Master Taika Oyata (Ryu Te) System

[Zanshin]

BLueDevil,

I live in Amarillo, TX and have been training under Taika Seiyu Oyata for 26 years.

There are only two RyuTe schools here. One is only open to dan rank RyuTe members. The other is my school. It's not listed in the phone book and only takes students word-of-mouth.

So can you show me the way to Amarillo?

Z

[TexasMike]

So can you show me the way to Amarillo?

Z

Absolutely!!!

[ryute-newbee]

I've been studying Ryu Te in Michigan for two years now and I totally see the value in studying kata. Since we are a classical system as opposed to a traditional system, I am blessed to be able to study the kata the way they were originally meant to be. I have yet to see any other style do the kata the same way as we do, especially the more advanced ones like passai, tomari seisan and kusanku. Which, while interesting, is also frustrating when it comes to looking for reference guides!

[ryute-newbee]

People seem to think that you don't use kata techniques in real world situations, but what they don't realize is kata is the basis of ALL the techniques! Maybe they need to seek out better instruction in how to decode the katas!

[BLueDevil]

BLueDevil,

I live in Amarillo, TX and have been training under Taika Seiyu Oyata for 26 years.

There are only two RyuTe schools here. One is only open to dan rank RyuTe members. The other is my school. It's not listed in the phone book and only takes students word-of-mouth.

I must not know the right people lol Do I need to be refered to your school? could you PM me some more info? I've been looking for a school since mine closed down.

[TexasMike]

BlueDevil,

I don't have enough posts to PM or email. So, apologies to all if I post a little Amarillo specific information.

School meets at Landance Studio on Civic Circle, next to Basil Docs Pizza, not far from Circle N Appliance.

Classes are Saturday 2:30 - 3:30, Wednesday 5:15 - 6:15.

Everyone is invited.

[TexasMike]

And, to answer the original poster's question. RyuTe, in my opinion, is one of the the most comprehensive self-defense, or as we call it, life protection systems out there.

I absolutely love it and will do it until I am no longer able.

There are many different theories of self-defense out there. Not all of them are necessarily wrong. Motobu Ryu Udun Di has a very different approach to self-defense than BJJ. What I like about RyuTe is that it addresses evey conceivable situation using the same concepts.

[BLueDevil]

BlueDevil,

I don't have enough posts to PM or email. So, apologies to all if I post a little Amarillo specific information.

School meets at Landance Studio on Civic Circle, next to Basil Docs Pizza, not far from Circle N Appliance.

Classes are Saturday 2:30 - 3:30, Wednesday 5:15 - 6:15.

Everyone is invited.

Nice! I dont think I can make it to the wednesday class (due to work) but if work permits I can come check it out on one of the Saturdays. Do I just ask for Mike? I think you can recieve pms from me so I'll send you my email address, if you dont mind answering a couple of questions. Thanks alot for the info

[bushido_man96]

I've been studying Ryu Te in Michigan for two years now and I totally see the value in studying kata. Since we are a classical system as opposed to a traditional system, I am blessed to be able to study the kata the way they were originally meant to be. I have yet to see any other style do the kata the same way as we do, especially the more advanced ones like passai, tomari seisan and kusanku. Which, while interesting, is also frustrating when it comes to looking for reference guides!

Have you looked into any of Iain Abernethy's work? He delves into katas quite a bit, and has done extensive research on the applications.

[tenshinka]

I've been studying Ryu Te in Michigan for two years now and I totally see the value in studying kata. Since we are a classical system as opposed to a traditional system, I am blessed to be able to study the kata the way they were originally meant to be. I have yet to see any other style do the kata the same way as we do, especially the more advanced ones like passai, tomari seisan and kusanku. Which, while interesting, is also frustrating when it comes to looking for reference guides!

Have you looked into any of Iain Abernethy's work? He delves into katas quite a bit, and has done extensive research on the applications.

Ian Abernethy has done some interesting work, but it is no where close IMHO to the surface of the depth of which Taika Oyata reveals through his art form. Abernethy's stuff would sort of be like reading a book about dissecting frogs, while trying to operate on a human. The Kata are indeed quite unique, and I would suggest that the best reference guide, Ryute-Newbee is your instructor.

fwiw,

--josh