tenkamusou Posted November 15, 2004 Posted November 15, 2004 HI... I just sawa documentary about MA in the people & arts channel, and I saw this Goju Ryu sensei named Masaaki Ikemiyagi, MAN! WAS I IMPRESSED!? So, I just wanted to know if anyone here knows him or practiced w/, that could tell me something about him and his training! Thanx If you could improve yourself in only three or two months, everybody would be invencible...
Sauzin Posted November 16, 2004 Posted November 16, 2004 Ike Miyagi! Yes actually I have a go kyu from that guy. His dojo is about 15 minutes away from gate 5 outside Kadena! I worked for a year and a half under a guy named Wade Chroniger who was a san dan under him. For my final testing before leaving the island I tested in Ike Miyagi's dojo in front of him an Zumama. It was an amazing experience. Actually I went to test for ro kyu but Ike took Wade aside and insisted that I test for go kyu. It was awesome! I once saw him full on spar Zumama Sensie with his hands behind his back. You have to understand Zumama was a 6th dan who was a mean son of a b***. He really came at Ike but he managed to avoid him and offer some shoulder blocks for about 15-30 seconds and then *Bam* he took Zumama down by stepping deep into Zumama, locking his knee, and twisting him to the ground. It was amazing. I can't say that the guy probably remembers me, but I do have a certificate hanging on my wall that he handed me. Man I wish I could have seen that documentary. The only two things that stand between an effective art and one that isn't are a tradition to draw knowledge from and the mind to practice it.
Sauzin Posted November 16, 2004 Posted November 16, 2004 Oh about his training. When I was there they were really hard on americans. Ike apeared to have a job which took a lot of his time, as a result Zumama was running most of the class. They started every class by doing all the kata. They would start with sanchin and work their way up. Zumama would lead as Ike watched or tested the student's sanchin. As they got higher in kata people who's rank didn't qualify them for the kata would sit out. This would continue all the way to Superempei. Afterwards they would work on techniques. Lots of arm and leg conditioning. Makiwara work was encoraged. They also had a set of free weights in the dojo. Oh and before every class the students would wipe the dojo floor down with a cloth. After the classes I attended people sat down in a side room with a low long table and talk, drink beer, and eat. We brought the beer as a kind of tuition. The things that impressed me the most about Ike was his solid stances, the efortless power he could call on instantly, and his very calm and colected demenor. The only two things that stand between an effective art and one that isn't are a tradition to draw knowledge from and the mind to practice it.
Sauzin Posted November 16, 2004 Posted November 16, 2004 So tell me about the documentary. The only two things that stand between an effective art and one that isn't are a tradition to draw knowledge from and the mind to practice it.
henrikking Posted January 21, 2012 Posted January 21, 2012 Hello,do somebody know a website or a adress of Masaaki Ikemiyagi´s dojo in Okinawa ?
andym Posted January 21, 2012 Posted January 21, 2012 http://www-edu.pref.okinawa.jp/hotai/karate/dojolist-2009/index.htmlHopefully this web site may be of use to you - Andy If you believe in an ideal. You don't own it ; it owns you.
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