, Sai: Isshinryu's Kusanku Sai. Bo: Tokumine No Kun

its a Isshinryu dojo. its in stow

i know of a good dojo, but its not shotokan

My black belt testing was $100.00. my Sensei takes no part of the $100, it all goes to the master in japan

look around at all the dojos/schools near you. see if you can watch a class. some schools even let you try a class for free (or a small fee) without joining up. Good luck

i like the Cloth Hand Pads something like this is what i use http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000C5GNR/103-5290361-1858239?v=glance&n=3375251

good to hear you are going to try Karate do you know what system of Karate it is? befor you make any decisions, i would check out all the dojos/training halls in your area. one may be better for your needs than the other Raphael