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Howdy y'all (2weeks late)


hunter_02

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Greetings y'all, from S.W. Florida.

Like a lot of young guys, I started taking Judo at the 'Y', you know, when dinosaurs still roamed the earth. When I saw how fast I was progressing, I started going to the Philadelphia Judo Club on Saturdays, and teaching the junior classes at the 'Y' on Tues & Thurs. The Sensei at the Philadelphia Judo Club was a gentleman named Professor Takihika Ishikawa. The Professor awarded me my Ikkyu in the summer of '68.

When this man went back to Japan to live out his 'Golden Years', he was awarded KUDAN at the KODOKAN. There is actually a prefecture in Japan named after his family.

 

When I came back from an extended trip, I decided I'd like to learn Karate. I wanted the olskool stuff and found a man in Brooklyn/Staten Island named Thomas laPuppet. Mr laPuppet was Nidan or Sandan in Isshin-ryu and Shodan in Goju-ryu/Okinawa-te. I studied with him until being awarded my Sandan. And then....life got in the way.

 

While I'm thinking about it, both of these Gentlemen were BlackBeltMagazine Men-of-the-Year.

 

At 69 years old, there's more to tell. But I despise typing.

 

More to come. :brow:

 

Okinawa-te ~~ Shodan

 

Kodokan ~~ Ikkyu

There is an old Chinese curse;

"May you have an Interesting Life".

I have had an 'Interesting Life'.

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Interesting Story! welcome to the Forum!! :)

Ashley Aldworth


Train together, Learn together, Succeed together...

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Welcome to the forum!

Kishimoto-Di | 2014-Present | Sensei: Ulf Karlsson

Shorin-Ryu/Shinkoten Karate | 2010-Present: Yondan, Renshi | Sensei: Richard Poage (RIP), Jeff Allred (RIP)

Shuri-Ryu | 2006-2010: Sankyu | Sensei: Joey Johnston, Joe Walker (RIP)

Judo | 2007-2010: Gokyu | Sensei: Joe Walker (RIP), Ramon Rivera (RIP), Adrian Rivera

Illinois Practical Karate | International Neoclassical Karate Kobudo Society

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Welcome to the forum, hunter!

Shuri-Ryu 1996-1997 - Gokyu

Judo 1996-1997 - Yonkyu

Uechi-Ryu 2018-Present - Nidan

ABS Bladesmith 2021-Present - Apprentice

Matayoshi Kobudo 2024-Present - Kukyu

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Welcome to the forum, hunter_02, and to the next phase in your martial arts journey!

Cheers,

Scoot

Japan Karate Association (JKA), 1974-1990, Sandan

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